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GOING GOOGLE?IS YOUR SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE READY?

Presented by

JOSEPH KUZO, DIRECTOR OF IT QUAKERTOWN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

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ARUBA AT A GLANCE

Leader: 2014 Wired & Wireless Magic Quadrant

ACCESS POINTSControllerless

Instant or Controller-

based

CONTROLLERS

SWITCHES ACCESS MANAGEMENT

ClearPass

NETWORK MANAGEMENT AirWave Central

PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

ARUBA FOR K-12

Reliable & Predictable Wi-Fi

Application Visibility &

Control

Secure Network Access

Flexible Architecture

Management Options

4500+ K-12 CUSTOMERSWIRELESS & NAC LEADER

Leader: 2013 Network Access Control Magic Quadrant

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QUAKERTOWN CSD @ A GLANCE

• 5500 Students

• 10 Schools

• 1Hr North of Philadelphia

• Rural/Suburban Area

• Digital Learning Day 2013

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TECH @ QCSD

• 4 Building-Level Techs

• 2 Network Engineers

• 1 Database Tech

• 1 IT Director

TECH TEAM

• One-to-One

• BYOD

• Google Apps for Edu

• Learning Mgmt

System

• Web-based

Curriculum

• Online Testing

INITIATIVES

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Intro to Tablets

Intro to Personal Devices

Dell to HP transition

MISSING COMMON CORE IMPERATIVES

SECURITY

DISTRICT CONTROL

DEVICE PERFORMANCE &

DURABILITY

CONSIDERATIONS

FIVE YEARS AGO…

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CHALLENGES

Budget

•Maintenance/Predictability

•More with the Same $$$

Bandwidth Requirements

Network Capacity

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TODAY...

• Google Apps, LMS,…

• Online E-books

• 1:1 Devices + BYOD

NEED FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE

WI-FI

+

=

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QCSD REQUIREMENTS

SPEED

RELIABILITY

SECURITY

CONTROL

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Future proofing?Controller

Architecture?

Cloud Wi-Fi?

Old 802.11n

standard? New

802.11ac speeds?

Current Wi-Fi Vendor?

Rip & Replace?

FOUR CRITICAL DECISIONS

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VENDOR CONSIDERATIONS

Cost & structure. Yearly support renewals.

Cost savings of roughly $25k w/ Aruba

Redundant “ACTIVE” controller licensing costs

Overall vendor involvement & support to

customer

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FINAL SOLUTION

ARUBA AP 225

Gigabit (802.11ac) Wi-Fi

3x Faster than 802.11n APs

1.3Gbps in 5Ghz, 600Mbps in 2.4Ghz

Designed for high-density & max

coverage

ARUBA 7200 Controller

Optimized for 802.11ac

Capacity for BYOD (+32000

devices)

Policy Enforcement Firewall,

Adaptive Radio Mgmt, Spectrum

Analysis, etc.

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QCSD NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

• 1GB back to core from each building

• 10GB back to core from District Office, FC, SHS

• 40GB uplink to each Aruba 7220 Controller

• Minimum 1G to each AP / SHS has 2GB to each

AP

• 150MB Internet Pipe / Currently bumped to

300MB

• VOIP Phone System

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BE PREPARED!BEST PRACTICES/TIPS

WATCH OUT FOR COMMON ISSUES!

• Can your backbone support the Wi-Fi?

• Personal device saturation

DO

• Pilot technology in building (Vendor

permitting)

• Be confident in your integration partner

(Comm)

• Site surveys, post validation

• Evaluate solutions entirely, not just costs

• Think future, not present

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FUTURE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES

1:1 Expansion to Middle School

Evaluate Web Based Devices (Chromebooks, HP

Stream)

Continue Tech ROI Evaluation via Student

Achievement

THANK YOU

JOSEPH KUZO, DIRECTOR OF IT

QUAKERTOWN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

@kuzojoe

Also presenting at ISTE 2015!