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Remote-Learner Launches Fully Supported Moodle Service on Microsoft Azure
Remote-Learner, a
Moodle partner that provides Moodle services
and support, has released a fully supported, Microsoft Azure-certified Moodle
service through the
Azure Marketplace.
Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform that lets organizations deploy
and manage software as a service. According to Jason Cole, CEO of
Remote-Learner, while "many organizations have discovered the advantages of
running Moodle on cloud services instead of their own technology
infrastructure," they have been lacking maintenance and support, on-demand
training and custom configurations. Remote-Learner developed its Microsoft
Azure-based Moodle services and support to provide educational institutions with
the advantages of the cloud along with maintenance, support, training and
configuration.
Remote-Learner's service for Moodle 2.7 on Microsoft Azure will include:
- Preconfigured and maintained enterprise-level configuration of Moodle
2.7;
- Access to a support portal;
- More than 40 approved third-party addons; and
- Access to the Remote-Learner's Learning Spaces on-demand training
program.
Remote-Learner plans to make new major point versions of Moodle available
through Microsoft Azure 90 days after the public release. Remote-Learner uses
the 90-day window "to test the 40 addons, make sure the module maintainers have
a chance to update their releases and get the first round of patches from the
core team," according to a spokesperson from the company. Even as it introduces
support for new versions of Moodle, Remote-Learner will continue to support
Moodle 2.7 as long as Moodle does.
Remote-Learner developed the Microsoft Azure-based Moodle service in
partnership with Nivel Siete, a Latin American Moodle partner with technical
expertise in external cloud deployments, and Nivel Siete will also provide
support and maintenance services for Latin American organizations.
Further information about Moodle on Microsoft Azure can be found on the
Azure Marketplace.
About the Author
Leila Meyer is a technology writer based in British Columbia. She can be reached at leilameyer@gmail.com.