Leader in Online Marketplace for Financial
Services Deploys a Unified Aruba Network in New Headquarters
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company (NYSE: HPE), today
announced that LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE), the nation’s leading
online marketplace that connects consumers with a range of
financial services, has standardized on Aruba ESP (Edge Services
Platform) in its new Charlotte, North Carolina headquarters and
across its branch offices, to enable a mobile-first work
environment and elevated user experiences for its employees.
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A rendering of LendingTree's new
Charlotte, NC headquarters, featuring a modern, mobile-first work
environment powered by Aruba ESP. Photo: LendingTree
LendingTree empowers consumers to shop for financial services
like mortgage loans, re-finances, auto, business and personal
loans, and more, the same way they would shop for airline tickets
or hotel stays, comparing multiple offers from a nationwide network
of over 500 partners in one simple search. LendingTree’s vision is
to provide its employees with an elevated workplace experience that
allows for flexibility, collaboration, and mobility.
According to Brannen Taylor, Network Manager for LendingTree, a
networking solution that could match these core organizational
values was a primary goal.
“At LendingTree, we’re encouraged to deliver truly outstanding
products, so we need to be certain our work environment and
technology infrastructure enables and reflects those values,”
Taylor said. “The ability to deliver a seamless and consistent user
experience across all locations was a key requirement.”
Working with e+ Partners, LendingTree decided to standardize on
Aruba across the organization. The company is deploying an Aruba
ESP-based network including 200+ Wi-Fi 6 Access Points (APs), Aruba
CX Series switches, Aruba Central, and ClearPass, in its new
six-floor headquarters.
Slated to open in January 2021, LendingTree’s new headquarters
will be a state-of-the-art facility with modernized signage,
integrated mobile-first capabilities, and open, flowing space
including mixed use areas not commonly found in the corporate
environment such as a library, music room, game rooms, patios, and
bar areas where employees can socialize after hours. The
mobile-first workplace will allow employees to use their
smartphones, laptops, and other devices to connect securely and
reliably from any location in the building and in outdoor spaces
like the building’s private veranda. It will also allow employees
to collaborate via any of the wide variety of UC apps in use at
LendingTree or those used by partners and customers including Zoom,
Microsoft Teams, WebEx, and AWS’ Chime.
An important part of LendingTree’s vision is the ability to
securely connect associates, guests and customers to the network.
To accomplish this, the organization is relying on Aruba ClearPass
to provide visibility into who is connecting to the network, and to
manage and control the appropriate levels of access each user
receives.
Mike Musselwhite, CISM, CISSP and Senior Network Engineer for
LendingTree, noted, “It’s important for us to be as flexible as
possible, ensuring that everyone who comes into our offices can
leverage the technology we have, but in a secure way that maximizes
control. ClearPass makes it easy for us to do so, and its built-in
integration with Palo Alto Networks is a bonus. Essentially,
ClearPass allows our small Network Operations team to be more
efficient.”
Aruba Central was also a key factor in LendingTree’s decision to
standardize on Aruba. Central enabled fast and easy deployment,
configuration, and management of the network infrastructure,
eliminating the company’s previous time-consuming and
resource-constraining efforts.
Said Taylor, “Last year, our team traveled the country to
refresh all of our networking closets. With Aruba Central, we
trained three team members who then rolled out configurations
quickly and securely without having to leave their location.
Central allows us to maximize network capabilities while minimizing
costs to the business.”
Both Taylor and Musselwhite have been impressed with the
“flawless performance” of the Aruba wireless, the robustness of the
CX Series switching platform, and the capabilities afforded by
NetEdit, Aruba’s switch configuration software, which allows the IT
team to drive more consistency across their configurations, reduce
human error, and proactively address any network issues that
arise.
The Aruba ESP network will be a critical foundation for
LendingTree’s growth. The company’s aggressive acquisition strategy
means that onboarding and integrating newly acquired organizations
quickly and uniformly is essential. Taylor remarked that the Aruba
network will allow LendingTree to be flexible, maintaining their
acquired companies’ policies and procedures, while integrating and
ensuring compliance with corporate processes.
LendingTree’s future plans include more integration with the
company’s building maintenance team, connecting more IoT devices to
the network such as door locks and door strikes, and leveraging
some of the AIOps capabilities within Central to gain greater
insight into the network, integrate more applications, and
streamline operations.
Said Taylor, “While standardizing on Aruba has answered our
immediate needs, we’re also excited about the capabilities we have
yet to leverage that will help us move our business confidently
into the future.”
About Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is the global
leader in secure, intelligent edge-to-cloud networking solutions
that use AI to automate the network, while harnessing data to drive
powerful business outcomes. With Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform)
and as-a-service options, Aruba takes a cloud-native approach to
helping customers meet their connectivity, security, and financial
requirements across campus, branch, data center, and remote worker
environments, covering all aspects of wired, wireless LAN, and wide
area networking (WAN).
To learn more, visit Aruba at www.arubanetworks.com. For
real-time news updates, follow Aruba on Twitter and Facebook, and
for the latest technical discussions on mobility and Aruba
products, visit the Airheads Community at
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Kathleen Keith Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
+1-707-529-4507 kathleen.keith@hpe.com Jennifer Miu Aruba, a
Hewlett Packard Enterprise company +1 650-236-9532
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