LabStats can help you understand how many computers you really need to provide. You may have too many or too few machines in your computer labs, classrooms or open access spaces. Usage data from LabStats can help you answer some of these common questions:
Frequently Asked Questions:
How can I generate reports to help us determine how many computers we should provide to our students?
How can we identify a target number of computers for our computer labs and classrooms based on usage statistics?
How can we leverage current usage data to shrink our existing computer footprint in lab spaces?
How can we justify reducing open access PCs in multiple locations?
Whether you’re looking to reduce computers or simply understand what’s needed, these two reports can help you make informed decisions.
Run These Two Reports:
The Peak Usage History report in LabStats shows the highest number of computers in use at peak times. If a lab is consistently at or near peak usage daily, then more resources might need to be allocated to the lab, or students might need to be redirected to less-used labs. Conversely, if a lab is consistently below max capacity, resources might be better used elsewhere.
Run a Peak Usage History Report
Running this report, with the following chart criteria, will show the peak usage of each selected group (lab). See which have the highest average peak usage through the selected date range, and easily identify if you need more hardware resources.
Navigate to Reports. Then click the Peak Usage History report.
Select the date range.
Click Including all Stations. Select groups (labs) to include. Click Close.
Click Combine results for selected groups
Select Separate results by group. Click Close.
Click Submit.
The Usage History report shows the percentage of computer utilization based on lab open hours. The utilization of several labs can be displayed to easily determine how much the available resources are being used.
Run a Usage History Report
Running this report, with the following chart criteria, will show the percentage that each lab was utilized for the selected schedules. Check the percentage of utilization across the date range and easily identify how much the available resources are being used.
Navigate to Reports. Then click Usage History.
Select the date range. Select the appropriate Schedule option (Apply assigned schedules if schedules have been assigned to each group, or Apply a single schedule if the labs have the same schedule and it has already been created). Click Close.
Click Including all Stations. Select groups (labs) to include. Click Close.
Have additional questions? Reach out to our Support Team to discuss your specific goals and learn how to harness your LabStats data to right-size hardware at your institution.
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