Case Study
The college completed a highly successful server virtualisation project with Daisy replacing 40 servers to improve the quality of ICT services
The college completed a highly successful server virtualisation project with Daisy replacing 40 servers to improve the quality of ICT services
enhancing the student experience The Background Havering Sixth Form College is an outstanding provider of full-time education for 16-to-19 year olds. It has around 2,500 full-timestudents and 250 staff, across a large five building campus in Hornchurch, Essex. The Challenge The college completed a highly successful server virtualisation project with Daisy in 2008, replacing 40 servers to improve the quality of ICT services and better support disaster recovery planning, while also reducing costs and environmental impacts. By 2010, however, its network was in need of a serious overhaul. Director of IT Services Graham Francis explains further: “We’ve always been forward thinking in IT, and we’ve had a wireless network since 2005. It’s an important element in teaching, so we nee