Dive Brief:
- A list of five IT trends compiled by eCampus News highlights initiatives aimed at infrastructure, students, and cross-campus collaboration.
- Many campuses are turning to multi-layered security to protect against incessant hacking attempts, as well as collaboration across departments to improve the buy-in for major tech initiatives.
- Institutions are also migrating their applications to the cloud, offering personalized services for students through On Demand models, and moving up the implementation timeline of disruptive projects to stay on top of a steadily changing environment.
Dive Insight:
Higher education institutions are shifting to the cloud en masse, and one piece of advice for those considering how to navigate the migration process is to plan app by app, accounting for the vast differences across applications.
When it comes to implementation timelines, eCampus News called the trend a “whole new mindset for disruption.” Whereas in the past, looking out three to seven years was reasonable for cost-projections and planning, now that timeline is far too long. Administrators must, instead, figure out ways to implement change through concrete steps that create more immediate progress.