TYLER ISD
“ Without the internet , students can ’ t reach their web-based learning suites and software ”
JOSEPH JACKS CTO , TYLER ISD
we can truly provide near-guaranteed access to our learning resources anytime and from anywhere our staff and students want to learn .”
Jacks and his team have taken time and effort to ensure Tyler ISD has established the right cloud configurations , fibre optic infrastructure , and data centre resiliency . “ The world we live in today runs on technology ,” he explains . “ That is as true in the education of our students as it is in other
industries . If the network goes down or there is an internet outage , then in many cases , learning comes to a stop .”
“ Without the internet , students can ’ t reach their web-based learning suites and software . If the network goes down , they lose access to their files , folders , and projects . Teachers can ’ t reach their teaching resources , and even communications such as telephone systems and alarm systems can be affected .”
“ We have spent a lot of time planning our resilient network based around multiple live data centres and multiple fibre optic networks . These fibre networks interconnect all our campuses and data centres to allow multiple paths to the internet , Virtual Desktop Infrastructure , data storage services , and ultimately negate a network outage .”
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