Case Study: Matrix Service Company achieves 30% lifecycle cost reduction and agile, AI-driven SD-Branch with HPE Aruba Networking

Matrix Service Company - Customer Case Study

Matrix Service Company, a North American engineering and construction firm with about 5,000 employees across multiple countries, needed a more agile, scalable network to support rapidly established project-site offices and deliver reliable, high-performance access for CAD and other engineering applications. Their legacy wireless and branch networking couldn’t meet demands for fast provisioning, secure access, and centralized management across hundreds of temporary sites.

Matrix deployed Aruba’s Edge Services Platform—Wi‑Fi 6 APs, 9000 Series SD‑Branch gateways, CX 6400/6300 switches, Aruba Central, ClearPass and UXI—to consolidate wired, wireless, SD‑Branch and NAC on a single AI-driven platform. The result: zero-touch provisioning, dynamic scaling and proactive monitoring, improved security with zero‑trust controls and partner integrations, an estimated 30% reduction in five‑year lifecycle costs with break‑even in 18 months, and projected telecom savings up to 60% as sites move off MPLS.

Matrix Service Company

Rick Bennett

CIO