Going Google? Is Your School Infrastructure Ready?

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GOING GOOGLE?
IS YOUR SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE READY?
Presented by
JOSEPH KUZO, DIRECTOR OF IT
QUAKERTOWN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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ARUBA AT A GLANCE
Leader: 2014 Wired & Wireless
Magic Quadrant
PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
ARUBA FOR K-12
Reliable & Predictable Wi-Fi
Application Visibility & Control
Secure Network Access
Flexible Architecture
Management Options
4500+ K-12 CUSTOMERSWIRELESS & NAC
LEADERLeader: 2013 Network Access
Control Magic Quadrant

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QUAKERTOWN CSD @ A GLANCE
• 5500 Students
• 10 Schools
• 1Hr North of Philadelphia
• Rural/Suburban Area
• Digital Learning Day 2013

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TECH @ QCSD
• 4 Building-Level Techs
• 2 Network Engineers
• 1 Database Tech
• 1 IT Director
TECH TEAM
• One-to-One
• BYOD
• Google Apps for Edu
• Learning Mgmt System
• Web-based Curriculum
• Online Testing
INITIATIVES

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Intro to Tablets
Intro to Personal Devices
Dell to HP transition
MISSING COMMON CORE
IMPERATIVES
SECURITY
DISTRICT CONTROL
DEVICE
PERFORMANCE &
DURABILITY
CONSIDERATIONS
FIVE YEARS AGO…

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CHALLENGES
Budget
• Maintenance/Predictability
• More with the Same $$$
Bandwidth Requirements
Network Capacity

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TODAY...
• Google Apps, LMS,…
• Online E-books
• 1:1 Devices + BYOD
NEED FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE WI-FI
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QCSD REQUIREMENTS
 SPEED
 RELIABILITY
 SECURITY
 CONTROL

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Future proofing?
Controller Architecture?
Cloud Wi-Fi?
Old 802.11n standard?
New 802.11ac speeds?
Current Wi-Fi Vendor?
Rip & Replace?
FOUR CRITICAL DECISIONS

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VENDOR CONSIDERATIONS
 Cost & structure. Yearly support renewals.
 Cost savings of roughly $25k w/ Aruba
 Redundant “ACTIVE” controller licensing costs
 Overall vendor involvement & support to customer

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FINAL SOLUTION
ARUBA AP 225
Gigabit (802.11ac) Wi-Fi
3x Faster than 802.11n APs
1.3Gbps in 5Ghz, 600Mbps in 2.4Ghz
Designed for high-density & max coverage
ARUBA 7200 Controller
Optimized for 802.11ac
Capacity for BYOD (+32000 devices)
Policy Enforcement Firewall, Adaptive
Radio Mgmt, Spectrum Analysis, etc.

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QCSD NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
• 1GB back to core from each building
• 10GB back to core from District Office, FC, SHS
• 40GB uplink to each Aruba 7220 Controller
• Minimum 1G to each AP / SHS has 2GB to each AP
• 150MB Internet Pipe / Currently bumped to 300MB
• VOIP Phone System

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BE PREPARED!
BEST PRACTICES/TIPS
WATCH OUT FOR COMMON ISSUES!
• Can your backbone support the Wi-Fi?
• Personal device saturation
DO
• Pilot technology in building (Vendor permitting)
• Be confident in your integration partner (Comm)
• Site surveys, post validation
• Evaluate solutions entirely, not just costs
• Think future, not present

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FUTURE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES
 1:1 Expansion to Middle School
 Evaluate Web Based Devices (Chromebooks, HP Stream)
 Continue Tech ROI Evaluation via Student Achievement

15. THANK YOU
JOSEPH KUZO, DIRECTOR OF IT
QUAKERTOWN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
@kuzojoe
Also presenting at ISTE 2015!