education

Azure for Students for University IT Admins

Feb 11, 2023 · 3 min read · microsoft · azure · higher-education ·

Azure for Students is a great offer from Microsoft, and requires no input from the University for students to setup. However, there’s a few steps you might want to consider if you’re an Azure administrator in Higher Education.

100,000 good reasons to virtualise those apps

Mar 16, 2017 · 5 min read · application-virtualisation · numecent · software2 · higher-education ·

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A few years ago the IT department I work for set about revolutionising it’s software delivery methods using application virtualisation. As a University we were faced with the challenge of providing all applications to the staff and students on any PC- fighting the situation where “Package A is only …

Learning with Minecraft

Nov 8, 2016 · 3 min read · minecraft · ks2 · xbox ·

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There’s been a lot of coverage in the press about teaching with Minecraft- Microsoft even releasing an Educational version. So when the kids were set a homework project about “Super Structures” this got me thinking- let’s give Minecraft a go to supplement the project work set by the teacher.

The Amazing World of IT in Higher Education

Oct 19, 2016 · 1 min read · vmworld · vmw2016 · vmware · Higher-Education · vBrownbag ·

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The Amazing World of IT in Higher Education

There are around 17,000 IT Professionals working in the UK Higher Education industry supporting world-leading, cutting edge research and the development of the next generation of minds. They are also stewards of the (slightly less glamorous) systems for HR, payroll, email, printing and so on.