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Leading U.S. Retailer Sierra Trading Post Scales Business With Network and Data Center Solutions From Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks announced
that Sierra Trading Post, a top 100 retailer of name brand overstocks, has
selected its high-performance data center and converged network solutions
enabling it to deliver top-quality merchandise and 24x7 customer support for
its wide range of apparel and merchandise.
Sierra Trading Post offers
dress, casual and outdoor clothing, footwear, home furnishings, accessories,
and related gear across its four retail locations and online store. Due to its
momentum in online sales and a globally trusted brand, the company has built
more than 500,000 square feet of facilities at its headquarters in
Sierra Trading Post
implemented a high-performance 10 Gigabit Ethernet network from Extreme
Networks to replace previously used Catalyst 6500 switches. The retailer has
built a foundation for storage convergence using iSCSI (via open standards
storage technology) that leverages advanced features of the ExtremeXOS
operating system. The network boosts speed and simplifies operations
through advanced SummitStack switch stacking capabilities
"Transitioning away
from a large vendor solution meant that we were raising our expectations to
gain more from our investment, including a more individualized level of service
and a solid and flexible network," said Cedric Fairweather, IT operations
manager for Sierra Trading Post. "Extreme Networks really came through on
all aspects of our new network, from providing cutting-edge design
recommendations, to delivering high caliber implementation and services. We are
very pleased to have made the change and look forward to enhancing our business
operations through Extreme Networks."
To handle its volume of
online traffic, system redundancy with fast failover and no points of failure
in its network were the top priorities for Sierra Trading Post, helping the
retailer support a growing website that attracts millions of users annually and
thousands of transactions daily.
The Sierra Trading Post
network was built with a combination of Extreme Networks Summit X460 and
The network provides highly
flexible design options with easy set-up and configuration for Sierra Trading
Post's IT staff. The bottom line is a boost in performance and simplicity that
saves money due to features and functionality that are robust and consistent.