Conrad Electronic SE
As an internationally operating company, Conrad is present in 16 European countries as an omnichannel provider for technology and electronics. Founded in 1923 and still owner-managed today, the family business has developed step by step from a specialist mail order company for electronic components to a professional sourcing platform for technical operating supplies. Conrad relies on state-of-the-art logistics processes to supply its customers in more than 150 countries: The logistics center in Wernberg-Köblitz, located just a few kilometers from the company's headquarters in Hirschau, is a high-tech facility of gigantic proportions. Conrad stores are also supplied from this functional building complex, which houses fully automated high-bay warehouses with 44,000 pallet spaces and the shuttle warehouse with 235,000 storage spaces that went into operation in 2014. On average, around 40,000 parcels leave the distribution center every day, and at peak times this figure can be as high as 75,000.
Customer since:
2002
Industry:
Consumer goods and trade
City:
Hirschau
Refresh switching infrastructure
Requirements
- Modernization of the access network infrastructure
- Careful preparation so that the implementation could be carried out smoothly during the planned maintenance windows
- High quality standards were required in order not to disrupt logistics operations
Services & Solutions
- Migration concept, commissioning, documentation and service
- Replacement of the old switches in the campus and our access area with a new, future-proof generation from Extreme Networks.
- Smooth IT operations were ensured at all times during implementation
- Monitoring of the switches in the Extreme Management Center
- Controlware Care Services with service desk, expert hotline & remote diagnosis as well as on-site service
Advantages & Benefits
- Problem-free implementation of a future-proof, scalable and available network solution
- With the modernization of the access network infrastructure, the basis for further automation of the network has been created
- The customer now has standardized switch models in the access area
Solution partner:
Extreme Networks, Inc.
The acquisition of Enterasys Networks in 2014 already created one of the world's largest leading manufacturers of high-performance network solutions with a comprehensive product portfolio from the areas of WLAN, switching, routing, data center networking, HPC, SDN, management and application analytics. The acquisitions of Zebra's WLAN technology, as well as Avaya's networking division, Brocade's IP data center portfolio and the manufacturer Aerohive with its advanced cloud platform, have further strengthened the market position of this pure network player.
