Enterprise IT

The Higher Education Reference Models

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:11:20 Z

The Higher Education Reference Models provide standardized business and data architectures that communicate a generalized view of how higher education institutions are organized and the information they use.

Abstract: Third-Party Integrations: Governance and Process Guide

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:06:55 Z

EDUCAUSE convened a group of campus IT administrators and professionals to define a framework and generate a toolkit that institutions can use to develop a systematic process to evaluate and make decisions about allowing integrations or add-ons.

More than “Going Live”: Achieving Institutional Transformation through ERP Implementation

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:40:38 Z

In this report, respondents highlight numerous reasons to pursue a new ERP, and detail extensive preparations and critical factors for success.

Architecting the IT Organization

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 19:06:04 Z

IT organizations are pursuing growth in three fundamental practice areas to direct the development and delivery of IT services that maximize value to the institution and ensure alignment with its goals.

Digital Transformation: The Quest to Rethink Campus Operations

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 16:14:56 Z

A sense of urgency surrounds the term “digital transformation,” but many in higher education struggle to define it, much less understand how it can improve their institutions.

2017 EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) Benchmarking Report

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:08:25 Z

The 2017 Core Data Service (CDS) Benchmarking Report summarizes key findings from the CDS 2017 survey, provides a glimpse into the breadth of CDS data, and ultimately provides you with an opportunity to conduct your own benchmarking assessment. The customizable graphs contained within this report are meant to be used to assess your IT operation compared to that at peer institutions of similar size, control, or Carnegie Classification.

7 Things You Should Know About Digital Transformation

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:56:14 Z

The term “digital transformation” (Dx) encapsulates the seismic cultural, workforce, and technological shift under way as the diverse digital landscape influences—and changes—almost everything we do.

Report from the 2018 EDUCAUSE Task Force on Digital Transformation

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 17:02:36 Z

In 2018, EDUCAUSE convened a group of nine IT leaders to discuss what digital transformation (Dx) means to higher education IT and to consider what EDUCAUSE should do to help members understand and embrace Dx in a way that positions them to provide leadership for their own institutional efforts in this evolution.

Trend Watch 2017: Which IT Trends Is Higher Education Responding To?

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:30:10 Z

EDUCAUSE is in its third year of identifying the influence of major trends on the IT strategy of colleges and universities. This year’s list included 36 trends in the management and delivery of IT services, personal devices and personalized environments, data and analytics, teaching and learning, security and risk, and the Internet of Things

IT Leadership in Higher Education, 2016: The Chief Data Officer

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:13:57 Z

As part of its series of studies of the IT workforce in higher education, the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) conducted a survey of chief data officers. This study sought to identify the characteristics and functions of CDOs.

Cross-Enterprise Partnerships: Serving and Succeeding Together

Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:55:16 Z

Leaders from higher education information technology (IT), business, and finance met in Phoenix in March 2017 to discuss how cross-enterprise relationships can address institutional challenges and what college and university leaders can do to foster those relationships.

2017 Trends and Technologies: Infrastructure and Operations

Tue, 09 May 2017 15:58:27 Z

This report covers the 17 technologies and 11 trends included in the infrastructure and operations domain.

2017 Trends and Technologies: Cloud

Thu, 04 May 2017 14:40:00 Z

This report covers the 12 technologies and 8 trends included in the cloud domain.

IT Leadership in Higher Education, 2016: The Enterprise Architect

Fri, 07 Apr 2017 15:40:07 Z

The audiences for this report are EAs themselves, those who aspire to be EAs, and those to whom EAs report. This report can help all of these stakeholder groups understand the job of EA—at their local institution and elsewhere—and compare it to a higher education–wide “baseline.”

EDUCAUSE Core Data Service 2016 Almanacs

Tue, 14 Mar 2017 16:16:51 Z

These two-page, easy-to-scan summaries distill CDS data in a variety of categories that include IT financials, staffing, and services, and many other service areas.

A Shift in Focus: Preparing for a Service-Centric Future

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:37:23 Z

Higher education thought leaders from information technology, business operations, and finance met in May 2016 to discuss the changing nature of higher education IT, the forces behind the changes, and how they can collaborate to prepare their colleges and universities for a future more focused on the provision of services than on the technology and applications behind those services.

Enterprise Architect Survey 2016

Tue, 03 May 2016 19:21:38 Z

This survey seeks to understand skills required of enterprise architect leaders in higher education.

EDUCAUSE Core Data Service 2015 Almanacs

Fri, 26 Feb 2016 22:51:10 Z

These two-page, easy-to-scan summaries distill CDS data in a variety of categories that include IT financials, staffing, and services, and many other service areas.

Higher Education's Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2016 - Report

Tue, 02 Feb 2016 18:25:30 Z

The Higher Education's Top 10 Strategic Technologies report provides a snapshot of the relatively new technological investments colleges and universities will be spending the most time implementing, planning, and tracking in 2016.

Core Data Service Trends Almanacs, 2011-14 Data

Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:12:02 Z

These almanacs summarize Core Data Service trend data from the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 surveys for a subset of responding institutions. The almanacs enable a quick assessment of the state of IT financials, staffing, and services, and other key IT service areas in higher education.