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Resilient ACI Fabric Transformation for a Multi-Site Legal Enterprise

A global law firm engaged Gruve to assess the health of its Cisco ACI environment, address fabric instability, and guide a hardware and software modernization initiative across two active data centers. Gruve delivered a clear action plan, risk-based recommendations, and execution support to ensure a healthy, stable, and future-ready ACI fabric.

  • A healthier and more stable ACI fabric

  • Clear visibility into pre-upgrade risks and remediation requirements

  • Improved operational confidence across security, infrastructure, and application teams

About the client

The client is a leading international law firm known for complex, high-stakes legal work and a global presence. Their technology environment supports critical workloads with strict performance, security, and compliance requirements. The firm depends on a highly reliable and resilient data center network to ensure constant availability for legal, InfoSec, and operational teams.

Challenges

The firm’s Cisco ACI deployment spanned two data centers operating in an active/active model with shared IP space between sites. Over time, the environment accumulated risk due to unsupported code levels, aging APIC hardware, and multisite design complexities. These issues introduced operational instability and hindered the firm’s ability to plan future upgrades with confidence.

Solutions

Code & Hardware Compatibility Research:

Analyzed software and hardware requirements to determine a safe and supportable upgrade path.

Fabric Discovery & Health Assessment:

Reviewed configuration, fabric health, policy design, and operational gaps to identify risks and define pre-upgrade tasks.

Action Plan Development:

Created a phased plan outlining required remediations, timelines, and expected outcomes.

Execution Support Through All Phases:

Provided guidance through prerequisite tasks, progress monitoring, and validation to ensure the fabric reached a healthy, stable state.

Results and benefits

Through this structured engagement, the client received a comprehensive ACI health report with prioritized actions, enabling confident adoption of modern hardware and fully supported software releases. Stability improved significantly across both data centers, and teams gained renewed clarity, visibility, and operational assurance within the ACI environment.

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