Case Study: Clark University achieves critical application availability with KEMP Technologies' Virtual LoadMaster

Clark University relies on Kemp to provide critical app availability

Clark University, a graduate institution serving 3,000+ students and a 5,000-user network across a 50‑server data center, faced growing demand as virtualization expanded and needed a reliable, easy-to-manage, cost-effective virtual load balancing solution to keep critical applications highly available. Clark had used Kemp hardware since 2013 and chose KEMP Technologies' Virtual LoadMasters to provide the redundancy and performance required for their Microsoft Hyper‑V clusters and enterprise apps.

KEMP Technologies implemented Virtual LoadMasters (replacing earlier Kemp appliances) in front of Clark’s private servers to provide redundancy for Exchange/ADFS and now load-balance core systems including Banner, Exchange, CAS and Skype for Business across ~185 VMs. The result: improved application availability and operational agility (patches and maintenance with no major outages), measurable support for the university’s 5,000‑user environment and 50‑server data center, and both financial and operational benefits backed by KEMP Technologies’ reliable product updates and support.

Clark University

Aaron Bennett

Manager of Systems Administration