If eliminating servers is too far off the deep end, make sure you plan
to virtualize as many as possible. There are many options for the
virtual world besides VMWare and enough planning could save you a great
deal.
Andrew J. Speyer
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From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Norman Maynard
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 5:31 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Best Platform for a New School
>
>
> 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
> solutions (ASP) for your needs. Most are designed to be accessed
through a
> browser 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
browser,
> buy whatever the client supports. (Hosted may look like it costs more,
but
> you don't need IT people with really deep skills--you need those with
broad
> skills).
>
This is intriguing.
Any specific examples?
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