Google Apps for your school?
A little while ago I blogged about the possibility of your school nolonger having their own server but working from a central server.
Well further to that conversation I have had a discussion about Google Apps , that for a fraction of the cost of hardware and tech support you schools system can be run through the Google cloud. It means that there is a huge saving in cost and the cost that is incurred is spread out evenly through the year. There is a Google reseller available for this system available in New Zealand. Have a watch of the video. I certainly will be recommending it to my school.
Certainly worth investigating further.
Reseller contact here . Just mention where you heard about it!
Apparently, though I have done no background reading for this, but the way that small businesses are going is to run their computer network from a remote location. You merely log onto the remote server. Thereby making everyone a "Remote User". Access the files and folders remotely and therefore all the major processing power comes in through the net. This system seems like it could be adapted to the school environment.
