In this season of high stress in all our lives and work, I thought perhaps a bit of encouraging good news might be welcomed. As of last night the most significant network upgrade in the history Buena Vista City Schools was completed. We now have a 50Mb DIA circuit on 50Mb of Ethernet transport connection with last mile gigabit fiber optic backplane. ( DIA stands for “dedicated internet access”.) This is our main internet “pipe” that we all “drink” from. The larger the pipe, the greater the throughput to the desktop to all users who share that pipe.
This upgrade was achieved without additional budget monies from the City of Buena Vista for the upcoming 2011-2012 budget cycle. Through federal telecommunications programs such as E-rate, 62% of our internet expenses are paid for and with extensive vendor negotiations on price and services, we will not need an increased budget next year from this current year’s figures.
With simultaneous multi-site online testing upon us all, this upgrade could not have happened at a better time for us.
Kathy's Translation.......
Our connection to the internet is 5 times greater than it was before at no extra cost.
:)
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