[lug] Linux for K-12 school

[Ferdinand Schmid]

One item I haven't seen discussed here is centralized management.  If
this is a small school then you don't need to worry about this.
However, if it is larger then you may want to use a centralized
management tool.  This is where SLED shines with its ZENworks
management console.  This has been rolled out in larger school
districts where the cost savings for IT staff were much more
significant than software cost savings.  However, this is for fee
software and is really only cost effective in larger roll-outs.  This
works particularly well when you combine the Linux roll-out with a
hardware upgrade.  The new machines come pre-installed and all you do
is join them to your management zone.

Here is an article on the topic:
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS5336100320.html

Ferdinand

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 10:49 PM, Steve Sullivan <sullivan at mathcom.com> wrote:
> Many thanks for all the informative replies on Linux for
> K-12 schools!  Clearly there are plenty of great tools,
> and just as clearly I have plenty of reading ahead of me :)
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve
>
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