Healthcare IT Infrastructure
Three servers consolidated on VMware ESXi, VoIP with a SIP trunk, central Wi-Fi, automatic Veeam backups, VPN for remote work and a rebuilt network for a medical imaging centre.
The centre’s services ran on three separate servers that were really ordinary PCs, not server hardware. As users grew, the servers had to be consolidated, with regular backups, secure remote access and a rebuilt network.
Three servers running on ordinary PCs had to be consolidated onto one new server.
Automatic, regular backups of the services were needed.
Access from outside without leaving the network open.
Separating internal and external traffic and adding security layers.
The cabling and passive infrastructure had to be rebuilt for more users.
The three old servers moved to virtual machines on one new server with VMware ESXi.
A VoIP phone service with a SIP trunk connection.
A centrally managed wireless system based on MikroTik.
Veeam Backup for automated backups.
Secure connections for remote access and remote work.
MikroTik router reconfigured, with more security layers and internal and external traffic separated.
Cabling and passive infrastructure rebuilt and user capacity increased.
The services of the three old servers are managed on one virtualized server.
Backups run without manual intervention.
Remote work runs over VPN.
The network is ready for more users.
Designer and implementer of the project; after handover I also supported the centre for one year.
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