Managing Assets in the Cloud

摘要

TECHNOLOGY IS PROLIFERATING in Berkeley County Schools in Martinsburg, WV, a district that serves a student population of 17,000 in three high schools, five middle schools, six intermediate schools, and 14 elementary schools. "We are deploying a large number of electronic whiteboard and data projectors, as well as a good number of either donated/refurbished computers or new computers, including netbooks, notebooks, and desktops," says Dave Kenney, director of research and technology at the district. And with the addition of new schools, the amount of tech tools will only continue to grow. "We are opening a new primary school in August where the servers will be virtualized and housed in a nearby data center," Kenney explains. "The desktops in that new school will be 90 percent virtualized. We've decided to [go with] regular PCs in administrative offices and for each teacher." But despite this growth, the district does not have a very big IT team, according to Kenney. "There are nine people in my department," he says, "and that includes two electricians and a secretary."