1. Spend on bandwidth until it hurts.
2. If you are providing laptops to students, forget about having a tradit=
ional network except for authentication, and then just let them plug into=
the Internet and access your printers through the Internet, and even fin=
d a hosting service for file storage. The individual platform is not so i=
mportant, but a good infrastructure is.=20
3. Plan on eliminating all servers. Difficult, if not impossible, but go=
in with the ideas that you don't need them. Instead, look for hosted sol=
utions (ASP) for your needs. Most are designed to be accessed through a b=
rowser for most functions so the platform for the majority of your users =
is irrelevant. For the few power users that need a client instead of a br=
owser, buy whatever the client supports. (Hosted may look like it costs m=
ore, but you don't need IT people with really deep skills--you need those=
with broad skills).=20
4. For your clerical staff, and even many of your teachers, spring for du=
al monitors and put in plenty of memory. Those two together have been th=
e biggest productivity improvement for the buck and your clerical staff w=
ill love you. (People will tell you they don't need two until they actua=
lly use two--I've only had a couple tell me to remove the second monitor.=
=20
Derrel
>>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 10:42 AM, in message
<484F9E17.6AE3.00C8.0@shadysideacademy.org>, David Liebmann
<DLIEBMANN@shadysideacademy.org> wrote:
> I am the founding head-elect of Greenwich Village High School in NYC,
> which will open in September 2009. Of the many tasks before me, one is=
> choosing between Mac and PC. I am sure there are strong opinions on
> either side, but I am curious to hear from those who might have insight=
s
> into the best choice to support the majority of school operations,
> including the business functions of the school.
>=20
> David Liebmann
>=20
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