OEDSA Fall Conference September 10,2009

1. OEDSA Fall Conference September 10,2009

2. Agenda • Who is the TSG? • Services of the TSG • Partnerships of the TSG

3. Who is the TSG? – www.mctsg.com • Restructured VAR – origins to 1995 • Providing support to ITCs and Large Urbans • Leadership, design, implementation, operation of technology solutions for ITCs and Ohio schools • Some services are also available to higher education and state and local government

4. Purpose – MCTSG Bylaws The purpose of Technology Solutions Group of the MCOECN is to provide technical leadership, analysis of emerging technologies, optimal technology solutions, staff development for the educational community, and a revenue stream for the MCOECN*. *Since 1995, close to $2M contributed to MCOECN

5. Technical Implementation Advisory Board – TIAB • Advisory to the MCOECN BOT Ray Burden, NOACSC Shawn Clemmons, SCOCA Tom Garbarz, NEOMIN John Mohler, NWOCA Al Porter, HCCA Dean Reineke, MVECA Bill Swartzmiller, NCOCC Jim Turk, LGCA Lloyd Wright, LEECA Stuart Workman, TCCSA Bruce Hawkins, MCOECN (ex-officio)

6. Staff • COO – Vacant • DR Project Coordinator – Ryan McClay • Administrative Assistant – Sandy Houck • NBEC – Fiscal Agent

7. Publications • Member Mag • Network Notes • The Run Book • District Digest

8. Services • ODE Agreements • Disaster Recovery • Professional Development • I1/I2 agreements • ITC Site Reviews • Subsidy distribution services • CSLG/ESL • Employee Kiosk • D3A2 • Mimosa • eProcurement • Ohio K-12 Network • STORServer • OBIEE

9. Mimosa – www.mimosasystems.com • Base Module • Log Shipping – Continuous shadow copy • No local Exchange agent • Messages are managed at the Item level • Automatic backup/recovery – State DR site • Scalable – 100’s to 100,000’s mailboxes • PST Module • “Off-line” PST file archival • Administrative menu-driven tool (Console) • End-user recovery tool (within Outlook) • Retains original folder structure • Full-text search of PST files (self-service) • District-defined policies retained for PST files • PST file may be removed from local store • Automatic archive (archive only/archive-delete)

10. Mimosa – www.mimosasystems.com • DR Features • State DR site • Fast recovery • Replication of data – 0 local footprint • DR monitoring – alerts of changes • Local and Remote replication is supported • Disaster restoration to standby server (configuration required) • Content Monitoring • Real-time monitoring of specific content • Policy creation – wizard driven • Customizable keyword lists • Logging and reporting for audit • Scalable • Immediate e-mail alerts on policy trigger • Workflow – defined reviewer groups • Tiered Storage • Long-term archives stored (WORM) • Automatic migration of files across devices /Reporting across pools • Retains policies without re-archiving

11. eProcurement - www.buymcoecn.org • Wilson ESC Product – Indiana • Requisition workflow • Ohio branding – right to use license • Integrated with USAS • Purchasing Coop – On-line catalogs “click and pull” • Punch-out catalogs • Timeline • Training of ITCs completed • Currently loading catalogs • District training - October

12. OBIEE • Comprehensive suite of data analytics • DASL/eSIS development of common platform • Future development for State Software • Current Status • August 27-28 training (eSIS/DASL) • Combined metadata files have been developed • Security layer is in design • Modifications for D3A2 are under development to align with security

13. Partnership Process • Vendors make inquiry to mc∙tsgeither directly or through an ITC • Vendors supply background materials on their products and services etc. • Criteria • Need for products/services in Ohio Schools • Quality and value of products/services • Overlap with existing business partnerships • Vendor-Supplied customer references • Trials of the vendor’s proposed products/services • Actions of the TIAB • No Relationship • Relationship Development • Cooperative Purchasing • Reseller Relationship

14. Partnerships

15. Questions?