City of Placentia

The City of Placentia sought to modernize its core network infrastructure to create a secure, scalable foundation for municipal and public safety operations. With physically segregated, high-performance environments required, the upgrade demanded a carefully managed approach that balanced transformation with uninterrupted service. GST led a structured modernization effort that strengthened the City’s network architecture while maintaining operational stability.

Key Tasks Included: 

• Staged and standardized Aruba CX hardware with validated firmware and testing to support a low-risk cutover.
• Rebuilt switch configurations to establish a clean, optimized architecture.
• Deployed structured rack infrastructure with physical segregation, labeling, and full cable remediation.
• Executed controlled migration and port validation to maintain uptime.
• Integrated centralized cloud management for visibility and scalability.

By combining structured deployment practices with enterprise networking expertise, GST strengthened the City’s technical foundation while maintaining uninterrupted municipal and public safety operations. Through staged preparation, configuration rebuild, and controlled migration, the upgrade was executed with minimal risk and full performance validation, demonstrating GST’s ability to modernize complex municipal networks with reliability and scalability in mind.

ORGANIZATION DETAILS:

Population: 52,000

INDUSTRY: 

Public Sector, Municipal Government

VENDORS INVOLVED:

Aruba, HPE, Cisco Systems, Fortinet, APC

The City of Placentia needed to modernize a legacy network environment that had grown increasingly difficult to manage while still supporting critical municipal and public safety operations. Aging infrastructure, congested rack layouts, and accumulated configuration complexity introduced operational risk and limited scalability. The challenge was to transform the environment into a secure, high-performance architecture without disrupting day-to-day services, requiring a carefully planned approach that balanced modernization with uninterrupted uptime.