Case Study: John Carroll University achieves high-performance, automated and cost-efficient networking with Extreme Networks

John Carroll University Seeks a Network Upgrade with Agility and Automation Built In

John Carroll University, a private Jesuit liberal arts school in University Heights, Ohio, faced an aging, manually intensive campus network that lacked scalability, automation and cost-efficiency. Seeking better bandwidth, fewer OpEx surprises and easier reconfiguration, the university selected Extreme Networks (using Extreme Fabric Attach, ExtremeWireless, ExtremeSwitching and Extreme Workflow Composer/Management Center) to modernize its infrastructure.

Extreme Networks virtualized and simplified JCU’s network—deploying Extreme Fabric Attach, refreshing campus wireless with ExtremeWireless, consolidating switching with ExtremeSwitching and providing professional services to migrate and tune the environment. The upgrade eliminated a large recurring warranty OpEx, delivered significantly improved and campus-wide wireless performance (edge-to-edge across 60 acres), produced zero hardware failures since deployment, reduced help‑desk intervention, and positioned John Carroll University for continued expansion with Extreme Networks.

John Carroll University

Marc Barnett

Director for IT Infrastructure and Senior Network Engineer