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The Real Value of the Cloud for Higher Education

At EDUCAUSE 2016 in Anaheim, Calif., a panel of higher education executives and thought leaders convened to discuss the state of cloud adoption in higher education and the challenges to cloud migration that confront many institutions.

February 16, 2017 Guest Authors Leave a Comment

Note: This article was contributed by Campus Management Corp.   While the industry has largely embraced the cloud for adjunct systems such as student email services, learning management systems, CRM, and identity services, many institutions remain wary of moving student information systems and ERP solutions to the cloud. Lingering concerns over security, control, and adaptability […]

BMC Software Collaborative Culture Change

January 27, 2017 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

BMC Software recently completed a Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) deployment across 50 locations worldwide. The Tech Decision BMC CIO Scott Crowder was charged with restructuring his company’s communications architecture. Before 2013, BMC was spending $380,000 a month for 5-6 million minutes of conference calling with the previous conference provider. Associated expenses cost BMC an […]

The Ultimate Guide to Corporate Cyber Security

Cyber security can be confusing, but after reading our article you'll be in the clear and ready to stay safe.

January 10, 2017 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Cyber Security is hard to get a handle on. Ask even the most sophisticated experts. It’s constantly evolving and changing. Cyber criminals are coming up with new exploits as quickly as companies are able to patch them up. Cyber security is a constant battle between the “good guys” and the “bad guys.” In this case, […]

What’s the Trouble with Cloud-Powered Hardware?

There could be an expiration date on the hardware that you purchase attached to a services agreement.

January 1, 2017 Matt Whitlock Leave a Comment

I’ve long been a fan of electronic doodads, and as I’ve gotten older that’s made me a bit of a hardware historian. I think it’s the rapid evolution of computers and electronics that has fascinated me, almost to the point of obsession. Having a personal gadget museum isn’t exactly a “normal” thing (listen to ChannelPro […]

Here’s Why SANs May Be Going Extinct

Affordable software and appliance product may be leading to SANs becoming obsolete.

December 31, 2016 Carolyn Heinze Leave a Comment

With software-defined storage solutions and appliance-based products like Microsoft’s Azure StorSimple hybrid cloud storage promising increased affordability, the future of traditional storage area networks is in question. Or is it? “Software-defined storage is beginning to open up a whole new venue for [people] to provide pretty good virtualization capabilities, and also to do a pretty […]

How IT Channel Pros Use Digital Signage to be Noticed

Signage technology is becoming a weapon of choice in the on-going battle to grasp the attention of consumers.

December 28, 2016 Rich Freeman Leave a Comment

Late in 2014, researchers in Microsoft’s Canadian subsidiary surveyed 2,000 people to see if the internet, mobile devices, and social media services really were shortening attention spans as widely suspected. The results? On average, study participants could concentrate on one thing for just eight seconds. That’s down from 12 seconds as recently as the year […]

How Can Immersive Technologies Improve Learning in Higher Ed?

Immersive technologies like augmented and virtual reality can help solve real world problems.

December 19, 2016 Mark Christian Leave a Comment

The way students learn about subjects from the Middle East to Mars and from history to health care is undergoing a remarkable transformation. No longer will faculty be limited by pictures in a textbook or videos on classroom televisions. A new wave of technological innovation is redefining what it means to learn — bringing to […]

How to Deploy Skype and Surface Hub in Meeting Rooms

Microsoft explains how companies can deploy Skype Room Systems and Surface Hub devices in meeting rooms successfully.

December 13, 2016 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

In order to help Microsoft’s own employees utilize Microsoft products like Skype for Business and Surface Hub, Microsoft created capital expense plans, support and operations plans, and change-management strategies. These plans helped Microsoft deploy technology pilot programs for new products. Microsoft shared some information that helped its employees on the company website. There’s a ton […]

What Is Cloudpaging and How Can It Help Universities?

Some savvy colleges and universities are embracing the technology of Cloudpaging to ease the pressure on IT staff and control the IT budget.

November 14, 2016 Nick Pandher Leave a Comment

The advancement of computers, mobile devices and technology have meant great things for education. Today’s college students have more resources at their fingertips than ever before. One downside to this ever-evolving technology environment, though, is that college and university IT departments are under constant pressure to ensure student and faculty have access to important IT […]

Does Your SMB Have a Cloud Redundancy Strategy?

Every cloud project needs a redundancy strategy, and with Google, Amazon, and Azure in the mix, now it’s affordable for SMBs.

November 9, 2016 James E. Gaskin Leave a Comment

When customers move to the cloud, one of the questions they ask almost immediately is, “How do I access my data if the internet goes down?” Customers need to know you have a strategy for redundancy for every cloud product. “The concept of having reliable and redundant access to the internet is not new,” says […]