Simplifying Asset Management - WASBO...2. Centralize management of IT assets and service 3. Simplify police enforcement and compliance 4. Improve efficiency and effectiveness of IT

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Simplifying Asset ManagementEmpowering Technology Pros

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Agenda

• The Technology Landscape

• Managing your IT resources

• Next Generation Technology Suite

• Q&A

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The Technology Landscape

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Technology is Playing an Increasingly Important Role in the Classroom

96%Teachers agree

technology

plays a

significant role

in their

classroom

69%Claim “open

resources” are

used more

than textbooks

83%Use technology

in the classroom

to deliver whole

group instruction

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78%Use technology

to communicate

directly with

parents

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IT Spending is SIGNIFICANT Across All Educational Institutions

$6.6BProjected IT

spend in higher

education

institutions

$4.7BProjected IT

spend in K-12

institutions

$3.7BProjected spend

across all

institutions in

laptops alone

$522mProjected spend

across all

institutions on

tablets & mobile

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Students Don’t Rely Solely on School-Issued Technology Anymore

78%Of elementary

school students

regularly use a

tablet for school

69%Of middle school

students regularly

use a tablet

for school

49%Of high school

students regularly

use a tablet

for school

83%Of all students

(K-12) regularly

use a laptop

for school

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Technology Use…and Support Needed for Technology is Increasing

59%Schools that use

technology in

the classroom

every day

60%Schools that use

laptops/desktop

s in the

classroom every

day

84%Regular access to

wireless/

broadband Internet

for majority of

campus

71%Need a

department

dedicated solely

to technology in

classrooms

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What this Means for Education IT Pros

• Increased spend = increased scrutiny• More granular budget & asset tracking

• Additional compliance concerns• Data from monitor size to software versions must be tracked

• Potential security risks• Dated OS installs & settings, BYOD devices, etc.

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Better Managing YourIT Resources

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5 Tips for an Effectively Run IT Department

1. Deliver a clear snapshot of your entire infrastructure

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2. Centralize management of IT assets and service

• Single-platform management, tracking, and monitoring of:

• Hardware

• Software

• Mobile devices

• Networked assets

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3. Simplify police enforcement and compliance• Manage what mobile and BYOD can access, download, install, and

interact with on your network

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3. Simplify police enforcement and compliance

4. Improve efficiency and effectiveness of IT teams• Automate time-consuming audit and IT asset management

• Streamline communication around service requests

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3. Simplify police enforcement and compliance

4. Improve efficiency and effectiveness of IT teams

5. Improve reporting on IT management

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Streamline Your IT Help Desk

What are the benefits?

• Communication

• Historical analysis

• Accountability

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Take Control of your Network

What are the benefits of automated asset management?

• Compliance

• 86.6% of technology professionals are concerned about software license compliance

• Confirm proper software licensing

• Proactive networking monitoring

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• Accountability

• Get ahead of technology audits

• Is technology being used equitably?

• Warranty tracking

• Access key data for funding requests

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• Security

• Monitor hardware and software on your network

• 74.3% of technology professionals have encountered unauthorized software installs

• Discover and track external devices

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TechnologyEssentials

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SchoolDude Nation

The world’s largest educational database

• 6,000 education institutions

• 1.5 million professionals

• Serving 37 million students

In 2015 alone• 15.7 million work orders

• 2.8 million IT incidents

• 6.5 million events

• $1.5 billion utility expenses

managed

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SchoolDude Nation

• More than 6,000 schools use SchoolDude• Schools across the U.S., Canada and 6 continents

• Smallest school has less than 10 students

• Largest school – over 600,000 students

• Largest community of education operations experts

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AVAILABLE NOW

• Incident – IT help desk tracking

• Insight – IT asset management

• Mobile Device Management

COMING SOON

• Metering

• Licensing

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• Simplified deployment

• Access to more granular data

• Configurable views with drill-down capabilities

• Improved budget planning accuracy

• Enhanced security

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TechnologyEssentials: Insight

• Automatically discover all IP-addressable devices on your network

• Reduce field time

• Identify potential risks with software auditing, OS discovery, and more

• Improve budgeting and capital planning processes

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Simple, clean, efficient dashboard view with drill-down capabilities

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Identify security risks

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Discover software installations across the enterprise

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TechnologyEssentials: Incident

• Complete “ticket-to-close” system

• Track support requests, work in process, and resolution states

• Improve communication and maintain high level of client satisfaction

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TechnologyEssentials: MDM

Mobile Device Management (MDM)

• Complete MDM solution

• Manage device policies

• Supervise device usage

• Simplify and control app distribution

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TechnologyEssentials: Metering

• Track deployment and usage of SaaS/Cloud-based “seats”

• Recognize efficiency gains and/or cost savings by identifying seats that are being under-utilized

• Track hardware utilization

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TechnologyEssentials: License

• Track installations of licensed software

• Ensure installations and licensing are in compliance

• Re-allocate unused licenses to reduce costs and improve efficiencies

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Final Questions

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Sources

[1] “The Unique Challenges Facing the IT Professionals in K-12

Education,” SchoolDude and the Consortium for School Networking, 2013

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