Tell me if this familiar in your school – a new teacher needs help with an online platform. She emails IT and finds out that she needs to talk to the administrative assistant for that platform. The administrative assistant tells her the principal knows who the person in charge of that is. The principal finally …
Author: jahotchkiss
Avoiding Buyer’s Remorse with Technology
Have you ever fallen victim to buyer’s remorse? We all know what this is – we’ve purchased something thinking it was exactly what we wanted or thought would fix our problems, but got it home and found out it wasn’t quite what we thought, or needed a lot more parts that didn’t come with it. …
Don’t Forget to Back Up Your IT Staff Too!
Any IT person worth their salt will tell you that redundancy and backups are critical in today’s data-driven world. Having spare machines and parts, redundancy for critical infrastructure equipment, configuration backups, and batteries or generators help reduce the risk of major impact to your organization if something goes wrong. You need to be able to …
Does Your Database Need Some TLC?
Today’s database systems have grown to be large, complex beasts capable of many different components, features and connections. Whether HR, Finance, Donations, Student and Customer Data, there is no shortage of information and accessibility. Systems today require someone dedicated to owning and managing the system and the data within it. That may not always mean …
Tech Leasing: Is it Really That Bad?
Many of us have been told that leasing is evil, that people who lease anything are unwisely spending their money. I’ve heard it all – “You’re paying money with nothing to show for it”, “Leasing is more expensive”, “You’re paying for someone else’s depreciation”, and more. While there is a heart of good intentions behind …