Ameritas has selected Cisco computing, networking and security technology as the foundation for upgrading its data centers. The goal of the infrastructure upgrade was to improve agility and operational efficiency while increasing IT security. Supporting close to 1,000 applications, the new technology infrastructure has reduced capex by 30% to 40% in switching devices alone and freed up 25% to 30% of the network operations team’s time, allowing them to focus on more strategic initiatives. Security and agility are often at odds in the data center, and yet both are paramount for modern enterprises especially in the highly competitive insurance and financial services industry. Striving for technology-driven innovation and differentiation, the Ameritas IT department wanted the new data centers to provide an agile supportive environment for application developers to help bring new products and services to market quickly.