Education Specialists

We have been providing IT solutions and assistance to universties, schools, colleges and private training organisations throughout New Zealand since the inception of the company. The education sector has very different requirements from the commercial sector and we know these intimately. The differences include network loadings, QoS for multimedia content, considerably different expectations around security and support, varied timetables and specialised software. There are also MoE licensing agreements, different hardware and software pricing structures and varied user skill levels.

We manage the infrastructure for institutions ranging from small rural schools through to large multi-campus universities. With our experience and understanding of the education system we are able to assist with solutions that many IT providers are simply not aware of. With the structure, procedures and transparent systems in place, no institution is too small or too big for us to assist and manage. Our remote support infrastructure is particularly helpful for very remote organisations.

A few questions that are often asked are:

• Should we lease or purchase the equipment?
• Which cloud offering is best for us?
• Do we need a 3 year or 5 year asset management plan?

We are able to assist you management with tools and benchmarks that enable you to measure your position against other similar organisations and strategically plan to keep abreast of future develpoments. We have assisted many organisations in stabilising their infrastructure, managing the asset lifecycle and improving efficiency while reducing the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership). As a service and consulting provider, we do not sell hardware or software (see our ethos), so the advice we provide as objective as possible and 'vendor independent'.

We work closely with the senior management and board members in providing strategic plans, asset management and resolving budget/planning issues. We provide constructive advice and are usually able to offer several alternate suggestions to cater for different scenarios.

Our staff are all police vetted and required to sign a confidentiality agreement prior to engagement. To ensure compliance with the MoE's requirements all technical staff are familiar with the Ministry's standards for cabling, switches and servers. passionIT is a Microsoft Gold Partner so you can be assured of quality engineering.