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DreamWorks simplifies networking Intelligent Management Center

Stress of network products; location-based entertainment; and new media properties. The company’s feature management heritage includes many of the world’s Networks today are pressured by large most‑beloved characters and franchises, amounts of data. As a result, network including , , administrators have the challenging task and . of making the network function optimally. In order to meet the technology demands Administrators need to detect, diagnose, and of Computer Generated animation, resolve network performance issues before DreamWorks Animation relies on they stall the organization in any way. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, their preferred Given this situation, it’s easy to see how technology partner, to support the studios’ an administrator can benefit hugely from movie production, digital infrastructure a network management tool that monitors and business divisions. This collaboration the health of all network devices—regardless has successfully enhanced artist creativity of the vendor manufacturer. HPE IMC is while providing fans with world-class movie that tool. It is a comprehensive, multivendor experiences that push the boundaries of network management platform that enables digital animation. organizations to see every aspect of the DreamWorks Animation Networking network clearly. It helps optimize the network Operations Supervisor, Keith McKay, for maximum performance—from data center spoke to us about their experience using to the wired edge of the network. IMC. When DreamWorks Animation IMC enables complete management of redesigned their network a few years resources, services, and users and delivers ago, they were looking to incorporate a full FCAPS (Fault, Configuration, Accounting, network management tool to replace their Performance, Security) capabilities. Built outdated proprietary management platform. on a scalable platform, IMC can support DreamWorks Animation was using these tools organizations, regardless of their size, and to maintain the configuration of their legacy deliver increased performance, enhanced Foundry devices, and should a disaster occur, security, reduced complexity, and cost savings. they would have a recovery method for all of IMC supports over 7000+ multi‑vendor the configurations. IMC proved as a natural devices that include Juniper and Cisco. choice for DreamWorks Animation, with its end-to-end device management capabilities and easy integration in multi-tenant DreamWorks Animation: environments. Powering network management with IMC

DreamWorks Animation is a global family entertainment company with business interests that span feature film and television production; licensing and consumer Solution brief

Natural integration “Utilizing IMC for VLAN performance hits. IMC is “fine-tuned” to VIP links, thanks to the Network Traffic The DreamWorks Animation network is Global management is Analyser Module, which allows the team to designed as a flat network for simplicity and invaluable to the studio. It easily detect if a link is down. efficiency. DreamWorks Animation deployed the IMC Standard V7.2 platform running allows us to access the IMC enables DreamWorks Animation to on ®. This installation covers all their exact number of VLANS determine anyone’s location and then nodes. Initially DreamWorks Animation used deploy VLANs where it was not extended. IMC to administer version control and device and determine the device It is used for network management configuration retention. Being a flat network, they’re deployed on from and is not deployed on workstations or the studio buys bandwidth whenever it needs servers. With IMC, DreamWorks Animation to and does not implement QoS, Class of any location”. can manage how they use their own IP Service, perform optimizations, or anything space and VLAN space internally on a – Keith McKay – Networking Operations global basis. that needs custom route maps. Supervisor, DreamWorks Animation IMC is used for configuration One-stop network management and version controls of One of the best attributes of IMC that management solution DreamWorks Animation’s worldwide network. allowed DreamWorks Animation to have It is the central console for administering an easy transition was the way it could IMC is designed on a service-oriented 90 day password changes, managing plug directly into the studio’s enterprise architecture (SOA) and is capable of multivendor network devices, global Oracle® database without any investments including additional (20+) modules that VLAN deployments, and new hardware in a standalone database. This enabled are optional to either IMC Standard or configurations. the networking team to off load database IMC Enterprise. These modules provide management to their internal database more advanced functionality for businesses team without a hitch. and organizations to gain a deeper level of functionality across the FCAPS model. This Real-time monitoring— powerful network management solution all the time includes RESTful API’s in the Standard and Enterprise IMC platforms for automation IMC manages between 2,000-2,500 customization flexibility. network devices for DreamWorks Animation. These devices come loaded with IRF technology, which drives Learn more at high availability and service levels. hpe.com/net management DreamWorks Animation has multiple 10G links connecting Northern California to Southern California where they can lose a link and not notice any network

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