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	Indianapolis Public Schools saves $167,000+ on asset costs with Absolute

Indianapolis Public Schools saves $167,000+ on asset costs with Absolute

Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Device Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Facility Management
Use Cases	Asset Health Management (AHM) Inventory Management Remote Asset Management
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration
Challenge	Indianapolis Public Schools saw that the learning and teaching styles of their students and staff were transitioning from desktop machines to laptops. The IT department knew they needed a plan to protect these portable devices. Read More
About Customer	Indianapolis Public Schools, based in Indianapolis, is central Indiana’s largest and most academically diverse school system. Indianapolis Public Schools operates 60 schools, employs over 6,000 administrators, teachers and support staff, and serves over 30,000 students. With a growing population, and with computers and other devices playing an ever-increasing role in the way teachers work and students learn, investments in technology are always increasing. Read More
Solution	After comparing several solutions, Indianapolis Public Schools selected Absolute. IT valued the fact that computers could be counted, tracked, and — if missing — wiped clean of data, all remotely from a cloud-based console. Executive Management appreciated that there was a Service Guarantee to pay for a replacement for every stolen laptop not recovered by the Investigations team. Since 2007, more than 167 laptops have been recovered, 75% of all laptops stolen. These recovered laptops have saved Indianapolis more than $167,000 in asset costs. Absolute helps with asset management, in particular for laptop ‘summer vacation take-backs’,” comments Waddell. “We were able to take instant inventory and send a message to any laptop that hadn’t yet been turned in. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Device Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Facility Management

Use Cases

Asset Health Management (AHM)

Inventory Management

Remote Asset Management

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

System Integration

Challenge

Indianapolis Public Schools saw that the learning and teaching styles of their students and staff were transitioning from desktop machines to laptops. The IT department knew they needed a plan to protect these portable devices.

About Customer

Indianapolis Public Schools, based in Indianapolis, is central Indiana’s largest and most academically diverse school system. Indianapolis Public Schools operates 60 schools, employs over 6,000 administrators, teachers and support staff, and serves over 30,000 students. With a growing population, and with computers and other devices playing an ever-increasing role in the way teachers work and students learn, investments in technology are always increasing.

Solution

After comparing several solutions, Indianapolis Public Schools selected Absolute. IT valued the fact that computers could be counted, tracked, and — if missing — wiped clean of data, all remotely from a cloud-based console. Executive Management appreciated that there was a Service Guarantee to pay for a replacement for every stolen laptop not recovered by the Investigations team. Since 2007, more than 167 laptops have been recovered, 75% of all laptops stolen. These recovered laptops have saved Indianapolis more than $167,000 in asset costs. Absolute helps with asset management, in particular for laptop ‘summer vacation take-backs’,” comments Waddell. “We were able to take instant inventory and send a message to any laptop that hadn’t yet been turned in.

Impact #1	Real-time information is provided for location and status of laptop computers.
Impact #2	Protects investment in laptops. Since 2007, Absolute has located or paid out for over 167 laptops for Indianapolis Public Schools.
Impact #3	Instant inventory and device tracking from one console.

Impact #1

Real-time information is provided for location and status of laptop computers.

Impact #2

Protects investment in laptops. Since 2007, Absolute has located or paid out for over 167 laptops for Indianapolis Public Schools.

Impact #3

Instant inventory and device tracking from one console.

Benefit #1	Saved more than $167,000 in asset costs.
Benefit #2	75% of all stolen laptops recovered.

Benefit #1

Saved more than $167,000 in asset costs.

Benefit #2

75% of all stolen laptops recovered.

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Indianapolis Public Schools saves $167,000+ on asset costs with Absolute

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