Sustainability
Cloud computing is touted as a "green" technology, but this claim fails to take into consideration the full environmental impact of the scalable resource. The energy savings a school can experience by reducing its hardware can be significant, but other environmental factors must also be addressed if the traditional green claims are declared valid. More
Barracuda Backup Service
Earthquakes and floods and tornados oh my! The season of natural
disasters is upon us and data backed up to a single location could be
at risk. Barracuda Backup Service is a complete and affordable
alternative to tape backup which provides Barracuda Cloud or Private
Cloud deployment options for disaster recovery protection.
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File Storage
A number of reasonably priced cloud-based file storage sites exist, but not all are optimized for education or designed specifically for the classroom. While the services are free upfront, there may still be costs involved, even if they are not readily apparent. More
Application Development
Through Sept. 30, nonprofit educational institutions can receive a free six-month license for Electric Cloud’s ElectricCommander Workgroup Edition, a cloud solution that automates certain tasks to help developers and IT personnel speed up the creation of homegrown applications, like custom-built online learning or enrollment programs. More
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