Millgate

I'll tell you what, we'll give one entry for saying "hi" and one for following on Twitter

Well firstly I’d suggest looking at a colocation facility to get around the power issues, a hosting facility should have multiple redundancies in place, this would be the first place to start looking at potential improvements. An alternative may be to install small (cheap) local Domain controllers on each site to provide local print, active directory authentication and file shares, these could be staging points for DFS system to transfer data to the “host servers”. This would work in one of two ways, the host servers could replicate data down to the local servers, and in the event of an outage local users use the local data stores for replicated data, or the local sites use the local servers for the main bulk of work which is then replicated back to the hosted platform. Active directory authentication could be distributed to the local DC’s allowing local logons if the datacentre fails. Two initial lines to progress here, its more than likely the datacentre would be the best and easiest place to start at as the infrastructure is already in place. Luke

Hi guys and gals, The Edugeekers that went to Bett will know that I have a team working with me to dazzle you all with awesome prices and a spectacular service. You may have had the pleasure of meeting them on our stand. You may have had the pleasure of being handed a cocktail by one of them. You may have even had the pleasure of speaking to one of them!!!! Well............here they are. Please put your hands together and give a warm Edugeek welcome to: @Neil-Millgate @Jon-Millgate & last but not least @Graham-Millgate I'll let them each say hello and say a bit about themselves (not too much @Graham-Millgate) As part of our introduction, we'll be giving away 10 chocolate pizzas. To be in the draw make sure you say hello & follow us on Twitter @MillgatePSTeam Luke

Just tried calling you back Andrew but the reception is closed. I've got some guys you can speak to Luke

We offer leasing on any brand, including @VeryPC so let me know if you need more info or prices Luke

The best thing to do is to drop me an email with as much info as possible and I can ask around for you

We can't do personal purchases buddy

Hi there, We supply all of the above except Meru so feel free to get in touch and I'll put some prices together

Accidently got sent, oops. Will be resending

Hi Rob, As Dan said, we offer off site back up. Feel free to drop me an email with more details and I'll be happy to get you a price Luke

If you need any help specing this up etc, let me know and I'll get one of my guys to give you a call Luke

Hey guys, I'm posting from the Millgate stand (F124). Just finished stocking all the booze, mixers etc. We've just got to do the last few touches and we're good to go. See you tomorrow Luke

Good question - the school are covered with an insurance built into the cost of the iPad. The parents each sign a user agreement stating that the iPad isn't theirs until they pay for it in full so if they sell it on and stop paying, we report it as stolen. The school wouldn't have to do anything

I couldn't believe this either but you have to be careful as there as a lot of schemes out there and not all of them all good value. We offer a BYOD solution like this where parents can pay us monthly for a tablet for the kids to use in school. With ours though: It's not just iPads, it can be any tablet that the school choose The payment terms can be whatever the parents want. EG 1,2 or 3 years The child owns the tablet at the end of the term 0% interest In our prices, we includes a rugged case, 3 years warranty and 3 years insurance which covers accidental damage The repairs are all done by ourselves in our own repair centre. We offer training days for staff FOC We offer the school cashback etc It's a very good solution and it seems to be the way that a lot of schools are going. We're showing this on our Bett stand (F124) with a demo of the portal etc. Let me know if you have any questions or you'd like a demo or quote Luke

I'll ask around for you but with these things being so cheap to buy new, they aren't likely to have any resale value It's generally high HP & Cisco kit that holds it's value.

Thanks Yes, we can sometimes buy old kit (depending on what it is). Unfortunately though, this doesn't really have any value. I'd recommend getting someone to dispose of it FOC for you. I can arrange this if you wish? Luke

Yup, we've got a couple of non alcoholic cocktails for those who don't drink or are driving

Stop flirting Kearton! Ha. I know you're only after more cocktails

There are stacks of solutions that will do this for you buddy. LG Supersign is the one that I'd recommend. Let me know if you need a chat with one of our specialists Luke

Hi there, I'll be happy to help. We're not tied down to one solution so we can quote on any you have in mind. Ruckus, Netgear, HP, Cisco etc. Feel free to email/PM me and I'll get some more info for you Luke

What are your thoughts? Look good?

Yes, swing by our stand and say hello

EMC kit is fantastic and would fit the description perfectly. They have de-duplication and replication functionality built into the boxes as standard. Feel free to get in touch if you need any help/quotes etc Luke

You were out yesterday! . We're calling now with a solution for you matey

We used to sell them but with the cost of the new iPad 2s, it's not worth it anymore. We got them with broken screens etc and by the time we replaced the broken parts, it's pretty much the same price as a new one