{"id":11827,"date":"2025-08-22T20:20:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zerotier.com\/?p=11827"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:44:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:44:38","slug":"a-parking-lot-of-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zerotier.com\/case-study\/a-parking-lot-of-options\/","title":{"rendered":"A (Parking) Lot of Options"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11827\" class=\"elementor elementor-11827\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b164a82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b164a82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc963ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc963ec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee8e85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dee8e85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Metropolis, a parking management company, needed a way to remotely manage a massive number of devices within parking facilities, all while securely transmitting and receiving data in difficult geographic locations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ddc6f e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04ddc6f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37920a1 btn primary zt1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"37920a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/46233949.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/46233949\/Downloads\/ZeroTier%20Metropolis%20Case%20Study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdcaf1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdcaf1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd93207 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd93207\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a31a0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a31a0a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ef990 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39ef990\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a9852 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9a9852\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9418f88 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9418f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The challenge<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac19a8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6ac19a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a951cbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a951cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Too many devices, too little control<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d47b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20d47b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Metropolis faced a daunting technical challenge. As it expanded into parking garages and other facilities across the U.S., the team needed to manage and connect a rapidly growing fleet of remote cameras, routers, and sensors, many installed in locations they didn\u2019t own and far from on-site technicians. Network management was slow, performance lagged, and security concerns mounted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab3a6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cab3a6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f338a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f338a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1561dda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1561dda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0a111 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc0a111\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c2c28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3c2c28\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef6a82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ef6a82\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fb28d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33fb28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The solution<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3956d4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"a3956d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c66a59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c66a59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zero-touch networking, with maximum impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c4a0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c4a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Metropolis found its answer with ZeroTier. The platform provided the performance and scalability Metropolis needed without complex configurations. It provided the flexibility to fully automate deployments, leading to a &#8220;zero-touch provisioning model&#8221; that enabled the company to go from nothing to a fully operational, revenue-collecting parking garage in just two hours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f440220 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"f440220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cMy only regret is that I didn\u2019t go down that path earlier \u2014 much earlier.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2014 Todd Shipway, Head of Technical Operations at Metropolis<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0688f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0688f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc8697 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0dc8697\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac54c8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac54c8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f88761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f88761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Download the full case study<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1ac82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f1ac82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interested in learning how ZeroTier can help you achieve a zero-touch deployment model and streamline your network management? 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