Cloud Computing - 104 Resources

Overview
Publications (39)
Presentations (28)
Podcasts (12)
Blogs (25)

Overview

As higher education faces budget restrictions and sustainability challenges, one approach to relieve these pressures is cloud computing. Although distinct definitions of “cloud computing” abound, the concept fundamentally involves delivering technology resources to users over the Internet. With cloud computing, the operation of services moves “above the campus,” and an institution saves the upfront costs of building technology systems and instead pays only for the services that are used. As capacity needs rise and fall, and as new applications and services become available, institutions can meet the needs of their constituents quickly and cost-effectively. In some cases, a large university might beme a provider of cloud services. More often, individual campuses will obtain services from the cloud. The trend toward greater use of mobile devices also supports cloud computing because it provides access to applications, storage, and other resources to users from nearly any device. While cost savings and flexibility are benefits to the use of cloud computing, the downside of such service adoption could include possible risks to privacy and security. But ultimately cloud computing could provide a means to stretch limited resources and make them more useful, to more people, more of the time.

Articles, Books and Reports

Demystifying Cloud Computing for Higher Education ECAR Research Bulletin, September 22 2009.
Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud, ECAR Research Study, August 2009. Login Required
Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud–Key Findings, ECAR Key Findings, August 2009
Cloud Computing: “Be Prepared” EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 44, no. 4, July/August 2009.
7 Things You Should Know About Cloud Computing EDUCAUSE 7 Things You Should Know, March 2009
2009 Horizon Report EDUCAUSE and NMC, January 2009.
Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing, UC Berkeley Technical Report, February 2009
Painting the Clouds, EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 43, no. 6 , November/December 2008.
The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing, EDUCAUSE, October 2008.
Use of Cloud Computing Applications and Services, Pew Internet & American Life Project, September 2008.

Conference Sessions, Podcasts and Web Seminars

The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing, EDUCAUSE Live!, November 13, 2009
Cloud Computing: Services, Economics, and Impacts, EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, November 6, 2009
Cloud Computing: Hype or Hope?, EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, November 4, 2009
Cloud Computing for the Academic Institution, EDUCAUSE Live!, July 29, 2009
The 2009 Horizon Report, EDUCAUSE Live!, February 18, 2009.
The Tower and the Cloud, EDUCAUSE Now, February 2009.

Updated February 2010

Publications (39)

EDUCAUSE publications address a diverse range of professional challenges in higher education IT, from updates on current developments to explorations of important overarching issues. Listed below are the full range of research, reports and other publications that EDUCAUSE and its members have written about Cloud Computing.

Item ID	Title	Pub Date	Views
ERM0949	Cloud Computing: “Be Prepared”	07/30/2009	1,865
ERM0963	Above-Campus Services: Shaping the Promise of Cloud Computing for Higher Education	10/30/2009	1,977
EQM09417	Just Asking. . .	12/22/2009	189
CSD5612	2009 Horizon Report	01/20/2009	13,917
ERM0951	Identity Management and Trust Services: Foundations for Cloud Computing	09/04/2009	2,918
ERM0964	Provisioning Above-Campus IT Services: Supply and Demand	10/30/2009	634
ERS0905	Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud	08/20/2009	3,357
EQM10117	The Future and Challenges of IT Shared Services	03/03/2010	413
EKF0905	Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud–Key Findings	08/17/2009	807
ECM0905	Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud—Roadmap	08/20/2009	264
ECS0907	Partnership of Four: Managing Alternative Sourcing at Oakland University	08/19/2009	177
ERS0905C	Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud - Corporate Edition	08/20/2009	217
EQM1013	Collaboration in Higher Education and Its Benefits for ICT	03/03/2010	460
PUB7202	The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing	10/20/2008	2,214
ERB0912	Strategic Outsourcing and Cloud Computing: Reality Is a Sober Adversary	06/16/2009	1,940
ECS0906	Thomas Jefferson University: Enhancing IT Operations with an Outsourced Data Center	08/13/2009	294
ERB0924	Capturing Lectures: No Brainer or Sticky Wicket?	12/01/2009	2,084
ERS0907	New Directions in Federation	11/16/2009	948
ERM0862	Painting the Clouds	10/23/2008	2,901
CSD2648	Open Education: A New Paradigm	01/21/2009	377
CSD2695	Where is the cloud? Geography, economics, environment, and jurisdiction in cloud computing	05/08/2009	356
EST0902	7 Things You Should Know About Cloud Computing	08/03/2009	6,105
ERS0904	Cloud Storage: An Emerging Market	08/04/2009	1,311
ERM08310	On Being Green	05/07/2008	1,467
ESI08D	IT Services Sourcing Survey	11/04/2008	2,588

Presentations (28)

Stepping away from the distractions of normal routine to meet with peers, share experiences, and learn together can be invaluable. EDUCAUSE places great emphasis on the face-to-face meeting experience, offering you numerous opportunities throughout the year to gather with colleagues - from small regional events and special topic meetings to large, national conferences covering the full spectrum of roles and issues important to higher education. For more information on EDUCAUSE conferences and seminars, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page. Listed below is the full range of presentations EDUCAUSE and its members tagged with Cloud Computing

Item ID	Title	Pub Date	Views
E09_175765	Cloud Computing: Services, Economics, and Impacts	11/06/2009	1,638
LIVE0920	The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing	11/13/2009	240
E09_175837	Cloud Computing: Hype or Hope?	11/04/2009	3,082
LIVE094	The 2009 Horizon Report	02/18/2009	1,415
ENT09_171896	The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing	05/18/2009	166
E09_176024	Examples of a Midsize College's Experiences with SaaS: Working in the Cloud	11/04/2009	595
NMM09_48135	E-Research in the Clouds	02/02/2009	958
ENT09_171515	Cloud Computing: Three Views of the Cloud	05/12/2009	140
LIVE0913	Cloud Computing for the Academic Institution	07/29/2009	793
LIVE0918	Emerging Technologies in Higher Education: Big School Solutions to Small School Problems	10/02/2009	518
E09_176049	Cloud Computing and New Research Services: A Case Study	11/04/2009	664
E09_176153	Embracing the Cloud: New Approaches for Delivering Campus IT Services—Strategy and Policy Development	11/06/2009	435
ECR0901	Cloud Computing—Transforming IT	12/03/2009	67
E09_176887	Building a Cost-Effective Cloud Computing Campus Cyberinfrastructure for Education and Research	11/04/2009	656
MARC10_194857	Examples of a Midsize College's Experiences with SaaS and Working in the Cloud	01/14/2010	55
LIVE102	The Convergence of Lecture Capture and Social Media	01/26/2010	373
SWRC10_198978	Cloud Computing Policy and Legal Issues	02/18/2010	40
MWRC10_199349	Cloud Computing Policy and Legal Issues	03/16/2010	63
NC10_200928	Cloud Computing in Higher Education: Changing the Way We Provide Systems	03/10/2010	39
E08_47630	Cloud Computing	10/29/2008	1,285
E08_47793	Cloud Computing Made Simple and Affordable: Using the Virtual Computing Lab (VCL) to Provide an Effective, Powerful, and Economical Rich Services Environment	10/28/2008	2,038
NC09_48450	Cloud Computing: Possibilities and Practice	03/10/2009	837
ECR0902	Cloud Computing: Liberator or Job Threat	12/04/2009	37
LIVE107	EDUCAUSE Spotlight on Cloud Computing Series: Clearing the Air on Cloud Computing	03/18/2010	16
ECR0712	Should We Work in the Cloud? The Pros and Cons of Software as a Service	12/06/2007	1,235

Podcasts (12)

Name	Views	Post date
Podcast: David J. Ernst on Outsourcing and the Cloud Play \| Show Notes \| Download (3.7 MB audio/mpeg)	241	12/03/2009
Session: Cloud Computing—Services, Economics, and Impacts Play \| Show Notes \| Download (13.15 MB audio/mpeg)	77	11/24/2009
In Conversation: Cloud Computing—Hype or Hope? Play \| Show Notes \| Download (8.61 MB audio/mpeg)	132	11/19/2009
E08 Podcast: An Interview with Allan Williams - Head of Systems and Desktop Services at Australian National University Play \| Show Notes \| Download (13.04 MB audio/mpeg)	151	06/15/2009
Podcast: The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing Play \| Show Notes \| Download (35.99 MB audio/mpeg)	413	05/18/2009
An Interview with Michael Wesch Play \| Show Notes \| Download (22.58 MB audio/mpeg)	610	03/18/2009
EDUCAUSE Now -Show #13 - Obama's 2010 Budget for Higher Ed, Michael Wesch Interview Play \| Show Notes \| Download (26.26 MB audio/mpeg)	811	03/12/2009
EDUCAUSE Now - Show #12 - The Age of Budget Cuts -- The Tower and the Cloud Play \| Show Notes \| Download (26.96 MB audio/mpeg)	1,261	02/12/2009
E07 Podcast: Using Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud Service to Expand the Data Center Play \| Show Notes \| Download (26.99 MB audio/mpeg)	283	09/10/2008
An Interview with David Rosenthal Play \| Show Notes \| Download (15.7 MB audio/mpeg)	6,985	12/18/2006
An Interview with MacKenzie Smith Play \| Show Notes \| Download (13.33 MB audio/mpeg)	6,821	12/18/2006
An Interview with MIT's MacKenzie Smith Play \| Show Notes \| Download (23.76 MB audio/mpeg)	7,605	12/16/2005

Blogs (25)

EDUCAUSE hosts a number of blogs for its members. To view a list of all our blogs, click here.

Title	Blogger	Posted	Views
Tune In March 18: Spotlight on Cloud Computing Series--Clearing the Air On Cloud Computing	Ashlan Sarff, EDUCAUSE	03/11/2010	56
NACUA December 2009 Virtual Seminar: Outsourcing E-mail & Other Institutional IT Services: Cloud Contracting	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	12/07/2009	68
Resource Center Update - November/December 2009	Colleen Keller, EDUCAUSE	12/07/2009	36
NACUA Offering Cloud Computing/Contracting Virtual Seminar in December	Colleen Luckett, EDUCAUSE	11/24/2009	70
December 10, 2009: NACUA Virtual Seminar on "Outsourcing Email and Other Institutional IT Services"	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	11/19/2009	83
Tune In November 13: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing	Peggy Kurkowski, EDUCAUSE	10/28/2009	253
21st Century Technology and Business Practices to be Subject of FTC Privacy Roundtables	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	09/29/2009	78
Identity Management and Trust Services: Foundations for Cloud Computing (EDUCAUSE Review Article)	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	09/17/2009	40
September/October 2009 EDUCAUSE Review: Spotlight on Cybersecurity	Valerie M. Vogel, EDUCAUSE	09/11/2009	127
Resource Center Update - August 2009	Colleen Keller, EDUCAUSE	08/28/2009	113
EDUCAUSE Announces New ECAR Study on Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies	Lisa Gesner, EDUCAUSE	08/19/2009	250
EDUCAUSE Releases 7 Things... Brief on Cloud Computing	Peggy Kurkowski, EDUCAUSE	08/13/2009	647
Tune In July 29: Cloud Computing for the Academic Institution	Peggy Kurkowski, EDUCAUSE	07/22/2009	308
Institute for Computer Policy and Law (ICPL) Annual Seminar July 20-23	Rodney J. Petersen, EDUCAUSE	06/25/2009	118
EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2009 - Think Stops	Lida L. Larsen, EDUCAUSE	06/22/2009	108
Cloud Computing: Winding Up for Change	Greg Banwarth, Wheelock College	05/20/2009	190
Registration for Cornell's Institute for Computer Policy and Law Now Open	Colleen Luckett, EDUCAUSE	05/01/2009	443
Focusing on Cloud Computing	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	03/23/2009	500
Tune In February 18: The 2009 Horizon Report	Peggy Kurkowski, EDUCAUSE	02/10/2009	1,080
Amazon Cloudfront Debuts	Robert H. McDonald, Indiana University	11/19/2008	434
Cloud Computing and the Virtual Computing Lab (VCL)	Henry E. Schaffer, North Carolina State University	10/28/2008	2,088
Talking About Cloud Computing (Part 2)	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	09/19/2008	459
Talking About Cloud Computing (Part 1)	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	09/12/2008	498
ALA/LITA Pre-Conference on DataGrid Technologies and Libraries	Robert H. McDonald, Indiana University	05/16/2008	374
2008 EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference Think Stops	Lida L. Larsen, EDUCAUSE	04/15/2008	602

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