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Virtualisation again. Just to remind you if you’re still not up with it, virtualisation is shorthand for replacing your bank of network servers with just a few, more powerful ones, each housing a number of virtual servers. And why has it suddenly become...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2010 01:43 AM by Microsoft UK Schools

Filed under: hyper-V, Saving Money, Windows Server 2008, case study, Money Saving Tips, carbon emissions, West Hatch High School

Free anti-virus protection for staff and student owned computers

I was suprised to discover I hadn’t blogged this before. So if you’ve renewed an anti-virus subscription for your home computer since last October, when this was launched, then I’m sorry! We have launched a free anti-virus programme, Microsoft Security...

Published Fri, Feb 19 2010 01:17 AM by Microsoft UK Schools

Filed under: Students, Security, Saving Money, free stuff, free downloads, Money Saving Tips

Upgrading and virtualising to save money

The Microsoft worldwide case studies site always throws up some interesting things to read. But a couple of weeks ago I noticed that a new case study of a UK school had been published by our services team, in partnership with Dell. It’s from Lodge Park...

Published Wed, Feb 17 2010 06:34 AM by Microsoft UK Schools

Filed under: Saving Money, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, case study, Virtualisation, Money Saving Tips, carbon emissions, Lodge Park

Saving money with ICT – Answering the real question "How much money will I save?"

So, if you’ve been following the Top ICT Money Saving Tips, how much money could you actually be saving, using my Switch-Stop-Save strategies? I thought I’d go back and find out. Save £400,000 over 3 years If you’re not already doing some of the things...

Published Fri, Feb 12 2010 05:24 AM by Microsoft UK Schools

Filed under: Students, Saving Money, Virtualisation, licensing, Money Saving Tips

Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips – 14 – Save your software budget

So here we are the very last part of the series of Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips for schools , based on my BETT 2010 presentation. It’s taken me a while to get all of these written down, because although I know the story behind each of these money...

Published Thu, Feb 11 2010 01:06 AM by Microsoft UK Schools

Filed under: partners, licensing, Money Saving Tips, select licence, School Agreement, open licence

Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips – 13 – Save your old computers

Part thirteen of the series of Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips for schools , based on my BETT 2010 presentation. Good news, my counting was hopeless, and my Top 10 tips actually contain 14 Top ICT Money Saving Tips. So there’s one more to come after this...

Published Wed, Feb 10 2010 03:49 AM by Microsoft UK Schools

Filed under: Saving Money, Windows 7, Money Saving Tips, carbon emissions, power

Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips – 12 – Save money on upgrades

Part eleven of the series of Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips for schools , based on my BETT 2010 presentation. Good news, my counting was hopeless, and my Top 10 tips actually contain 14 Top ICT Money Saving Tips. So there’s more to come after this one If...

Published Mon, Feb 8 2010 06:33 AM by Microsoft UK Schools

Filed under: Saving Money, office 2007, BETT, Office 2010, Money Saving Tips, select licence, School Agreement

Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips – 11 – Part Two of Saving Students Money

Part eleven of the series of Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips for schools , based on my BETT 2010 presentation. Good news, my counting was hopeless, and my Top 10 tips actually contains 14 Top ICT Money Saving Tips. So there’s more to come after this one...

Published Thu, Feb 4 2010 06:10 AM by Microsoft UK Schools

Filed under: Students, free stuff, free downloads, DreamSpark, Money Saving Tips

Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips – 10 – Save Students Money

Part ten of the series of Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips for schools , based on my BETT 2010 presentation. Good news, my counting was hopeless, and my Top 10 tips actually contains 14 Top ICT Money Saving Tips. So there’s more to come after this one So...

Published Tue, Feb 2 2010 06:50 AM by Microsoft UK Schools

Filed under: Students, Saving Money, office 2007, offers, licensing, Money Saving Tips

Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips – 9 – Stop your email servers

Part nine of the series of Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips for schools , based on my BETT 2010 presentation When the DCSF issued their " Securing our Future " Discussion Guide ( download the PDF version ), it was accompanied by dire headlines in...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 02:34 PM by Microsoft UK Schools

Filed under: Collaboration, Live@EDU, Saving Money, email, Money Saving Tips, SkyDrive

Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips – 8 – Stop buying so much software

Part eight of the series of Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips for schools , based on my BETT 2010 presentation Yes, the one you thought you’d never see from me in this list of Top 10 ICT Money Saving tips! But here it is… Did you know that you can buy a subscription...

Published Tue, Jan 26 2010 03:30 AM by Microsoft UK Schools News Blog

Filed under: free stuff, free downloads, SQL Server 2008, design, Money Saving Tips, Visual Software, Visual Studio

Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips – 7 – Stop printing so much

Part seven of the series of Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips for schools , based on my BETT 2010 presentation. Late last year, I was chatting with a group of senior leaders in schools about the amount of paper that is used in a typical school (it had been...

Published Mon, Jan 25 2010 06:44 AM by Microsoft UK Schools News Blog

Filed under: sharepoint, learning platforms, SharePoint in education, learning gateway, Money Saving Tips, carbon emissions

Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips – 6 – Stop buying every laptop

Part six of the series of Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips for schools , based on my BETT 2010 presentation. Okay, the first five tips have concentrated on the idea of you making a ‘switch’ in the way that you do things. Tip 1, on virtualisation, is saving...

Published Fri, Jan 22 2010 03:30 AM by Microsoft UK Schools News Blog

Filed under: Students, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, case study, Home Access Programme, BETT, Becta, networks, Money Saving Tips

Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips – 5 – Switch the way you do remote access

Part five of the series of Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips for schools , based on my BETT 2010 presentation. Every time we release a new version of our software, and you upgrade to it, it is well worth doing a review of what extra features it includes that...

Published Wed, Jan 20 2010 09:08 AM by Microsoft UK Schools News Blog

Filed under: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, case study, information security in schools, Dean Close School, Becta, Money Saving Tips

Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips – 4 – Switch your communications

Part four of the series of Top 10 ICT Money Saving Tips for schools , based on my BETT 2010 presentation. So far, the first three money savings tips could save a secondary school over £100,000 over three years (and a primary school £20-£25,000). And this...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 05:40 AM by Microsoft UK Schools News Blog

Filed under: Live Meeting, Saving Money, case study, office 2007, teaching and learning, BETT, Money Saving Tips, Wootton Bassett School

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