IT Solutions Strand

• Thin Clients and Going to the Cloud  – Tim Altero, nComputing, Inc.

  Many schools today are turning to Desktop Virtualization technology (or VDI) to extend the life of their current PC infrastructure, and to enjoy the many benefits of VDI, such as centralized management and energy efficiency.  However, there are many forms of this technology on the market, and selecting the right solution for your district can be a challenging enterprise.  Please join Tim Altero from nComputing, Inc. who will be leading an informative session on this subject with the purpose of helping IT Administrators understand both the benefits and limitations of VDI and determining if it is the right solution for your environment.

  Mobile Device Management (MDM) – Sam Panicker, NTS

  Consumer smartphones and tablets are here to stay and they are making their way into your organization. There are plenty of benefits to going mobile, but it can also be risky.  Every organization should consult a mobile device management (MDM) solution vendor with the right questions to ensure you get the level of security you need.  Join this session to explore the key questions to ask, such as:

  • Does your solution feature end-to-end security across mobile devices, apps, network, and data?
  • Can your solution monitor and profile mobile network traffic and user behavior?
  • Can we integrate your MDM solution with our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution?

   

  Preparing Your Network for BYOD – Doug Meade and Paula Kohrt, York Co. Schools
  BYOD is more than writing a policy about what you will do if a student loses a device or how a teacher will incorporate the devices into a lesson plan.  Join York County School Division staff and learn how to make your network ready.  To prepare for BYOD you must evaluate your current infrastructure and plan and design for the growth that will come.  Placement of access points and controllers, use cases, IP address ranges, and security policies, web filtering policies, and bandwidth are some of the key considerations when deciding to implement BYOD.  We will discuss how we prepared for the BYOD initiative in our school division to provide the best experience for the end users and about where we see our infrastructure changing in the future.

  Apple’s New Configurator Tool – Jayson Bevins, Apple 

  What’s new in version 1.2?  This update improves overall stability and performance, and includes support for iOS 6 features like Lock to App and Global HTTP Proxy.  New restrictions on a supervised device control will be discussed in detail, along with the improved ability to update or restore devices that are currently in recovery mode.  Join this session to learn about these and many more features available with the newest Apple Configurator Tool.