Medhurst to discuss virtualisation at Hampshire IT Manager event

Medhurst, sponsors of next month’s Hampshire Network Managers Meeting, to be held at Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College on Friday 1st July, will also be delivering a presentation on virtualisation.

Medhurst staff will look at the ways in which IT Managers within schools and colleges can use virtualisation to provide cost savings as well as offer greater flexibility and hardware efficiency.

The business case for virtualisation is obvious; by simplifying the way computers handle their workload, they can work faster and for less money. It's a discipline that can be applied to every component of an IT network and offers companies the opportunity to run multiple operating systems on a single server. By also reducing the amount of physical space occupied by hardware, virtualisation can provide multiple opportunities for cost savings.

South Downs College thanks Medhurst for "valuable work experience"

Last week, South Downs College near Portsmouth invited Medhurst to a buffet lunch to thank them for the valuable work experience it has recently provided to the students. Medhurst worked with a number of the students from the college, teaching them how they could be better equipped for the workplace and introducing them to the career options available working at an IT company.

Charlie Baynes, CEO, Medhurst comments, “We were delighted to be involved with the work experience scheme with South Downs College and believe that helping young people to be better prepared for work in later life is very important. As a company we encourage the learning and development of young people and actively work to promote IT as career option. We hope that this work experience has helped these students to understand how IT businesses work and provided them with an ongoing interest in IT.”

Medhurst Education Seminar Recognises Importance of Virtualisation

Attended by over 50 IT and senior business managers from schools throughout the southeast, the latest Medhurst education seminar held at Microsoft’s Reading Campus in June, saw presentations from leading ICT education professionals from Microsoft, HP and Training Associates.

Microsoft education specialists gave an overview of the benefits offered by virtualised IT systems and how they can provide a flexible IT environment for schools, offering greater availability of shared services and applications across the network.

Members of Hewlett Packard's Personal Systems Group (PSG) and Networking Business team showcased the latest HP education solutions, as well as the current deals available for education users such as trade-ins and cash-back savings

Jeremy Gilbert, from Training Associates introduced the Government funded ICT apprentice scheme and its potential benefit for schools and colleges.

In addition, guest speakers Russell Stevens, Deputy Headteacher from Crookhorn College of Technology and Richard Markey, IT Director at Havant Academy provided an overview of their positive experiences of using Medhurst's virtualisation solutions and the cost and resource savings to be made.

Presentations from the event can now be downloaded from the Medhurst website http://medhurst-it.com/events.php

By organising free seminars focused on education technology solutions, Medhurst aims to help schools and colleges save money and meet tighter budgets. Information about future education seminars will be available soon.

For further information about any of the issues discussed at the event or to find out more about Medhurst’s IT solutions, please contact the Medhurst Education team on 01489 563000 or via email on education@medhurst-it.com.