What Really Matters in an Educational Data Platform
Modern educational software can be delivered through different
infrastructure models. For a school, however, the most important
consideration is not simply the name given to the infrastructure.
What matters is how the complete system is designed, managed and
maintained for the institution.
A school's confidence should come from understanding its
complete data environment.
This includes knowing where its information is stored, how its
databases are separated, how confidential documents are managed,
who administers the infrastructure, how backups are maintained,
and how the application and server environment are monitored.
At Panrum, we believe that educational institutions should be
able to understand the infrastructure supporting their software.
This is particularly important because school systems can contain
years of student records, accounts, examination information,
teacher information, reports, documents and other institutional
records.
For this reason, Panrum has designed its infrastructure around
practical requirements such as database separation, controlled
access, school-specific documents, direct administration,
performance monitoring and the ability to maintain and upgrade
the environment as requirements grow.
Where is our school's data actually stored?
How are individual school databases separated?
Who controls access to the infrastructure?
How are confidential school documents managed?
How are backups planned and maintained?
How is the server environment monitored?
Who maintains the application and infrastructure?
How can the infrastructure be upgraded when requirements grow?