Seamless Core IT Network Refresh & Migration for Barnet Hospital
- Nicholas Dantes
- Feb 18
- 2 min read
Updated: Feb 19
Client: Barnet Hospital – Critical Healthcare IT Network Refresh & Infrastructure Upgrade
Hospitals depend on highly available, secure, and high-performance network infrastructures to ensure seamless operations, patient care, and medical data integrity. Nexa4 Solutions was engaged to design, migrate, and deploy a new core switching infrastructure for Barnet Hospital, modernizing its network to meet growing demands.
Challenge: Replacing a Live Hospital Network Without Downtime
The hospital’s existing core network, built on Cisco 9600 switches and 32 logical leaf switches, needed a full-scale replacement and migration—a complex task requiring zero disruption to hospital operations. The challenge involved:
Migrating and replacing 102 physical network devices across critical hospital systems.
Ensuring real-time monitoring and risk mitigation throughout the transition.
Delivering a robust, future-proof infrastructure capable of supporting high-bandwidth applications in healthcare.
Solution: A Carefully Engineered and Executed Network Migration
To ensure a flawless migration with no service interruptions, Nexa4 Solutions executed a comprehensive, multi-phase approach that included:
Engineering a new network design optimized for hospital IT operations.
Seamless migration of Cisco 9600 core switches and 32 logical leaf switches, ensuring zero downtime for medical services.
Comprehensive monitoring and risk management, proactively addressing potential issues during deployment.
Thorough documentation and structured handover, empowering the hospital’s IT team with a fully managed and well-documented solution.
Results: A High-Performance, Future-Ready Hospital Network
🔹 Seamless migration with zero downtime, ensuring uninterrupted patient care and hospital operations.
🔹 Significantly improved network performance and reliability, supporting high-bandwidth medical applications.
🔹 Fully documented infrastructure, streamlining ongoing IT management and future upgrades.
Future-Proof Your Healthcare IT with Nexa4 Solutions
In healthcare, network reliability is mission-critical. Nexa4 Solutions specializes in designing, migrating, and securing high-performance IT Network Refresh for hospitals and healthcare providers.
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