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2013 Planning Guide for Application Delivery Strategies: Mobile, Cloud, Social, and Information: January 28, 2013

Gartner's 2013 planning guide for application delivery teams outlines trends in mobile, cloud, social, and information initiatives and provides guidance on how to design, develop, and …
2013 Planning Guide: Data Center, Infrastructure, Operations, Private Cloud and Desktop Transformation: November 1, 2012

In 2013, organizations will continue transitioning data centers to improve efficiency and agility. This Gartner report provides guidance to help operations and data center leaders and C…
A New Model for Supporting Research at Purdue University: July 25, 2005

This case study investigates the genesis, nature, and outcomes of Purdue University's notable transformation in how research activities interact with institutional information technology. Of…
Business Process Modeling: Adding Value or Overhead?: May 8, 2006

New approaches to business process modeling can provide a map for IT services that are truly aligned to institutional goals. Institutions that adopt business process modeling techniques and inte…
Cloud Storage: An Emerging Market: August 4, 2009

Driven by the need to reduce costs and to provide dependable data delivery and protection, the cloud storage pay-as-you-go service model offers information technology a new way to avoid building…
Considering Open Source: A Framework for Evaluating Software in the New Economy: January 2, 2007

Open source software and the community source movement are raising questions for administrators about whether and when to adopt or devote resources to software development projects, provoking que…
Content Management for the Enterprise: CMS Definition and Selection: October 28, 2008

This ECAR research bulletin traces the content management practices and strategies adopted by distance education provider Athabasca University (AU) in Alberta, Canada. It discusses generalizable …
Demystifying the Cloud: Implications for IT Funding in Higher Education: February 23, 2010

This ECAR research bulletin extends the discussion that was begun in the 2009 ECAR research bulletin Demystifying Cloud Computing for Higher Education by looking more deeply at the economic …
Digital Humanities at the Crossroads: The University of Virginia: July 25, 2005

This case study explores how the University of Virginia has managed to integrate the expertise of scholars, librarians, and technologists to achieve leadership in the digital humanities. It highl…
Information Technology and Campus Facility Planning: May 10, 2005

Based on principles relating to the impact of technology on building design and construction, this research bulletin describes how the University System of Georgia developed and implemented state…

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