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A fantastic opportunity to expand your career and take a step up from experienced technician. Join a great team, and be able to make your mark on a changing network. https://www.northstartrust.org.uk/vacancies-detail/75

Hey all, Long time reader, first time poster, please go easy... I've worked at my current school as one of 3 Techs for around 3 years now. We're making the move to Windows 10 on our Student network (we have two domains) and It's a massive job, but we're planning and planning and planning. Server Upgrade and Migration, 400 Workstation Redeployment to Win 10, GPO Reconfiguration etc all over the first week of the summer holidays. One thing we're stuck on is a new network management solution. Currently we use the vastly outdated but still super great Ranger Remote Control and LANRanger. Unfortunately they aren't compatible with Windows Server 2016 & Windows 10 1803 (and for some reason RRC stops our AV from updating its definition) so we need to move onto something else. I've been looking at all sorts of solutions, me and one other Tech went to BETT where we saw a great bunch, however it was all quite sales-y and we didn't get the most in-depth look at them. We've made a list of crucial and good-to-have points of what our current system gives us and I just can't find any one (or two) softwares that include it all. The exception is Impero, however we're a fairly rural public school and as such budget is tight... So far I've looked into Impero, NetSupport, Senso, ABTutor, GoverLAN, and LANSchool. Here's what we're looking for in our network management - - Remote Control + Workstation sorted into 'Room' categories - Control of room by room of Workstations - Disable Internet access per workstation on the fly - Teacher Access (Cross Domain or Internet Browser UI) - Restrict Maximum Logons Per User - Title Checks (Auto-Close window based on partial/full title match from list of words) - Run software/apps/scripts en masse per room on the fly - Scheduled Workstation Power Off - Workstation activity Logs (event logs) We use PDQ Deploy and Inventory so that covers a lot of deployment and Wake on LAN etc. We have a few iPads so it'd be a plus If it was cross OS, but not essential... Some Storage Quota control would be nice but push comes to shove we can control that through Windows Server. We're using GPO to lock down a lot of things, so really it's that list above that we just need to be able to manage... Sorry to pour all this on, there are just too many options and none of them seem to do everything we need! Will

Hi all I have recently had my second attempt at trying to get my head around using spiceworks. I want to hear from you guys, what you find good about it, what you find bad about it, what is useful etcetc There seems to be so many bits and bobs on there to get to grips with, i want to know what you guys/gals think is worth utilising from it. thanks

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Greetings EduGeek forum regulars! My name is Jason Smith and I'm the Online Marketing Manager for Spiceworks. We're honored to be the exclusive sponsors of the EduGeek.net Windows Forum throughout the summer. A little background on Spiceworks: We create network management and help desk software for IT pros and SysAdmins around the world. One advantage Spiceworks has over our competitors is that our software is 100% free - forever! This includes any product upgrades we have (19 software iterations since we launched in January 2006) and phone and online support. Spiceworks remains free thanks to IT sponsors that offer exclusive deals and promotions in non-intrusive advertisements directly in the IT management app. If you currently use Spiceworks or have used us in the past, I'd love to get your feedback on your overall experience. What did you like? What didn't you like? Where could it improve? What functionality would get you to become more reliant on the software? Do you (or would you) recommend Spiceworks to other IT pros you know? If you never used Spiceworks or never heard of us before, I'm open to any and all questions that you may have, either in this thread or via PM. If the question is too technical for me, I'll get you a response from someone on my Development team as soon as possible. Looking forward to hearing from all of you soon. -Jason Smith, Your EduGeek liaison to Spiceworks

Network & Cloud Services Manager - St Edward's - Oxford Full time Permanent £32,000 to £38,000 per annum This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the management, maintenance and development of St Edward’s network infrastructure. The Network & Cloud Services Manager is responsible for the edge switching and core wired environment, wireless network provision, firewall and filtering services, all network cabling and external connectivity. They are also responsible for looking after the cloud services of the school in conjunction with the IT Operations Manager. They will ensure the security and stability of the school’s network infrastructure, eliminating unplanned downtime or service disruptions and assist in the development of IT systems continuity planning and disaster recovery plans. The ideal candidate will require an undergraduate degree in computer science or a related subject, with certifications in infrastructure and networking and a strong understanding of general IT systems and network infrastructure. They will also need experience of network administration in a complex environment and experience of managing cloud environments and delivering cloud service/application projects. Demonstrable experience of HP Aruba networking (core and edge) and an excellent understanding of the Microsoft O365 suite of applications is equally important. For further details and to apply please click HERE. Closing date for applications: 15th August 2021. We reserve the right to appoint at any stage during the application process. St Edward’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be required to apply for a DBS disclosure. **APPROVED**

Hi what are people using for network management and simplification of administering large networks. I have seen info on Kace and used thing like Ranger and RM in the past but I am a little out of date with these sort of solutions. What do people think? Stephen

Looking for feedback on this management software. We have a small team and I'm looking for a set of integrated tools to do the grunt work. Considering burconix, cse, rm cc4, sccm. I know with enough time and a bit of trial and error we could probably write some GPOs ourselves but I think there's value in opting for a tried and tested solution to get us up and running quickly and with fewer hiccups. Constructive advice welcomed. Thanks

Hi all, I run a software development company, and we're looking into the possibility of developing a network/classroom management tool, aiming to provide similar functionalities to existing solutions like LanSchool, Impero, so on and so forth. With this in mind, where do you feel that current, existing, solutions fall short? This could either be in terms of missing features, or a feature that is implemented poorly. We're also particularly interested to hear how you deploy these solutions across your network, and whether you feel this process could be improved? (For example, do you currently use configuration management tools like DSC, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, to ensure that software is installed across your machines, GPO, etc) - which of these would you like to see support for? Nothing is set in stone, but we're currently thinking that use and management by teachers and staff would be done through a web portal, rather than through software installed on their machines - do you see any pitfalls with this idea in your environment? Additionally, what are your thoughts on an on-premises server vs a hosted service in the cloud? We're wondering whether admins will have qualms about data protection issues if a network management service is hosted in the cloud, but we're happy to go that way if the desire is there. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.