In my previous VDI posts, I outlined the Virtual Desktop infrastructure I inherited and discussed the stability issues being faced. In this, part three, I will talk about redundancy or lack thereof and how I was able to use some over engineering to my advantage, if only for a little while. Summer was fast coming…

This is the second post in a multi part series about my experience with VDI over the past 10 months. In the first post I laid out the VDI situation I inherited. To recap  the situation, post VMWorld in August, I realized that I had a VDI system that was under spec’d, not well implemented…

I sat down to write a post about storage solutions and my recent decision to purchase a Nimble Storage Array however I wanted to properly address why I was looking for new storage to begin with and didn’t want a simple post to turn into an 8,000 word greek tragedy. So let me set the stage with…

Today was day one of the California League of Schools (CLS) K-12 Common Core, English Learners & Technology Conference in Monterey, CA. This is my second year (maybe third, it’s late ok?) attending as a presenter and unlike other EdTech conferences, the focus here is not as “tech heavy” as others. Today’s Keynote by Dr. Kate…

I’ve been alternating between the iPad mini and Nexus 7 tablet for over a month now and a clear winner has emerged. But first, a note about these two devices as applied to schools. That was the original genesis of my interest in both. Unfortunately, neither device meets the minimum requirements for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing. This…