Case Study: Philadelphia Eagles achieve flexible virtual access to production systems with Black Box Emerald KVM

Philadelphia Eagles enable 40+ daily users with Black Box Emerald KVM

The NFL's Philadelphia Eagles faced the challenge of replacing an aging KVM system to provide flexible, virtualized access to their production systems across multiple facilities. Their goal was to find a user-friendly solution that maintained high performance and tactile control for engineers and creatives, bridging the gap between virtualization and ease of use. They selected Black Box Network Services and implemented their Emerald KVM-over-IP systems.

Black Box provided the Emerald KVM solution, which offered standards-based networking and power over Ethernet for a clean, reliable install. The results were exceptional, giving the Eagles full flexibility to deploy staff anywhere with an Ethernet connection. This proved critical during the pandemic for enabling remote and socially-distanced work without any loss of performance. According to their engineer, the Black Box system reliably supports 40 users daily and is a transparent, make-or-break component of their production workflow.

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