Case Study: SUNY Canton achieves a high-performance, secure, and easily managed campus network with Extreme Networks

Blending On-Campus and Online Student Experience with Technology Insights from SUNY Canton

SUNY Canton, Northern New York’s two- and four-year college for technology, health, management, and public service, needed a complete network upgrade to reduce operating expenses and support blended on‑campus and online learning. With 3,200 full‑time students, 450+ staff, 693K sq ft of indoor Wi‑Fi coverage and just one full‑time network administrator, the college required seamless Wi‑Fi and greater bandwidth, analytics for troubleshooting and application tracking, and unified wired/wireless management and security. Extreme Networks was engaged to deliver an edge‑to‑core solution featuring single‑pane‑of‑glass network management, policy‑based provisioning, and network/application analytics.

Extreme Networks’ deployment provided centralized, policy‑driven management and analytics so SUNY Canton now operates high‑performance wired and wireless networks, secures IoT for HVAC and surveillance, and supports new programs like a varsity eSports squad and converged‑modality learning. The solution is managed by one full‑time admin, has produced zero unanticipated outages or issues, and delivered measurable operational efficiencies and improved visibility for troubleshooting and application performance.

SUNY Canton