Managed Hosting > Sakai > free to use, free to develop, fredom for education

Sakai is a free and open source online Collaboration and Learning Environment which can be used for teaching and learning, ad hoc group collaboration, and includes support for portfolios and research collaboration (see http://sakaiproject.org)

NetSpot is a Sakai Commercial Affiliate.  NetSpot offers enterprise level Australian based managed hosting for Sakai including gigabit connectivity to AARNet, 24x7 monitoring and response, nightly backups, infrastructure from tier 1 vendors, options for disaster recovery, and well defined upgrade practices such as upgrade staging and regular maintenance windows.

Open source systems for eLearning

Open source systems have significant appeal, from no software license fees, through to the limitless possibilities to extend and customize the system.

However, using open-source systems for mission critical applications (such as elearning) can pose significant risks for an organisation, but these risks can be reduced by partnering with an organisation that provides the same levels of service and support which are provided by vendors of commercial learning management systems.

Often service providers for open source systems provide low cost and low service level solutions to meet the demands of small operators. By contrast NetSpot is a premium service provider, and we cater to the needs of organisations who view elearning as a strategic and therefore mission critical component of their operation.