Central Site Infrastructure Fee - Mandatory
650.950 - This annual, mandatory fee contributes to the costs related to continued development and expansion of the secure/reliable technical infrastructure demanded and required for today and into the future. These include but are not limited to
- Continued refinement of WNYRIC's Disaster Recovery Plan and the testing of this plan through the COOP.
- Continued investment and contracted maintenance for enhancements of WNYRIC's main and alternate, redundant network/server room sites in the event of a disaster.
- Continued investment and contracted maintenance for enhanced monitoring tools necessary to ensure availability of WNYRIC's network.
- Investment and contracted maintenance in tools which provide redundancy and recovery of key WNYRIC infrastructure components.
- WNYRIC Service Desk support and the availability of key WNYRIC staff.
- Expanded security assistance with FBI and InfraGard involvement against security threats, illegal activity and AUP violations.
- WNYRIC Data recovery planning and testing in case of an incident or a disaster at one of WNYRIC’s sites.
- Technologies which allow critical WNYRIC staff secure access to key technologies from anywhere on any device.
- Availability upon request of a Disaster Recovery Plan template for school districts to utilize and customize for their needs.
Every business is vulnerable to experiencing a serious incident, preventing it from continuing normal business operations at any time. Catastrophic events such as a lost or stolen laptop, the Northeast Blackout of 2003, the October storm, recent wildfires in California and numerous presently unforeseen possibilities can cause substantial business interruptions. Anticipating disaster and preparing seems both prudent and advisable, as does regular testing of IT services and back-ups. A well-structured and coherent disaster recovery plan will enable companies to recover quickly and effectively from an unforeseen disaster or emergency, thus avoiding significant business interruption and loss.
Staff follow best practices in order to provide necessary security as it relates to the most recent student data security and privacy regulations The WNYRIC utilizes cost effective best practices determined by research that allows our experienced and trained technical staff to perform robust testing and support of the WNYRIC network in the areas of security, infrastructure, energy management, virtualization strategies, disaster recovery and business continuity. Therefore, we are able to be a district advocate for vendor contract issues and aggressively negotiate contract pricing and performance terms.Staff follows best practices in order to provide necessary security as it relates to the most recent student, teacher and principal data security and privacy regulations.Service Desk can be reached Monday – Friday from 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. by calling (716) 821-7171, 1-800-872-0780, by email at servicedesk@e1b.org, or via live chat by clicking here. A representative will be available from 4:30 p.m. through 11:00 p.m. to assist you with calls regarding emergency situations. During all other hours and holidays, a caller will receive important information regarding coverage.