WYCOMBE HIGH SCHOOL CASE STUDY Hybrid Phone System Leased Line Connection FUTURE PROOF SOLUTION PROVIDED
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WYCOMBE HIGH SCHOOL CASE STUDY Hybrid Phone System Leased Line Connection FUTURE PROOF SOLUTION PROVIDED Fast Facts The Contenders Organisation: Wycombe High School, Marlow Hill, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1TB Many different options were discussed with WHS, but it became quickly apparent that due to the Industry: Education large data needs that a Leased Line was the only Challenge: Hugely increase the data capacity of the school contender. whilst remaining within budget. Solution: 1000mb / 1000mb Leased Line The Result A 1000mb / 1000mb Leased Line installed within 2 Result: Solution designed, implemented and fully managed. months which greatly increased the schools ability to keep up with the ever increasing demand by pupil’s consumption of data through cloud based Background services. Wycombe High School is a girls' grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. It is an Acad- emy, taking girls from the age of 11 through to the age of 18. The school has approximately 1,340 It was essential to ensure the pupils, and became an Academy in 2011. solution provided a cost effec- tive and resilient service for the School. In September 2005, the Department for Educa- tion and Skills (DfES) awarded the school special- All this was achieved by working closely ist school status in Mathematics & Computing. with Flip and its professional services team. A Need For Change Connectivity plays a pivotal role in learning, espe- Steve Woodward cially distance learning. With a diverse, legacy con- nectivity infrastructure the school needed to ICT Services Manager rationalise multiple ADSL connections, build in more resilience and make savings on line rental costs. Interested? To find out more The school also wanted greater operational flexi- Information on our products bility in the way data was handled, together with the extra resilience that comes from being able to call 0800 069 68 68 instantly reroute traffic, for example power outag- es. www.flipconnect.co.uk DATA SERVICES.