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Cloud Data Storage Solutions
The EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC) created a Hot Topics page on Cloud Data Storage Solutions: Dropbox Security & Privacy Considerations. The topic, Cloud Data Storage Solutions: Dropbox Security & Privacy Considerations discusses issues of concern that are common to most cloud data storage services; however vendor solutions and implementations vary greatly. The following outlines an evaluation of one vendor that can easily be applied to others, such as SpiderOak, box.net, Skydrive, and CrashPlan.
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Cloud Security Debate: Cloud Now or Cloud How?, EDUCAUSE Review, December 2012.
Security Awareness and Communication in the C-Suite, EDUCAUSE Live!, October 1012.
7 Things You Should Know About Cloud Security, EDUCAUSE 7 Things You Should Know, September 2010.
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Big Data
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Big Data True What is “big data”? Who’s doing it? W…
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Cloud Computing
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Cloud Computing True Cloud computing may be on …
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Privacy and the Connected Campus
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May 21, 2013
As students, scholars, and administrators use today’s connected online tools , they leave behind a “ data exhaust ” that can reveal a surprisingly detailed picture of individual activi…
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The Horizon Report in Action: Emerging Technologies Today and Tomorrow
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March 27, 2013
Wondering what’s new in mobiles, electronic books, learning analytics , and other emerging technology areas? Join Malcolm Brown and Veronica Diaz of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative as t…
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Building a Modern Computing Infrastructure at Princeton University
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May 6, 2013
Key Takeaways Over the past 10 years Princeton University developed and implemented an institutional strategy to support research and administrative computing . Changing econom…
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Ethics, Big Data, and Analytics: A Model for Application
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May 6, 2013
The use of big data and analytics to predict student success presents unique ethical questions for higher education administrators relating to the nature of knowledge; in educatio…
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Cloud Computing in Education
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March 7, 2013
This video, produced by TeachPrivacy , discusses the benefits and risks of educational institutions using cloud computing providers. Advice is provided for how educational institutions should …
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Is Our Software Designed for Change? Successes and Challenges in Using Service Oriented Architecture
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March 11, 2013
Institutions of higher education face disruptive changes, and changes in information technology are at the heart of these disruptions. Service oriented architecture (SOA ) provides a comprehen…
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Big Research Support from a Small IT Organization: Montana State University Billings
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February 1, 2013
For the typical, small central IT organization with limited funding, finding the adequate resources to provide requisite infrastructure, equipment, software, and technical support can be ch…
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Empowering Technology Research Support: University of Washington
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February 1, 2013
The University of Washington Information Technology (UW-IT) department and UW’s eScience Institute have been charged with supporting the research community’s vast and sophisticated technolo…

















