2. Strive Who?
▪ Pure breed BYOD, 1:1, LAN and WLAN System Integrator
▪ Combined 60 years experience in IT
▪ From Virtualisation, HyperV, Storage, WLAN, LAN, Windows integration
▪ Unique Partnership in the UK
▪ Selected Partner through ThinkIT for a number of Local Authorites
▪ Managed Services – Taking the pain away from day to day MGT
▪ Select few solutions = FOCUS
3. What we do
▪ Specialists in Wireless deployment, small to large scale
▪ Full System integration
▪ LAN and WLAN
▪ Back end processes
▪ Full Cable and Fibre installations/Upgrades
▪ Advisory Service - Helping to avoid “budget dump” with tablets rather than
infrastructure
4. What are the latest Challenges in the
classroom? What we are seeing…
▪ Density
▪ Coverage
▪ Scalability
▪ Connectivity
▪ Onboarding
▪ Future proofed environments
▪ Adaptation
▪ Infrastructure
5. Chicken or Egg?
▪ New teaching devices; iPads,
Chromebooks, Netbooks, Laptops,
Byod, 1:1…
▪ Connectivity issues
▪ 60 + connections per room
▪ Congestion
▪ High cost, low efficiency
▪ Common complaints
▪ LAN infrastructure aged
▪ WLAN not ready
▪ Single radio capacity
▪ Controller based design
▪ Rush to upgrade
▪ Costly
▪ No cost predictability
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14. To Summarise
▪ LAN and WAN key factors
▪ Connections
▪ Scalability
▪ What to implement first?
▪ Who do you talk to?
▪ Support?
▪ What solution to choose?
▪ Incentive for attending:
▪ FREE site survey and
recommendation through ThinkIT
▪ Onsite consultation
▪ Review of existing Infrastructure
▪ No commitment
