University of New Mexico

University of New Mexico powers advanced
services and meets expansion needs with help from
HP Networking
Sweeping upgrade delivers network convergence and frees nearly $1.4
million in CAPEX and OPEX for reinvestment
Case Study
Objective
Create a cohesive, standardized network infrastructure
to deliver the performance and services required to meet
the university’s educational and research missions while
providing cost containment and operational efficiency
Approach
Evaluated available network solutions and technological
trends for more than six months
Business technology improvements
•Upgrade campus edge network to accommodate new
and renovated facilities, provide consistent access,
and centralizes overall network management
•Provide common operating environment for entire
network infrastructure with HP Intelligent Management
Center (IMC) software, resulting in increased visibility
and control
•Eliminate single points of failure with HP Intelligent
Resilient Framework (IRF), to create high availability
and redundancy
Business outcomes
•Enable faculty, staff and students to collaborate
seamlessly with peers in state, cross country or around
the world by providing ubiquitous network access,
reliability, security, and performance
•Free up nearly $1.4 million in spending on capital
(CAPEX) and operating (OPEX) expenses for
reinvestment in other critical areas
•Save approximately $400 for every device that
needs to be moved/added/dropped by relying on
Power-over-Ethernet Plus (PoE+) enabled switches from
HP Networking
HP customer
case study:
Deliver converged
network infra-
structure using
HP Networking
solutions
Industry: Higher
Education
“A critical goal for us is to provide a converged network
that delivers voice, data and video – everything – on one
network infrastructure, simplifying management and service
delivery. By standardizing our network edge devices with
HP Networking, we achieved the best possible outcome.
We not only met our goals in support of our educational
mission, but also achieved significant purchasing efficiency,
and both CAPEX and OPEX savings.”
— Gil Gonzales, Ph.D., chief information officer, University
of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico, established in 1889 in
Albuquerque, is a healthy and vibrant research institution
that provides undergraduate and graduate education
for nearly half of the college students in the state. It also
delivers a strong return on investment as a powerful
economic engine.
The UNM system includes a 600-acre main urban
campus and four branch campuses. It is the state’s fifth
largest employer and provides an estimated $9 billion in
economic benefit in return for less than $300 million in
state appropriations. Despite this very positive ROI, the
University has absorbed nearly $50M in reductions over
the past three years - its share of state-imposed budget
cut backs during recent difficult economic times.
At the same time, the UNM campus, programs and
information infrastructure have continued to thrive and
grow. Like many major colleges and universities, UNM
is continually evolving to meet current and projected
demands for new services, increased enrollment, new
faculty and staff, and increasing collaboration among its
campus locations and the world at large.
Investment in future includes state-of-the-
art connectivity
Over the past 10 years, UNM has invested over one
billion dollars in new and improved facilities, including
a new Children’s Hospital, Science and Math Learning
Center, School of Architecture and Planning, Centennial
Engineering Center, UNM Hospital Richardson Pavilion,
and Student Union Building. One of the most visible
and dramatic projects was the complete renovation of
the UNM men’s and women’s basketball facility, known
affectionately as “The Pit”.