EDUCAUSE Review Articles; Information Systems and Services; and Articles, Papers, and Reports

The Myth about IT as a Utility

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Title:The Myth about IT as a Utility (ID: ERM0747)
Author(s):Brian L. Hawkins (EDUCAUSE) and Diana G. Oblinger (EDUCAUSE)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (07/06/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

The authors argue that most utilities have become standardized commodities that are no longer evolving, campus IT is in a constant state of change.  Therefore, it should not be relegated to commodity status.

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Voluntary Counter-Reformation: Stepping Up to the Challenge

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Title:Voluntary Counter-Reformation: Stepping Up to the Challenge (ID: ERM0741)
Author(s):William H. Graves (SunGard Higher Education)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (07/06/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

U.S. higher education faces an externally led reformation. Disciplined leadership and innovation through IT-enabled service process redesign are the keys to measurably improving institutional productivity, performance, and educational outcomes.

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The Toughest IT Challenge

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Title:The Toughest IT Challenge (ID: ERM0631)
Author(s):Ann E. Stunden (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

Why are many of the administrative information systems implementations in higher education so dreadful? What is the problem? It's not the software, and it's not the hardware.

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A Legacy of Collaboration

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Title:A Legacy of Collaboration (ID: ERM05415)
Author(s):Cynthia Golden (EDUCAUSE)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

As the fiftieth and final conference was held in May of 2005, Cynthia Golden reflects on the history of CUMREC and it's contribution to higher education in the United States.

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What Is a Data System, Anyway?

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Title:What Is a Data System, Anyway? (ID: ERM0526)
Author(s):Peter Cornillon (University of Rhode Island)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

The author discusses data systems, the internet and data access protocols.

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