different options over the years from designing and running our own
site and servers to outsourcing and have recently signed with
FinalSite. We have been very happy so far and while the process was
not without its hiccups it has been a good one.
We looked at Whipple Hill and SilverPoint and like them both as well,
but Whipple Hill seemed o be trying to do to much and SilverPoint had
a good sense of things, the technology behind it was there yet when we
looked at them.
If you want a site with the bells and whistles that these site
provide, but want to be able to control your own content and the
technology you can look at something like Drupal which will give you
the functionality and control Greg is talking about. With an option
like this you really need to know what you are doing though as it
requires some technical abilities not always available in schools.
Bill
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Director of Technology
The Montclair Kimberley Academy
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On Sep 18, 2008, at 8:07 PM, Greg Kearney wrote:
> What I mean is when schools contract with a company to develop, host
> and control your website. This sounds like a great idea but in fact
> is not. What ends up happening is that you end up not owning your
> own data and are at the mercy of who ever is running your site for
> you.
>
> Now I'm not saying you need to run a server farm there are plenty of
> co-hosting companies out there but I am saying is you need to have
> root access to that server. The material on it need to be yours. You
> need to know where physically the server is located and perhaps even
> own it so when trouble comes you could if need go and take it with
> you.
>
> Greg
> On Sep 18, 2008, at 4:26 PM, Jeanne Robb wrote:
>
>> Not sure what you mean by this? But it is not uncommon for school's
>> to have
>> websites hosted by outside companies. We have done it for years -
>> still
>> have complete control over the website but loose the headache of
>> managing
>> the server, software glitches and backup strategies. Many school's
>> have a
>> small tech staff and outsourcing becomes good alternative.
>>
>>
>> On 9/18/08 3:10 PM, "Greg Kearney" <kearney@tribcsp.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Having a website and not having a control over you server is like
>>> owning a newspaper but not owning the press.
>>>
>>> Greg
>>> On Sep 17, 2008, at 9:30 PM, Maureen Tumenas wrote:
>>>
>>>> The company that designed and hosts our school web site is being
>>>> sold and we
>>>> are looking at what our options are- stay with the new company or ?
>>>> What do
>>>> you use for web site design or hosting at your school? I've
>>>> gotten a
>>>> lot of
>>>> pr from Whipple Hill over the years, but never checked them out.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Who/what company do you use?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Maureen Tumenas
>>>>
>>>> Berkshire Country Day School
>>>>
>>>> Lenox, MA
>>>>
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