Cloud encrypted backups for schools

Our GDPR compliant online AES encrypted cloud backups offer schools complete piece of mind with data stored at a data centre in the cloud for a recommended period of 28 days. (Data storage period can be increased)

This fully managed and automated backup service is configured and maintained for you, by our qualified cloud engineers, giving you and your school one less job to worry about.

Backups will be automatically scheduled to run in the early hours of the morning, which means the schools internet connection is never slowed down during peak hours. 

Our dedicated team of IT technicians are trained to deal with disaster recovery situations, so should a disaster ever strike that destroys your onsite data, you will know you are in 'safe hands' and that your valuable data is safe.

Advantages of online encrypted backups for schools

• With backups taken automatically every day, staff will no longer need to be responsible for changing tapes or hard drives

• Typically a school would rotate 2 tapes or hard drives on a daily basis giving the school a maximum of 48 hours of data to restore from. Cloud encrypted backups allow schools to store data for a recommended 28 days, allowing them to restore an individual file or all a full data set from any point during the 28 day period. (Data period can be increased)

• Very few schools actually remove their backup tapes or hard drives from the school overnight. Therefore, should a burglary or fire occur, the school could lose all of it's important data. Storing encrypted backups in the Cloud, removes this risk.

• With tape drives costing around £800 and tapes needing to be replaced every 12 to 18 months at prices ranging from £50 to £120 each, the online backup represents a considerable annual saving to the school.
  

Let Soltech IT assist your school, we can purchase, configure and monitor your cloud encrypted backups.

*Soltech IT Ltd does not offer an admin software / data (i.e SIMS, or associated finance/management software) backup service. Please ensure your specialist admin software provider is backing up such software/data.

Hosted Exchange for schools

Microsoft Hosted Exchange is designed to take away the headaches that schools experience running their own onsite email servers.

Benefits of Hosted Exchange

• Email no longer need to be backed up.
• Email continues to work even when a broadband connection is lost thanks to 4G connections on mobile devices.
• Spam filtering ensures a higher level of security for your school.
• School benefit from using the very latest technology.
• Hosted Exchange continues to be fast, reliable and secure.
  

Hosted Exchange provides a robust and secure email solution that easily integrates with with Microsoft Office 365 and Outlook. 

If your school is running an outdated email server, or if your school has an email system that does not synchronise between staff and teachers devices, why not get in touch. 

Soltech IT can assist your school, we can purchase, configure and monitor your Hosted Exchange.

Cloud Storage for schools

Soltech IT can provide a range of cloud based storage solutions with storage from a few megabytes , through to several terabytes and beyond.  Storage space can be billed by the user, or schools can pay a single fee to share storage space amongst teachers and staff members. 

As you would expect, data is fully encrypted and secure. 

Data stored in the cloud can also be integrate with a schools on premise server to ensure schools and multi-academy trusts have complete control over file and data permissions, access and data rights, as well as storage limits. 

Teachers and staff will be able to use Windows, Mac, iOS, Linux, Android or even a web interface from anywhere in the world to securely access data.

Soltech IT can assist your school in selecting the correct storage solution, we can purchase, configure and monitor your school or academy wide storage structure.

Hosted Desktop (Remote Desktop Services) for schools

Hosted Desktop, other wise known as Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS) enables remote working and allows constant access to a schools data and applications, 

Schools can be safe in the knowledge that files are secure and not being saved or stored on a teacher or staff members personal device which ensures compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR.

Schools will be assured of using the latest and most secure technology, whilst administration is also greatly reduced and managed by Soltech IT.

Soltech IT can assist your school, we can supply, configure and monitor your school or academy Hosted Desktop.

Web Hosting and Domain Names

At Soltech IT we have extensive knowledge in setting up and administering school and academy wide domains on various hosting servers.

Soltech IT can organise initial domain name registrations or renewals whilst also hosting a school website.

As with any registered domain, schools will require email. Soltech IT can configure and manage administrative email settings including MX Record Email Pointing.

Let Soltech IT can assist your school, we can supply, configure and monitor your school or academy domain names and hosting services.

Meet the team

Adam Lane

Technical Director 

Working within the educational sector for many years, Adam has been instrumental in harnessing the latest technology to innovate and deliver new and effective systems.

 

Prior to joining Soltech IT in 2011, Adam spent 12 years managing the IT systems and operations of Focus DIY's offices and stores throughout the United Kingdom.