options. These are expensive, right now, so this will mean a larger =
chunk of budget allocated toward internet access.=20
We are not rural, but we cannot get cable to our school. So, the school =
a mile away can get a 50 meg business cable connection for $250 a month. =
We are paying $800 for two T1 lines coming in and getting only 3 megs =
on a good day. (Our ATT lines are not great, and usually get closer to 2 =
megs). We are maxing out our bandwidth and looking at alternatives, but =
these are $1500 - $2000 a month. This will mean reorganizing our budget =
and moving to more open source solutions to save money there and putting =
more of our funds into our internet connection.
Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School
-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Sister =
Elizabeth
Sent: Mon 10/25/2010 10:43 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Blackbaud Version 8
=20
Tell the cable providers that! I'd love to have some options or some =
back up. I've talked to Verizon about FIOS and they laughed at me - =
literally. They expect it will be 15 - 20 years before they get fiber =
to us if they ever bother to do it at all.
Sister Elizabeth
>>> Renee Ramig <rramig@sevenhillsschool.org> 10/25/2010 1:07 PM >>>
I think within the next 24 month, just about everything will be in the =
cloud. Microsoft's new product is Office365 where everything is in the =
cloud which will be released in about 6 months. There is no longer a =
client. Although, they have not come out and said they will stop =
creating a client-based product, I just have a hard time seeing this =
happening. There is less and less need for companies to deal with tech =
support for end users trying to update their client-based software. =
Moving everything to the cloud reduces cost, reduces "walls" where =
things can be accessed, and helps to manage security for smaller =
companies.=20
I realize this can be an issue for areas with internet issues, but with =
more and more things moving to the cloud, I think that rural area =
solutions will need to become better and less expensive, so the lack of =
reliable internet stops being an issue.
Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School
-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Sister =
Elizabeth
Sent: Mon 10/25/2010 9:14 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=20
Subject: Re: Blackbaud Version 8
=20
I'll have to say that being dependent upon the Internet for access to
FE, EE and RE, is probably going to cause us to move to another system.=20
We are in a rural area and I just can't see having all our data in the
cloud. We are down too much to risk that and we only have one way to
get to the net, there are not options available in our location.
I hate being forced to move by vendors!
Sister Elizabeth
Powhatan School
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