School CIO: Systems Integration

May 13th, 2008

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Systems Integration

The Digital Dashboard
by Lane Mills
You can access your district's key performance indicators at a glance.

Archiving and Retrieving Email
by Lane Mills
In the case of a lawsuit, will electronic data be at your fingertips?

A Virtualization Starter Kit
by Lane Mills
New to the concept of virtualization? Here's a quick look.

Making the Most of Alert Notification Systems
by Sheila Riley
11 tips for using emergency communication solutions in your district.

Linux's Education Push
by Ed Moltzen
When it comes to desktop PCs, schools could be the first, real place where Linux grabs hold.

Can Office 2007 Prevail In A Web 2.0 World?
by Barbara Darrow
Microsoft's challenge: countering the Web 2.0-stoked perception that no one needs huge applications anymore.

Microsoft's Most Important Launch Ever
by Mary Hayes Weier
Can promises of "software and service," increased security, and programmable mini-apps get the company's installed base to upgrade to Windows Vista?

Running Windows (Alongside OS X) On Your Mac
by Richard Hoffman
Apple's OS X and Windows can now live nicely together without fighting. Here's the scoop.

Larry Ellison's Linux Plans
by Charles Babcock
The Oracle CEO is determined to shape Linux's future.

The Coming Database Revolution
by Josh Greenbaum
You may not want to rip and replace, but consider the possibilities for new deployments.

The Promise and Pitfalls of Virtualization
by Charles Babcock
Virtual servers are going strong, but virtualized applications still need some help.

Performance Pays
by Lindsay Oishi
Between implementing a teacher pay-for-performance system and organizing the CIOs of his state, Ed Freeman of Denver Public Schools is a busy man.

Windows After Vista
by Aaron Ricadela
Microsoft is at a crossroads, and the operating system that follows Vista will likely mark a serious break from the past.

Book Excerpt: Enterprise Architecture as Strategy
by Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, and David C. Robertson
How establishing a system of governance mechanisms in your organization can mean the difference between surviving and thriving.

Are You Being Servered?
by Don MacVittie
Just because you can't pay big bucks for servers doesn't mean you have to limp along with a substandard infrastructure.

Surviving an ERP Implementation: Notes from the Field
by Philip J. Brody, Ph. D.
One CTO's account of the rollercoaster that is enterprise resource planning.

How to Buy a Student Information System
by Richard Hoffman
Lessons learned from Prince George's County Public Schools.

How To Stay Happy With Windows XP
by Preston Gralla
Think Windows Vista will bring more hot air than benefits? Here's how to get the most out of XP for a long, long time.

Big Idea: Utility Computing to Reshape IT
by John Roberts
Business pundit Nicholas Carr says that the way organizations now buy and use IT will be replaced by a utility computing model driven by a handful of big service providers.

Beyond Open Source
by Matt Villano
According to Jim Hirsch, open technology, not open source, is the wave of the future.

SOA Goes to School: Part II
by Richard Hoffman
Learn first steps to implementing a Service-Oriented Architecture.

SOA Goes to School
by Richard Hoffman
Can Service-Oriented Architecture solve your district's enterprise integration nightmares? Find out what the buzz is all about in this first part of a two-part series.

Building a Better Enterprise
by Elbie Yaworsky
Envisioning the emerging data architecture paradigm in K-12 and how district leaders can use it to streamline operations, target instruction, and improve accountability.

Application Integration: A Strategy Guide
by Richard Hoffman
Whether your district has six systems or 60, having a coherence plan to connect them is absolutely essential. Here, an overview of your technical options.