Vendor-Driven or Needs-Driven? SBCEO's Switch Deployment
Beyond the initial fiscal concerns and operational disruptions, the Farnel Road switch saga throws into sharp relief SBCEO's troubling approach to public transparency.
A $1.5 Million Question Mark
An In-Depth Examination of IT Spending, Vendor Dominance, and Accountability at the Santa Barbara County Education Office
📡 The 2025 Cybersecurity Threat Landscape: What Schools Need to Know
As we move further into 2025, public education institutions across the U.S. find themselves at the epicenter of a rapidly evolving cybersecurity crisis.
Why More Schools Are Moving to UniFi - And How to Get the Most Out of It
If you’ve worked in school IT long enough, you’ve probably wrestled with some mix of outdated switches, confusing controller licensing, and Wi-Fi that drops just when students are trying to take a test.
Cisco’s SMB Line: A Fresh Option for Schools Who Want Big Brand Reliability Without the Big Price Tag
Cisco’s always been the name that says “enterprise.” For many in education, it’s also been the name that says “expensive, complicated, and call your vendor to change a VLAN.” But things are changing.
What’s Actually Powering California Classrooms?
Walk into any California classroom today and you’ll likely see students on Chromebooks, teachers using cloud-based tools, and smart boards or projectors humming in the background. From the outside, it looks like schools are fully modernized.