Cloud Strategy for Higher Education: Building a Common Solution

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Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
Author(s) and Contributors:
Author(s): Asbed Bedrossian BethAnn Bergsmark Bob Carozzoni Mike Chapple Alan Crosswell Lisa Davis Guy Falsetti Mike Chapple Ryan Frazier Bradley Greer Jim Jokl Charlie Leonhardt Mark McCahill Sharif Nijim Scott Siler Oren Sreebny Bruce Vincent Bob Winding Steve Zoppi
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Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Research Collection(s): Research Bulletins
ParentTopics:
Cloud Computing and Services Cloud Security Risk Management Security Risk Management Technology Selection

Abstract

Higher education IT is in the midst of an exciting transformation. The economies of scale, resiliency, flexibility, and agility provided by cloud computing are rendering the construction and maintenance of on-premises data centers obsolete. We believe that over the next decade, the availability and advantage of new technology models will result in a substantial decrease in the use of on-premises data centers. In this document, we outline a “cloud first” strategy for higher education IT that moves from a traditional data center model to one centered on the public cloud and cloud-based services.

Citation for this Work: Cloud Strategy for Higher Education: Building a Common Solution. Research bulletin. Louisville, CO: ECAR, November 5, 2014. Available from http://www.educause.edu/ecar.

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