Seamless Transitions:
Installing New IT Infrastructure While Minimizing Downtime
Company: Global Clothing Brand
Location: Dearborn, MI
Timeline: 3+ Years, with an ongoing partnership
About Design Electrical Solutions, Inc
Design Electrical Solutions Inc. is a structured cabling company providing services to both small and large clients. Whether you need one cable installation or a multi-building rollout from design to install, we are here to help make the process as smooth as possible.
With more than thirty years of experience in providing quality and efficient craftsmanship for all our data solutions clients, the team at Design Electrical Solutions Inc. is here to help you create a better and more efficient network.
The Tech We Used:
- Cat 6 Cable
- Star topology backbone infrastructure
- Single-mode Fiber Optic Cable
- Enclosed Data Racks
- OS2 fiber rated for 100 GB/s
- Fiber distribution cabinets (FDC)
THE PROJECT
THE CHALLENGE
During construction, the customer made the decision to switch from a multimode fiber backbone system to a single-mode one. The customer notified us that they could only support 60 minutes of network outage when conducting the final switchover from the multimode backbone system to the single-mode backbone system.
We overcame this challenge and stayed within our 60-minute outage target. We accomplished this by boring underneath the existing parking areas and installing new raceways and cables, prior to taking the old cabling systems offline. This meant we could limit the network's downtime and our customer’s employees could seamlessly continue with their workdays while we completed our job.
Communication was key to this project. We were in constant communication with our customer’s IT department and the construction manager. They were fully aware of our progress throughout the project and all the details on how it was going.
THE RESULTS
The job was completed on time and within budget, without delays or surprise expenses. The decision to install the new cabling system before taking the old ones offline empowered us to have minimal network downtime, without disrupting daily business operations.
The project resulted in a highly efficient structured cabling system to accommodate network performance required for today's and tomorrow’s needs.