Category: Alex Pearce

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Chapter 1: Install Moodle 2.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2, SQL Server Express and IIS

Chapter 1 of the Moodle 2.0 in Microsoft Technologies book discusses why you might want to consider using Microsoft technologies instead of Linux, Apache and MySQL. Further into this chapter you are guided through the implementation of installing Moodle 2.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2 using PHP for Windows, IIS and SQL Server Express Edition. … Continue reading Chapter 1: Install Moodle 2.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2, SQL Server Express and IIS

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Don’t use the domain administrator to install software or you’ll have trouble…

In my previous blog post we discussed the use of the domain administrator user at schools and how this username and password is known by so many people within the team and can cause security risks.  I feel like schools need to have this cultural changes from using the user as any other user and … Continue reading Don’t use the domain administrator to install software or you’ll have trouble…

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School network plans in an event of riot/looting and full lose of school network

I’ve been shocked by the scenes up and down the UK in the last few days with the riots at the work of alleged youths as young as 11. I’m currently writing a whitepapers on ‘IT Continuity for Schools’ which I hope to release next month which discusses the impact of a scenario where a … Continue reading School network plans in an event of riot/looting and full lose of school network

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Who should know your Domain Administrator password at your School?

One of my many passions is Microsoft technologies in the education sector.  This is one of the reasons why I decided to start my own business in implementing them into schools.  I love working in schools and guiding them in their implementations ensuring that they are getting a well managed network, implemented to best practice … Continue reading Who should know your Domain Administrator password at your School?

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SharePoint 2010 Case Study: City of London School for Girls (cScape)

Microsoft and cScape have released a case study on the implementation of SharePoint 2010 at the City of London School for Girls. In a joint partnership between the school and cScape a strategic plan was put together to implement integration between the schools MIS (management information system) and SharePoint 2010 so information about pupils could … Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Case Study: City of London School for Girls (cScape)