“No matter why the market shifts, dramatic sales surges require us to staff up,” Jamal says. Sales growth also affects the company’s warehouse functions, such as pandemic-driven e-commerce product demand skyrocketing by over 80%. “This automation will produce significant manufacturing efficiencies.” Boosting fulfillment productivity to meet turbocharged demand “Updating our infrastructure is enabling us to develop and implement multiple streamlining initiatives,” says Jamal. These efforts are also facilitated by the new network.
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On the manufacturing side, Umbra is adding a location in China and working toward automating various manual processes. New manufacturing facilities and increased automation “Since establishing our videography department, files sizes have expanded about 250%,” Jamal says. There, the company’s new infrastructure is handling high-definition videos and rendered photographs for superior e-commerce experiences. It’s a similar story in Umbra’s marketing department. “High-performance networking is imperative for ensuring our designers can innovate and accelerate our product development processes,” says Jamal. “Our Aruba infrastructure ensures we can deliver consistent, high-quality online meeting experiences to everyone.” Handling 3D CAD files and HD marketing videos with easeįor product development and engineering, Umbra’s design staff relies on the network for creating 3D CAD models using applications such as SolidWorks. “Whether you’re an executive in our corporate offices, a remote worker in the Dominican Republic or a production manager in Vietnam, collaborating with colleagues to fulfill our objectives and goals has always been the key to our business success,” he continues. “Historically, our company has depended upon live interactions via Zoom and, more recently, Microsoft Teams, for rapidly understanding and addressing market opportunities,” says Jamal. With its new network, Umbra can continue its tradition of innovation, starting with online collaborations among employees scattered across 15 countries. “Our Aruba infrastructure ensures we can deliver consistent, high-quality online meeting experiences to everyone," says Tariq Jamal, CIO.Ĭontinued Innovation from Design to Fulfillment “Aruba’s infrastructure has made access and security a seamless experience for all of them.” “Our hybrid device environment contains a mix of corporate-issued Dell laptops, BYOD smartphones, various wireless HP printers and Zebra handheld scanners,” says Jeff Dao, Umbra’s Infrastructure Lead. Umbra also updated its Aruba ClearPass deployment for unified network access control as well as AirWave for WLAN management and optimization.Īdditionally, Umbra is planning to deploy User Experience Insight (UXI) to gain continuous real-time performance insights from a user and device perspective.
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“Our research suggested that continuing with Aruba’s solution was the most advantageous path for gaining a future-ready network.” Aruba ESP-based Network for Superior Experiencesįor its updated Aruba ESP-based network, Umbra selected Aruba’s 510 Series Wi-Fi 6 access points (APs) and 2930F Switch Series for access switching. “Since we first adopted Aruba’s LAN and WLAN solutions some years ago, we’ve enjoyed secure, reliable connectivity that’s been easy to maintain and troubleshoot,” says Jamal.
After a thorough evaluation, the company decided to extend its partnership with Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company.
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To stay on the leading edge with technologies such as 3D CAD design, high-definition video marketing and fulfillment automation, 1000-employee Umbra, investigated network upgrade options with local partner RDEL Technologies.
Driven by innovation and the desire to bring original design to everyday items, Umbra not only sells products directly to consumers but also maintains distribution alliances with leading retailers such as Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Wayfair. Supporting the resulting network demands of those, and other, initiatives required us to modernize our IT infrastructure.” Expanding on a Trusted Aruba PartnershipĪ design-forward company, Umbra maintains nearly a dozen physical locations, totaling over 68,000 square meters, with offices in North America, Europe, and Brazil as well as manufacturing facilities in China and Vietnam. “In addition, we were expanding our overseas manufacturing operations. “A year prior to the pandemic we brought our e-commerce channel in-house, which increased sales,” explains Tariq Jamal, CIO for the Toronto, Ontario-based company.
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Even before COVID-19 fueled an e-commerce boom, home décor designer and manufacturer Umbra needed to update its wired and wireless networking to accommodate rapid business growth.
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