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CLOUD COMPUTING
GAMECHANGER
RETHINKING HOW TECHNOLOGY IS USED IN EDUCATION
FINDING A SILVER LINING IN THE CLOUD
Moving to the cloud brings key benefits — if done with integration and data management in mind.
RUNNING YOUR OWN DATA center and host- ing software applications on campus servers used to be a necessity, but that’s no longer the case. Today, a growing number of colleges and universities are moving their data and applications to the cloud in order to take advantage of emerg- ing technologies and operate with more agility. Many are also looking to cut power costs and reclaim the physical space de- manded by a data center’s servers and associated equipment.
While moving to the cloud can bring many benefits, getting there can be a challenge. A recent survey conducted by Dimensional Research found that nearly two-thirds of cloud migration projects were harder than their leaders anticipated.
According to the survey, 95 percent of IT leaders have experienced challenges in moving applications to the cloud. Sixty-four percent of cloud migration projects took longer to complete than planned, and 55 percent went over budget. A lack of expertise and competing IT priorities were among the biggest reasons for these problems.
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