Empowering education with high-performance IT Infrastructure

By Jamieson Lee Hill

As the education sector worldwide continues its rapid growth in the digital sphere, we explore four ways IP House London supports the digital transformation of this sector. 

ONE: Remote Learning Capabilities

The digital transformation of education has meant that students from around the world can enjoy studying online from anywhere in the world. This has opened up opportunities for both short and long-term study. Universities worldwide now offer both degrees, master's degrees and PhD online. Not to mention Edutech platforms offer short courses in a wealth of different courses. We have mentioned some of the top EduTech platforms in previous articles, including Coursera, Udemy and EduTech. Often these short courses are a stepping stone for students to progress to further study in professional qualifications or degrees and masters. 

IP House London colocation services provide a seamless online educational experience by providing educational organisations with high-speed internet and cloud services. Our robust infrastructure guarantees a smooth and reliable learning experience. Interrupted remote learning is what every online educational provider needs to build their brand and IP House is the perfect solution. 

TWO: Data Security in Education

The number of cyberattacks on UK educational institutions is startling and rising. In 2024, the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology reported a high number of cyber breaches or attacks on secondary and primary education institutions,

“The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) recently released the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2024, highlighting that 71% of secondary schools experienced a cyber breach or attack in the past year, in contrast to 52% of primary schools.”

Source: SaferInternet.org.uk, Jun 11, 2024

UK universities and Further education colleges had an even higher rate of cyber attacks in 2023/24,

“ 86% of further education colleges identified a breach or attack in the past year. Higher education institutions are more likely to be affected by cyber-attacks - 97% identified a breach or attack in the past year. Just under six in ten of the higher education institutions identified that they had been negatively impacted by a breach.

Source: Gov.uk, 2024

IP House safeguards sensitive student and research data with advanced security protocols. Protecting sensitive student information and valuable research data is crucial in today’s digital world. 

THREE: Scalable Resources for Research

IP House offers scalable server colocation solutions that meet the needs of educational institutions, e.g., primary, secondary, further education, or higher education. 

The scalability and flexibility of IP House’s colocation services mean that educational institutions can expand rapidly as demand increases. It is a more affordable solution than building and maintaining your own data centre as in the past. Forbes predicts that the e-learning market is set to continue its rapid growth 

“20.5%: Projected Annual Growth of e-Learning Market From 2022–305

Overall, the e-learning market brought in an estimated $214.26 billion in 2021. By 2030, the e-learning industry will top $1 trillion in revenue. Still, higher education makes up only part of the total e-learning market.”

Source: Forbes, August 2024

FOUR: Sustainable Colocation Service For Education

IP House's leading-edge technology initiatives align with educational institutions' sustainability goals. At IP House, we believe in building sustainable IT solutions to satisfy performance needs and support a greener future for EduTech institutions. Universities are one such sector that benefits from colocation data centre services as this quotation displays,

“In 2023, the QS Sustainability Rankings were launched to measure a higher education institution's ability to tackle environmental, social and governance challenges highlighting the importance of this issue. Colocation data centre providers can contribute to these efforts by offering efficient energy management and cooling solutions, like liquid cooling, that significantly reduce the environmental impact compared to traditional on-campus data centres.”

Source: MSPchannel.com, August 2024

IP House’s colocation infrastructure allows organisations such as universities to reduce their carbon footprint while benefiting from cutting-edge IT services. Aligning with educational institutions’ environmental goals is crucial to the IP House approach. 

Reflections

The rapid digital transformation of education shows no sign of slowing down. IP House is dedicated to providing cutting-edge, IT infrastructure that meets the demands of educational institutions. Together we can facilitate innovation, sustainability, remote learning capabilities, secure data and systems, and fast responsive scalability.

If you are an educational institution using EduTech, please complete the form today. Let’s work together!

Sources:

1.  https://www.careerera.com/blog/future-how-remote-learning-revolution-in-higher-education

2. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/online-colleges/online-learning-stats/

3. https://saferinternet.org.uk/blog/new-cyber-security-data-reveals-the-impact-of-attacks-on-schools#:~:text=The%20Department%20for%20Science%2C%20Innovation,to%2052%25%20of%20primary%20schools.

4. https://www.msp-channel.com/blogs/58038/are-colocation-data-centers-the-right-partner-for-universities-to-meet-their-sustainability-goals

5. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/online-colleges/online-learning-stats/