Cloud Computing: The Economic Imperative
In the same way a utility company delivers electricity, natural gas, or water--you sign up, then don't have to think about it any more--cloud computing delivers IT services to the end user. Advocates...
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In the business sector, companies have been using predictive analysis for years to improve performance, predict stocks, or take action and change direction when troubling trends appear. They gather...
View ArticleeCN Special Report: Next-Generation Network Security
In the Middle Ages, city planners and feudal land owners relied on a multilayered approach to keep marauders at bay: Those laying siege to a castle, for instance, first had to cross a moat, then get...
View ArticleSpecial report: Smarter education
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View ArticleHow ‘collaborative learning’ is transforming higher education
At Duke University, business school students use a state-of-the-art “virtual lecture hall” to have conversations with CEOs and fellow students from around the world. At Harvard, physics students learn...
View ArticleTechnology helps schools meet strategic goals
For campus leaders, thinking strategically involves asking questions like: How can we build the brand of the university? How can we bring in research dollars, woo donors, and attract more students?...
View ArticleColleges get a lesson in disaster recovery
Hurricane Sandy was a powerful reminder of the need for smart disaster planning; here’s what campus leaders should know.
View ArticleHow to survive the eDiscovery process
You just learned your college is being sued for discrimination by a student who claims he was treated unfairly by one of his professors. The student’s legal team is requesting all communications...
View ArticleHow ‘collaborative learning’ is transforming higher education
At Duke University, business school students use a state-of-the-art “virtual lecture hall” to have conversations with CEOs and fellow students from around the world. The post How ‘collaborative...
View ArticleThis technology marks a ‘generational leap’ for colleges
It doesn’t take a university’s resident budgetary whiz to know that long-term technology cost savings trumps in-the-moment savings, especially when those long-haul savings bring a cutting-edge...
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