![]() While the server rooms here at ILS may not be as large as a Google Data Center (click image to learn more), we still handle a great deal of very important, personal and necessary data. The storage, access and maintenance of digital information in a public school is a unique challenge. Many people think that we operate just like businesses or households, but it isn't true. Everything from app purchasing to email retention has laws specific to educational settings. So many digital systems are interconnected that even the smallest decision requires a collaborative approach. Maintaining infrastructure, mobile learning devices, and classroom peripherals is a cyclical process. Technology is expensive and the lifespan of technology components is often 5 years or less. Fiscal responsibility, long term decision making and flexibility are all key factors to technology purchasing. This summer ILS is updating several key components of our district infrastructure. These upgrades and replacements will help us ensure the maximum "up" time for our systems. Throughout the month of July and August our staff (myself and our IT specialist) will be switching out the old, for the new. There will be days where things don't work, work differently, and sometimes work perfect the first time! Until new devices and components are powered up and placed online, it is difficult to foresee all possible issues and bugs. I am confident that we will have things working properly by the students' first day. Here are some of the changes, upgrades and improvements coming to ILS this summer:
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AuthorMike Pennington is the Director of Technology for Independence Local Schools Archives
October 2016
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