Baltimore City Public School System delivers secure technology to the classroom
公司规模
1,000+
地区
- America
国家
- United States
产品
- Persistence® technology
- Absolute Investigations team
技术栈
- Cloud-based console
- Asset tracking software
实施规模
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
影响指标
- Customer Satisfaction
- Employee Satisfaction
技术
- 应用基础设施与中间件 - 数据交换与集成
- 网络安全和隐私 - 端点安全
- 网络安全和隐私 - 安全合规
适用行业
- 教育
适用功能
- 商业运营
- 设施管理
用例
- 远程资产管理
服务
- 网络安全服务
- 系统集成
关于客户
The Baltimore City Public School System’s (BCPSS) mission is to ensure that all students are armed with the education and skills necessary to succeed in college and within the 21st century workforce. To achieve this, it is critical that students, faculty and staff have access to the technology tools and resources that promote higher achievement and effective communication methods. In 2004, the district received the necessary funding to supply all teachers in the district with laptops. This funding was the first step in the district’s goal of seamlessly integrating technology into all BCPSS schools. The next steps would be towards the implementation of a 1:1 program, offering a device to every student in the system.
挑战
BCPSS understood the value of introducing technology in the classroom – it plays an important role in meeting the needs of the broad range of abilities, disabilities, cultural backgrounds, and ethnic populations. However, with especially high crime rates in the city of Baltimore, the IT team was set the difficult challenge of ensuring that all school devices were secured and accounted for. How would IT support 200 schools, 8,000 teachers and 85,000 students? With so many laptops distributed, the risk of theft was inevitable. How could BCPSS prevent theft and protect their teachers and students as they carried their devices through a city that struggled with crime? It was clear that the department would need a solid security strategy to reduce the risk of theft and protect their school environment.
解决方案
Mike Pitroff, Chief Technology Officer for BCPSS, knew that the district wouldn’t be able to manage the burden of tracking and securing thousands of laptops without assistance. Persistence® technology from Absolute enables a constant connection to all devices deployed by an organization. Devices are tracked via any internet connection, regularly collecting asset information from each device regardless of its physical location. This allows administrators to track where computers are located, who is using them, and what’s installed on them. If suspicious behavior is suspected and security measures are required, customers can use a cloud-based console to perform security commands such as device freeze, delete data, or – in the event of theft – contact the Absolute Investigations team who will engage with local law enforcement to recover the device.
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