NS Optimum Reviews & Customer Experiences

NS Optimum Reviews and Customer Experiences

Westerton Primary School – Yorkshire - Sue Morley - Network Manager
Summer installation of 25 x interactive LED screens & Android tablets for collaborative learning:
Based on their experiences with NS Optimum on other IT projects, Westerton Primary School asked NS Optimum to offer advice on the upgrade of their interactive whiteboard systems. Following some research, a full survey of the school and a lengthy tender process, NS Optimum were awarded the contract to replace all 25 x classroom AV systems with Clevertouch Plus interactive AV systems with built in Android OS. This work was successfully completed on time during the 2015 summer holidays.
The school commented on their experience of NS Optimum

 

"The sales team,  installers, trainer and technical support were very helpful and friendly. 

I have no hesitation in recommending them."

 

"NS Optimum put together a great package and allowed us to trial the equipment first."

 

 "Teachers enjoyed the training that was included in the package."

 

 "The pricing was extremely competitive and the installation team were fantastic.  The install finished on schedule and the team left the classrooms tidy.  Before they left they tested all the equipment."

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NS Optimum Reviews & Customer Experiences

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Spratton Hall School – Northamptonshire

NS Optimum started working with Spratton Hall in 2010 when we upgraded the SMARTboard AV systems across the school. The following year saw us upgrade the server hardware and the school took the decision to take on an NS Optimum support engineer for 1 day per week to complement their existing in-house support team. The partnership has continued to develop, along with the IT provision which the school offers to its students, and this has seen the installation of many Smartboard interactive flat panels, continuous development of the core servers & switching and a high density school-wide wireless system capable of servicing the school’s vision for a 1:1 device-per-pupil tablet rollout program.

With a robust Server 2012 Hyper-V virtual network in place we set about upgrading the schools wireless network with a robust Meru school-wide system capable of running 100's of wireless devices across the school. Once this was in place the school started its Windows 8 tablet rollout with the successful deployment of over 50 x Toshiba Z10T Core i5 Windows tables to all its staff. In year 2 of the project we rolled out nearly 100 x Toshiba Encore Windows tablets and year 3 saw NS Optimum roll out another batch of MyMaga 2-in-1 Windows devices (formerly known as the Intel Classmate) to continue the schools vision of reaching 1:1 a device-per-pupil ratio by 2017.

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" NS Optimum took the time to understand what we wanted from our IT, and have worked with us throughout our 1:1 journey.  Their advice has delivered on a very cost effective infrastructure that is performing beyond
our expectations... we couldn’t have done this without them. "

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NS Optimum Reviews & Customer Experiences

NS Optimum Reviews and Customer Experiences

Central Bedfordshire College – Bedfordshire - Dharit Patel, Network Manager

NS Optimums partnership with Central Bedfordshire College (CBC) started back in 2010 when the college were looking to procure a large number of wireless laptops along with suitable charge & storage solutions. After working closely with the college IT Dept to understand their exact needs and negotiating some very competitive pricing, NS Optimum were awarded the contract. Being impressed with our work and our 'no problem, no hassle' approach to our installation work, Central Bedfordshire College looked towards NS Optimum for the supply and installation of audio-visual systems throughout the college. The project started with a single Smartboard and projector installation to show that NS Optimums audio-visual systems are installed to a high standard, and this was soon followed by larger orders to kit out many of the colleges teaching rooms with ultra-short-throw systems and large format installations in the reception & halls. In the 4 years following the initial contract with CBC, NS Optimum has supplied & installed over 75 x audio-visual systems throughout the college and has supplied over 400 computer systems ranging from NS Optimum PC’s, Lenovo Tiny PC’s, Lenovo laptops & Android tablet devices.I n 2015 NS Optimum, working in partnership with the building contractors, supplied and installed 30 additional Epson interactive projectors into the colleges new building on the Dunstable Campus.

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"Central Bedfordshire College have used the services of NS Optimum for a number of years because of their competitive pricing, installation expertise, knowledge and understanding of products being sought and by far the most important factor is the after sales service.  Any concerns are dealt with in a professional and timely manner and the personnel at NS Optimum have a great approach to customer service."

"The recent install of 25 Epson Interactive Projectors and Anti-Glare boards were installed to a very high standard and the onsite engineers engaged fully with the IT team to ensure smooth completion of the project."



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NS Optimum Reviews & Customer Experiences

NS Optimum Reviews and Customer Experiences

Myton School – Warwickshire - Tom Brocklehurst, Network Manager
NS Optimum started working with Myton School in 2012 when they installed the fibre optic and CAT6 structured data cable into the new classroom blocks. The work was carried out to a high standard with minimal disruption and due to this good experience we invited NS Optimum back in 2013 to discuss the upgrade of the schools 900 workstation curriculum network to Windows 7 Professional and Server 2012 with Hyper-V along with Intel based SAN storage systems and a 10GB backbone.

Following a review of the schools existing infrastructure and some in-depth discussions, we came up with a solution that gave the school a fast and reliable 10GB core server and switch infrastructure and we proceeded to carry out the installation of the 8 x server upgrade & school-wide network reimage during the 2013 summer holidays. To ensure the smooth operation of the new network we supplied an NS Optimum Technician for 1 day per week for the first term and the network is also supported with a ‘Silver’ onsite and remote emergency support. Our partnership with Myton School continues to develop and NS Optimum has supplied Windows 8 tablets and iPads as well as the rolling replacement of PC workstations.

The upgrade to a Server 2012 Hyper-V server configuration & Windows 7 Pro workstations saw NS Optimum replace the server hardware. Three Virtual Hosts and two 10TB SAN storage servers with 900GB SAS drives and SSD cachecade with battery backup on the RAID cards, were supplied and installed giving ultra-high performance storage. A new admin server and domain controller were installed and utilising Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM), we provided a constant trickle backup to a new DPM backup server in a remote location within the campus. All is connected together using its own dedicated 10GB blade in the HP core switch giving full wirespeed data transfer at 10GB on a high performance back plane. 

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"A large part of the success of the project was, I am certain, down to the excellent technical resource that NS Optimum were able to provide. This was important during the planning phase and equally instrumental in ensuring timely completion. ...I would have no hesitation in recommending them."

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NS Optimum Reviews & Customer Experiences

NS Optimum Reviews and Customer Experiences

Grove School – Birmingham - Susan Shaw - School Business Manager
NS Optimums review of the schools IT network back in 2012 saw an upgrade to the curriculum and admin core servers and switch infrastructure to give the school a more reliable IT network. This was followed with an upgrade to laptops and NS Optimum computer hardware across the curriculum and admin networks. A review of schools IT support led to NS Optimum providing school tech support in the form of a regular onsite technician service backup up with remote & onsite emergency IT support. The good experience of NS Optimum support throughout the school sees this agreement still in place today with an annual review carried out annually. 

in 2014 a review of the schools classroom audio visual and teaching requirements was carried out and after much research the school awarded the contract to NS Optimum to install 28 x Clevertouch interactive LED Screens into classrooms throughout the school. This project also saw the deployment of over 300 x iPad and Learnpad Android tablet devices to year groups across the school and has since led to NS Optimum installing a Ruckus AC managed wireless system throughout the school to cope with the increasing demand on the old Extricom system. Full training provided by NS Optimum meant that the new technology was integrated into lessons immediately with minimal problems, we had great feedback from the teachers and pupils.

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NS Optimum Reviews & Customer Experiences

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Westerton Primary School – Yorkshire - Sue Morley - Network Manager
Summer installation of 25 x interactive LED screens & Android tablets for collaborative learning:
Based on their experiences with NS Optimum on other IT projects, Westerton Primary School asked NS Optimum to offer advice on the upgrade of their interactive whiteboard systems. Following some research, a full survey of the school and a lengthy tender process, NS Optimum were awarded the contract to replace all 25 x classroom AV systems with Clevertouch Plus interactive AV systems with built in Android OS. This work was successfully completed on time during the 2015 summer holidays.
 The school commented on their experience of NS Optimum

"The sales team,  installers, trainer and technical support were very helpful and friendly. 

I have no hesitation in recommending them."

"NS Optimum put together a great package and allowed us to trial the equipment first."

 "Teachers enjoyed the training that was included in the package."

 "The pricing was extremely competitive and the installation team were fantastic.  The install finished on schedule and the team left the classrooms tidy.  Before they left they tested all the equipment."

NS Optimum Review - CASE STUDY

Grove School – Birmingham - Susan Shaw - School Business Manager
NS Optimums review of the schools IT network back in 2012 saw an upgrade to the curriculum and admin core servers and switch infrastructure to give the school a more reliable IT network. This was followed with an upgrade to laptops and NS Optimum computer hardware across the curriculum and admin networks. A review of schools IT support led to NS Optimum providing school tech support in the form of a regular onsite technician service backup up with remote & onsite emergency IT support. The good experience of NS Optimum support throughout the school sees this agreement still in place today with an annual review carried out annually. 

in 2014 a review of the schools classroom audio visual & teaching requirements was carried out and after much research the school awarded the contract to NS Optimum to install 28 x Clevertouch interactive LED Screens into classrooms throughout the school. This project also saw the deployment of over 300 x iPad and Learnpad Android tablet devices to year groups across the school and has since led to NS Optimum installing a Ruckus AC managed wireless system throughout the school to cope with the increasing demand on the old Extricom system. Full training provided by NS Optimum meant that the new technology was integrated into lessons immediately with great feedback from the teachers and pupils.

NS Optimum Review - CASE STUDY

Myton School – Warwickshire - Tom Brocklehurst, Network Manager
NS Optimum started working with Myton School in 2012 when they installed the fibre optic & CAT6 structured data cable into the new classroom blocks. The work was carried out to a high standard with minimal disruption and therefore we invited NS Optimum back in 2013 to discuss the upgrade of the schools 900 workstation curriculum network to Windows 7 Professional & Server 2012 with Hyper-V along with Intel based SAN storage systems and a 10GB backbone.

A large part of the success of the project was, I am certain, down to the excellent technical resource that NS Optimum were able to provide. This was important during the planning phase & equally instrumental in ensuring timely completion. ...I would have no hesitation in recommending them.

NS Optimum Review - CASE STUDY


Spratton Hall School – Northamptonshire
NS Optimum took the time to understand what we wanted from our IT, and have worked with us throughout our 1:1 journey.  Their advice has delivered on a very cost effective infrastructure that is performing beyond
our expectations... we couldn’t have done this without them. Annual NS Optimum customer reviews enable us to understand our customers every changing needs and make sure our advice is always has their current and future requirements in focus.

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Central Bedfordshire College – Bedfordshire - Dharit Patel, Network Manager
Central Bedfordshire College have used the services of NS Optimum for a number of years because of their competitive pricing, installation expertise, knowledge and understanding of products being sought and by far the most important factor is the after sales service.  Any concerns are dealt with in a professional and timely manner and the personnel at NS Optimum have a great approach to customer service. 

The college commented on their experience of NS Optimum
The recent install of 25 Interactive Projectors and Anti-Glare boards were installed to a very high standard and the onsite engineers engaged fully with the IT team to ensure smooth completion of the project.

NS Optimum Review - CASE STUDY


Elm Tree Middle School – Suffolk - Andy Graham, Network Manager
“In 2004 we had a mountain to climb with outdated, unreliable IT facilities and a limited budget. Working in partnership with NS Optimum, we are now in sight of the summit.”

"At Elm Tree Middle, we have a world class vision for our school network, and working with NS Optimum has enabled us to make massive strides towards achieving this ambitious aim, within budget and on time.”


Bromsgrove School – Worcestershire - Group Captain John Rogers, Bursar
“One of the best decisions I have ever made was to appoint NS Optimum as the ICT contractor for our £1M network and hardware infrastructure project. The work was completed to an extremely high standard, was on time, within budget and caused minimal disruption to staff and pupils. I was so impressed by their drive for quality and high standards that I extended the contract to include the management and maintenance of the system; this was the second best decision I have made.”

Northampton School for Boys – Northampton - Oliver Harris, Deputy Head Teacher“I have not found a better provider of value-for-money services. Their works is timely, efficient and no-nonsense.”

“NS Optimum have proved to be invaluable in working with us to plan and implement a major modernisation of the school network.”  

Harrow School – Middlesex
An NS Optimum customer for over a decade – supplying, installing and supporting their data cabling, servers, IP security (CCTV) system, switching infrastructure and wireless networks.


The Piggott School - Reading - James Fisher, Network Manager
“We at The Piggott School have been using NS Optimum as our main supplier of computer and AV equipment for several years. They have helped our network grow from a humble Windows 98 system with 200 client machines to a network consisting of 9 servers and over 500 clients. The initial assistance with setting up our Windows 2003 infrastructure was invaluable and has led us to implementing our own thin client system, VPN and hosting our own websites.”

“Despite how hard we have tried, they have as yet been unbeatable on value-for-money and their sales staff have proved very well informed about the latest products and services available.”


Uppingham School - Rutland - Dr A. M. Winston, IT Manager
“NS Optimum carried out the installation in a professional and pleasant manner, they were very helpful and courteous in all their dealings with the school at all times, coping with the many difficulties that an installation which encompassed many varied types of buildings, including Grade II listing. It was a pleasure to work with them.”


The John Lyon School - Middlesex - Roger Freeborn, Computer Manager
“The disruption to the land was minimised and professionally restored immediately afterwards.”
“...it was all carried out very professionally and we hardly noticed their presence.”
“...the planning was perfect and the job was completed within a fortnight.”
“...the NS Optimum staff were very helpful and competent in the advice given and the project management.”


Bilton Grange School - Warwickshire
Since 2005 NS Optimum have been providing Bilton Grange School with a fully managed ICT service for their 150 station ICT network which includes a full time onsite NS Optimum Network Manager. The school have had their network taken campus-wide with a gigabit fibre optic data network backbone connecting all the areas of their school campus. The school has a highly developed ICT system including interactive whiteboards and a state-of-the-art wireless system.

Supplying and supporting ICT in schools for over 20 years, providing a no problem, no hassle on-stop-ICT-shop for schools and colleges across the UK to rely on every time.

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