Pyroman Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Just had a chat with the new head, "It looks as though we're not spending enough on ICT, i've given you an extra 2 grand for this year" and hopefully a bigger budget next year! God bless new Heads!!
jamesreedersmith Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Whos a lucky boy then --> @Pyroman > "I think i need a new i7 workstation with lots of ram!"
featured_spectre Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I think a new machine with an i7 core, 32gb RAM, 64bit W7, SSD drive, is in order:
Pyroman Posted October 12, 2011 Author Posted October 12, 2011 =D I am indeed a happy bunny! Touchscreens, roller balls, big keyboards, monitor mounts and decent PCs for all!!
gl3nnym Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I think a new machine with an i7 core, 32gb RAM, 64bit W7, SSD drive, is in order: This. Want!
zag Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 (edited) hehe I was a little extravagant at the start of the year and bought one of the new 600gb Intel SSDs. No real need for big CPUs these days of excessive ram. Edited October 12, 2011 by zag
JoeBloggs Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 hehe I was a little extravagant at the start of the year and bought one of the new 600gb Intel SSDs. No real need for big CPUs these days of excessive ram. And how much did that cost?
glennda Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 whats your normal budget then? i'm guessing as you are delighted that it isn't a huge amount a year!
plexer Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 hehe I was a little extravagant at the start of the year and bought one of the new 600gb Intel SSDs. No real need for big CPUs these days of excessive ram. £700???? Flip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ben
zag Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Yeh its about 6 or 700 quid for that SSD but to be honest I've bought printers that expensive and I take my storage seriously We have 40gb SSDs in every other machine in school so I reckon I deserve the larger one
Pyroman Posted October 12, 2011 Author Posted October 12, 2011 whats your normal budget then? i'm guessing as you are delighted that it isn't a huge amount a year! our budget last year was 15 grand but out of that came internet/LA costs backup costs and a few other things leaving us about 12 grand :-(
mthomas08 Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Ouch, we just spent 16K putting us 4K over budget. Not forgetting purchased about 60+PCs, 40+Laptops, Frog (plus all trimmings), Going to be an Academy soon as well. Add our new Wireless for a few blocks too, cost us about 15K. Money Money Money! We also purchased 3 new servers in the last 8 months, joined the MS scheme of 10K a year for all software/licenses. Jesus ! We spent that much!!!....... OUCH!
elsiegee40 Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 Just had a chat with the new head, "It looks as though we're not spending enough on ICT, i've given you an extra 2 grand for this year" and hopefully a bigger budget next year! God bless new Heads!! Did you look for flying pigs?! Well done you! We are all insanely jealous!
teejay Posted October 12, 2011 Posted October 12, 2011 I think a new machine with an i7 core, 32gb RAM, 64bit W7, SSD drive, is in order: Cough, just bought 2 of i7 2nd gen, 16Gb RAM, 64bit W7, SSD + 1TB 7200rpm, dual head graphics attached to 2 rather lovely 24" monitors for myself and my PFY To say they've made a big improvement on our productivity is an understatement, plus we've stopped getting complaints about us shouting abusive language at our 6 year old pieces of junk...
Butuz Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 From next year our ICT budget is going to be capped at 10k per year for new equipment and 1.5k a year for repairs. 400 PCs ~1000 users. We need to replace ~200 pcs ASAP as they are 6 years old.. I don't know why I bother getting out of bed, frankly. Butuz
mthomas08 Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 If PC's are in need of upgrading badly, let them fall over, let the problems occur, just do your best to keep it going and when they can't handle any more then tough - you have no budget for it.
Pyroman Posted October 17, 2011 Author Posted October 17, 2011 If PC's are in need of upgrading badly, let them fall over, let the problems occur, just do your best to keep it going and when they can't handle any more then tough - you have no budget for it. This is how i currently behave, anything runs slow or falls over and people complain i send them in the direction of the ICT co-ordinator with an explanation of having no money, not his fault but he has more powers then me for wangling money
zag Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Or just buy SSD drives for them Only costs 60 quid per machine Thats how we upgraded our old machines and they are fast and reliable now.
dgsmith Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Seriously.. we get 3k/year to run all printers and 3k for everything else (not including internet, rm support though - separate budget). We haven't had new computers since January 2009 (latest PCs we bought where 6 in Summer 2010, core 2 refurbs from ict-direct). Our oldest are from Summer 2005. We have just managed to get a new server pushed through after fighting since March, which is 7.5yrs old and regularly crashing. 10k a year for new equipment? YES PLEASE! Some of you don't realise how fortunate you are to have an SMT who sees ICT as an intergral part of the school or at least recognises that it needs ongoing investment; even just a token budget gesture for new hardware would be appreciated here. I'm guessing there will be some worse off than us too (god help them), as it's already a massive struggle for us as things stand..
Pyroman Posted October 17, 2011 Author Posted October 17, 2011 Seriously.. we get 3k/year to run all printers and 3k for everything else (not including internet, rm support though - separate budget). We haven't had new computers since January 2009 (latest PCs we bought where 6 in Summer 2010, core 2 refurbs from ict-direct). Our oldest are from Summer 2005. We have just managed to get a new server pushed through after fighting since March, which is 7.5yrs old and regularly crashing. 10k a year for new equipment? YES PLEASE! Some of you don't realise how fortunate you are to have an SMT who sees ICT as an intergral part of the school or at least recognises that it needs ongoing investment; even just a token budget gesture for new hardware would be appreciated here. I'm guessing there will be some worse off than us too (god help them), as it's already a massive struggle for us as things stand.. I thought our place was bad!
john Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Or just buy SSD drives for them Only costs 60 quid per machine Thats how we upgraded our old machines and they are fast and reliable now. Must admit I am considering buying a few to stick in a room to see if anyone notices the difference and how it peps up things now they are getting cheaper and cheaper Must admit a new Core I7 would be lovely for my workstation when I come to change it, I am due an apprentice so think they maybe getting my PC and can get the new PC for me that's fair right to say they are a 12 month post and next year we might not have one....
Soulfish Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Must admit I am considering buying a few to stick in a room to see if anyone notices the difference and how it peps up things now they are getting cheaper and cheaper Must admit a new Core I7 would be lovely for my workstation when I come to change it, I am due an apprentice so think they maybe getting my PC and can get the new PC for me that's fair right to say they are a 12 month post and next year we might not have one.... Just built myself a nice core i7 machine for my work PC. You know you want to do it . And I won't mention my budget - it's just not fair
john Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Just built myself a nice core i7 machine for my work PC. You know you want to do it . And I won't mention my budget - it's just not fair Year 1 budgets are always shiny, its what you get in Year 5 to replace said shiny stuff when its all dull and tarnished..... I could mention my merger budget but that would be rude and make many cry on here however its a one off budget to buy shiny and its got me some shiny already but will soon be gone
BaccyNet Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Maintenance budget for my little lot was £1.5k, licensing was £3k (already spent £12k!) nothing for new kit, half the equipment is over 7 years old, some even older. Wahay!
DSapseid Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 I get 30k for everything (software, upgrades, maintenance). I look after 300 machines and 700 users, plus if the head decides she wants an extra IT room from somewhere (like she has the last 3 years) then she will pay for those machines out of a global pot of money - not my budget Also come Easter im getting a nice shiny new network!! Every things going apparently! One perk of becoming an academy last month!! Im going to go hide now before I get lynched!!
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