New ICT infrastructure gets top marks!

PhillipsTaylorBrown completed an ICT infrastructure refresh for a midlands based junior school in Birmingham

The provision of quality ICT to aid is high on the agenda at the school who are keen to integrate technology in the classroom as long as it is not intrusive to the extent that it reduces valuable teaching time.

"Our goal is to have widely accessible and reliable ICT that delivers results and not the headaches usually associated with computer system" - ICT Co-ordinator.

Our approach

When we implement a network for a business customer, the goal is to provide a low-maintenance, resilient and reliable environment.

PhillipsTaylorBrown realise that schools have exactly the same requirements;

• Low-maintenance - Schools generally do not have large ICT support & administrator facilities
• Resilience - If anyone can find weaknesses, students can!
• Reliability - Teachers rely on ICT for lessons to flow smoothly.
  
  

The benefits of a PhillipsTaylorBrown solution

We implemented a system that uses the same tools and processes as any other commercial business.

• Students are now able to work from anywhere, seamlessly and be assured that their work is secure - network access has been extended using both wired and wireless technology.
• All software is accessible from any networked computer - a standard software suite has been introduced combining educational software with Microsoft Office 2007 desktop software, enhancing the ability for students to work anywhere withing the school campus.
• Access to all resources by all students - all printers have been network enabled and the number of devices has been significantly reduced. The cost associated with many different low capacity consumables for many different printers has been dramatically reduced.
• Simplified, centralised administration for all resources - Wndows 2008 operating system, group policy technology, automated deployment and update of applications and WindowsDeployment Services enable the solution to be virtually hands-free.

"The biggest change for the staff and children is that they now have a reliable system in place, they no longer wait for systems to crash, their expectations have changed and they trust the system to work. We have enjoyed working with you on this unique project and are more than happy to recommend you to others".
Headmaster