Case Study: How Netsync Delivered 180+ Racks to a Top U.S. Financial Institution

The Challenge

One of the nation’s largest financial institutions needed to deploy more than 180 fully integrated rack solutions across multiple data center facilities. Every rack required custom switching configurations from two different manufacturers, Arista and Cisco, and every rack needed full vendor certification before support contracts could be activated. No two racks were identical. Each had a similar baseline configuration but required custom switching builds tailored to its specific role and location.

Each rack had to be individually engineered for the specific power, cooling, and weight requirements of its destination facility. The certification process alone, which required coordination with the vendor’s professional services organization, would have added weeks to every rack under a traditional model. And the customer was managing all of this across multiple data center locations simultaneously.

Under a traditional procurement model, the customer would have needed to place separate purchase orders with two switch manufacturers, a cabinet supplier, PDU vendors, air handling vendors, cabling companies, and a professional services firm to handle the certification work. With each enterprise purchase order taking up to eight weeks to process and 15 or more required per project, the administrative burden alone would have added months before a single rack was built. At roughly three months per rack, 180 racks would have consumed years of procurement and engineering resources.

The Solution

The customer turned to Netsync Network Solutions and its Staging and Integration Services, part of the Netsync Customer Experience (CX) portfolio. Through a single purchase order and a single point of contact, Netsync took ownership of the entire project, from procurement and engineering to build, configuration, certification, testing, and delivery.

Netsync procures every component that goes into every rack. Switches, routers, servers, storage, PDUs, cabinets, air handling, hundreds of copper cables, fiber runs, SFPs, velcro, and all associated hardware are sourced, received, inventoried, and staged at Netsync’s integration facility. When components from different manufacturers arrive on different timelines, Netsync warehouses and tracks all hardware until every piece is available for the build.

A dedicated engineering team is assigned to each rack build. They assemble every rack to the customer’s exact specifications, purpose-engineered for the destination data center’s power, cooling, dimensional, and weight requirements. Every cable is dressed, routed, and terminated inside the rack. Every switch is configured to the customer’s standards. The result is a fully integrated, fully functional rack that looks and performs exactly as specified before it ever leaves the facility.

Beyond the physical build, Netsync handles full software installation and logical configuration, including operating system setup, application-layer configuration, and BIOS and firmware updates, so each rack arrives production-ready at both the hardware and software layers. The logical configuration work is what often extends a build timeline. A physical rack-and-stack can take roughly a week, but once software staging and full logical configuration are factored in, a single rack can take up to five or six weeks to complete.

Before any rack ships, it undergoes full DOA and burn-in testing under sustained load. Asset tagging and serialization are completed to the customer’s standards, and any dead-on-arrival hardware is identified and resolved before the rack leaves the facility. Once testing is complete, every rack goes through a detailed quality control inspection to verify that all components are properly seated, all cabling meets customer specifications, all labeling is accurate, and the rack is fully documented and ready for packing.

Each rack ships with a comprehensive ADS build document covering all configurations, IP assignments, and the technical detail the customer’s team needs to commission the rack immediately on arrival. On delivery day, the rack rolls into the data center, connects northbound power and northbound connectivity to the customer’s switching infrastructure, and is ready for production.

Netsync managed all vendor coordination and certification requirements across the full engagement, delivering more than 180 racks over 18 months on a single purchase order, a pace and scale no other partner could match.

Technology Deployed

Networking
Custom switching configurations from Arista and Cisco, engineered per rack to the customer’s specifications with no two racks identical

Compute & Database
Oracle database and backup and recovery infrastructure including Exadata and ZDLRA, fully certified prior to delivery

Software & Configuration
Full OS installation, application-layer configuration, BIOS and firmware updates, and logical configuration completed in-facility

Infrastructure
Cabinets, PDUs, air handling, hundreds of copper cables, fiber runs, SFPs, velcro, and complete cable management per rack

Testing & Validation
DOA and burn-in testing under sustained load with all dead-on-arrival hardware identified and RMAs resolved pre-shipment

Asset Management
Asset tagging and serialization completed to customer standards for every component in every rack

Certification
Vendor-required certifications completed and validated before racks shipped, enabling immediate activation of support contracts

Documentation
Comprehensive ADS build documents delivered with every rack covering all configurations, IP assignments, and commissioning details

Supply Chain
Full procurement, inventory management, and warehousing of components arriving on different timelines from multiple manufacturers

Deployment
Production-ready racks delivered to multiple data center facilities, connecting northbound power and northbound connectivity on arrival

Project Results

Netsync’s integrated procurement, staging, and deployment model is designed to simplify large-scale infrastructure rollouts while accelerating time to production. By consolidating sourcing, engineering, testing, logistics, and documentation into a single streamlined engagement, customers gain faster deployments, reduced operational complexity, and production-ready infrastructure delivered with confidence.

The results below highlight the measurable impact of Netsync’s end-to-end integration services across complex multi-site data center environments.

180+ Racks Delivered
Fully integrated rack solutions delivered across multiple data center facilities over an 18-month engagement on a single purchase order.

Single PO, Full Solution
Eliminated the need for 15+ separate purchase orders across switch manufacturers, cabinet suppliers, PDU vendors, cabling companies, and certification firms.

100% DOA Tested
Full DOA and burn-in testing under sustained load with all dead-on-arrival hardware identified and resolved before any rack left the facility.

3x Faster Than Competition
In a parallel Cohesity engagement, Netsync integrated HPE servers with Cohesity data protection software across four data centers in under two months, three times faster than a competing national VAR on the same scope.

Zero On-Site Assembly
Every rack arrived fully built, fully tested, and fully certified, ready to connect northbound power and northbound connectivity and go live on arrival.

Complete Documentation
Every rack shipped with a comprehensive ADS build document covering all configurations, IP assignments, and commissioning details for immediate production use.

About Netsync

Netsync Network Solutions is a premier IT solutions provider focused on helping public and private organizations architect, deploy, and support complex technology initiatives. As a top-tier Cisco 360 Partner spanning Enterprise Networking, Security, Data Center, Cloud, Collaboration, Managed Services, Customer Experience, and Optical/WAN, Netsync also maintains elite partnerships with AWS, HP, Intel, and other leading technology manufacturers. Backed by deep technical expertise and a customer-first approach, Netsync has earned industry recognition for delivering scalable solutions and exceptional customer satisfaction