Enter Michael Workman, a Wireless Network Engineer with 17 years of experience in Wi-Fi. With 600 APs across the 7-building Deerwood Campus, plus 300 more in 30+ regional offices and neighborhood centers, there is a lot to manage. The team needed visibility of the user experience and 7SIGNAL’s Sapphire EyeTM provided it from every angle. 7SIGNAL’s Sapphire Eye sensors were first implemented to troubleshoot sluggish Wi-Fi complaints at a regional center. The product quickly showed a return. Because Sapphire Eye monitors both the wired and wireless networks, the root cause turned out to be the broadband connection.
“We badly needed this level of visibility,” said Workman. With almost 100 Sapphire Eye sensors now in service, the network team can see into every corner of the facility and pinpoint problematic clients with ease. With settings to trigger alerts if any performance metrics deviate from pre-defined thresholds, Workman can go about his day, confident users are getting a great experience. The Florida Blue IT team has also rolled out 7SIGNAL’s Mobile EyeTM agent which gathers performance data from end user’s mobile devices as they roam through the campus. For now, Mobile Eye holds most promise for the service desk. Support staff can ask users to download it troubleshoot their Wi-Fi performance on the spot.
