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Software-as-a-Service Email Security: Risk vs. Trust: May 31, 2012

Many organizations would be interested in treating e-mail as a commodity —cutting costs and resource investments by outsourcing it to a software as a service (SaaS) provider. However, …
Implementing Google Apps for Faculty and Staff: October 19, 2010

This ECAR research bulletin explains how Boise State University addressed important concerns about security and strategic alignment in finalizing its decision to move to Google Apps for Educatio…
Google Wave and Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: Impact on Higher Education: June 29, 2010

This ECAR research bulletin is based on a 2010 study that was conducted as part of an examination assignment in the course "Introduction to Communication, Learning, and IT" at a Swedis…
Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud: August 20, 2009

Abstract This 2009 ECAR research study explores a multitude of strategies used by colleges and university information technology organizations to deliver the breadth of technologies and servic…
Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud—Roadmap: August 20, 2009

This ECAR roadmap synthesizes the important issues and recommended actions drawn from the 2009 ECAR research study, Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud , by Philip…
Partnership of Four: Managing Alternative Sourcing at Oakland University: August 19, 2009

The 2009 ECAR study, Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud , by Philip J. Goldstein, examines the factors information technology leaders consider when making sou…
Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud–Key Findings: August 17, 2009

This document presents the key findings from the 2009 ECAR study, Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud , by Philip J. Goldstein. The study explores a multitude of s…
Thomas Jefferson University: Enhancing IT Operations with an Outsourced Data Center: August 13, 2009

The 2009 ECAR study, Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud , by Philip J. Goldstein, examines the factors information technology leaders consider when making sou…
Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education Roadmap: March 31, 2009

This ECAR roadmap synthesizes the important issues and recommended actions drawn from the 2009 ECAR research study, Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education Roadmap, b…
Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education - Key Findings: March 31, 2009

This document presents the key findings from the 2009 ECAR study, Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education, by Mark C. Sheehan, with Judith A. Pirani. The study presen…

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