are enhancing knowledge delivery.
Service Offerings & Insights for Education Sectors.
As advisors to education departments we offer the following services.
IT Outsourcing Advising
We help education institutions understand IT Outsource options. We begin by stepping back and looking at your short, mid and long-term goals, objectives and IT road-map. Whether driven by a new service, or a mandate to reduce costs, we can advise on IT infrastructure providers and solutions.
What we do for our education clients:
- Sourcing Assessment - Determine business goals, demand drivers and technical requirements.
- Identify Solutions - Evaluate, align & benchmark, focus on provider differentiation & advantage.
- Project Management - Manage strategic direction for the outsourcing project.
IT Consulting
Our experience working with educational organizations spans two decades. We provide an informed perspective on Internet technologies and an understanding of the dynamics of e-learning platforms.
What we do for our education clients:
- IT Analyst Services - Current market, technology, provider and solution coverage.
- Architect and Design - IT solutions design and architecture blueprint.
- Current State Analysis - Competitive and cooperative landscape evaluation and report.
- IT Road Map - Cloud, CDN, Data Center, Security and WAN Optimization.
- IT Benchmarking - Compare, rank and evaluate other educational organizations Internet performance.
Internet Strategy Development
Generate new revenue by expanding the reach of education programs to the Internet, stay competitive by leveraging e-learning technologies and programs geared towards media-savvy educators and students alike.
What we do for our education clients:
- Distance Learning Platforms - Educate once, capture and distribute to a global online class.
- Smart Classroom Solutions - Outfit existing facilities with new technologies.
- Digital Marketing - Campaign development and management for Internet marketing plans.
- Social Media Strategy - Improve retention, connect with alumni, empower online communities.
Technologies Advancing Online Education
We are specialized in the following Internet technology solutions.
Cloud Solutions for the Education Community
The infrastructure services market is abundant with IT outsource options. We are moving clients to the cloud and counting the benefits every day. We have developed Cloud Assessment and Cloud Road Map services to help companies determine if they are cloud ready and to establish a plan of migration. The Cloud Assessment provides a starting point to evaluate, demo and plan for Cloud services. The Cloud Roadmap provides informed decision support on selecting one or more use-cases for cloud services and working with clients through the implementation process.
Our expertise:
- Cloud - Migrate existing IT applications and infrastructure needs to the cloud.
- Virtual Private Data Centers - Private, public and hybrid cloud models for educational IT systems.
- Cloud Storage - Outsource to cloud commodity storage for data archiving and cost savings.
- Private Clouds - Build secure, internal clouds for research and internal collaboration.
- Hybrid Clouds - Control security and scale with improved efficiency and lower TCO.
Public Content Delivery Services
Leveraging a CDN, universities and colleges can count on better performance, dependable scalability and cost effective outsourced solutions for video, live streaming and file delivery. We advise on providers, solutions and offer technical guidance in evaluating and selecting content delivery solutions.
Our expertise:
- Global Content Distribution - Leverage HTTP delivery, live streaming, and edge caching.
- Web Application Acceleration - Improve performance for B2B and B2C web applications.
- Content Protection - Secure content, enforce digital rights management and geo-restrict.
- Advanced Analytics & Reporting - Measure effectiveness, track growth and billing metrics.
Data Center & Managed Services
Looking for data center space or hosting services? Get an independent data center review to compare complex colocation facilities and service offerings in your city or region. For the past 10 years we have been conducting regular market reviews and have reviewed over 220 cities in more than 35 countries including just over 800 data center facilities worldwide. Space, power and pricing change on a day-to-day basis. We help our clients get an up-to-date snap shot of regional markets, focusing on facility and provider capabilities, support structure, position in the market and risk factors.
Our expertise:
- Data Center Space - Colocation facility and provider reviews by regional markets.
- Managed Hosting - Outsource hosting operations to a full service provider.
- Information Availability - Plan and implement disaster recovery systems for campus environments.
Campus Content Delivery & Webcasting Platforms
Secure internal media delivery, publishing and management for e-learning, video presentations, certification, software downloads, patch and security updates. We help cut through the industry murkiness so you can quickly and easily find best-fitting providers with POPs in geographic locations where you need content delivered and solutions that meet your technical requirements.
Our expertise:
- Private Content Delivery - Secure internal rich media and content management platforms.
- Webcasting - Capture, manage and stream online lectures and in-classroom experiences.
- Campus Communications - Improve web-based recruitment and student orientation experience.
- Social Media - Connect with prospective and current students, alumni and the community.
Internet Security
Minimize systems risk and improve up-time metrics. We understand the needs of education departments and have teamed with provider partners who are best suited to meet those needs.
Our expertise:
- Availability Services - Outsource business continuity management and support.
- Managed Security Services - Outsource hardware, software and network security solutions.
- Virtual Private Networking - Connect students, remote campuses and B2B partners securely.
