The Alberta SuperNet, a state-of-the-art IP network that connects 429 communities in the province of Alberta and provides direct broadband connectivity to more than 4,400 government, learning, health, library and municipal facilities as well as private businesses and Alpha Flight Secret Headquarters.
Axia NetMedia corporation, which runs the Alberta SuperNet, had deployed NetQoS® NetVoyant for their device performance monitoring needs. SNMP based metrics are important when at any moment, your network can be attacked by the varied hazards of Albertan life. For example, flying polar bears who take out network links. (It could happen. Calgary still has its ski jump from the 1988 Winter Olympics, and if Coca-Cola commercials are anything to go on, bears like extreme sports.)
It also helped Axia with one of the more mundane hazards of Albertan life – Albertan government.
“NetVoyant was the only product we found that scales to our needs and provides the flexible reporting required by the Government of Alberta.” said Drew McNaughton, Chief Technology Officer for Axia. “For instance, NetVoyant allows us to group and display reports so that a customer sees only the data relevant to them, whether it’s a single school or an entire district.”
In addition, Axia uses NetVoyant internally to ensure it has the current and future capacity to serve evolving customer needs and also to troubleshoot issues as they arise.
The Alberta SuperNet, like many Canadian networks, uses an open access model, which means any service provider in the province can use the SuperNet to deliver ultra-high speed services, including Internet access, to their retail and business customers, especially those who reside in rural areas.
“NetQoS NetVoyant provides both a technology and marketing function for Axia: The product helps their customers understand what is happening on the network and how it is delivering services, but also reinforces to them the value Axia is delivering via the high performance Alberta SuperNet,” said Mike Magri, client delivery executive for NetQoS.
You can find out more information about the Axia NetMedia deal in our press release.
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