Distributed Computing

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Distributed Computing

2012 CDS Executive Summary Report

January 24, 2013

This report summarizes results from the EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) survey. Using a matched set of 616 CDS 2011 and CDS 2012 participating institutions, this year’s report is a detaile…

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 …

On the Cutting Edge: Innovative Services That Blend Technology with Purpose

February 13, 2013 | A session at the West/Southwest Regional Conference

Join this lively session for a look at three exciting and innovative services being offered to meet new challenges on our campuses including data management, the need to rethink and repurpose physi…

Martin Morrey

Web Integration Manager

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Midlothian

UNITED KINGDOM

ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2012

September 17, 2012

Key Findings See the 2012 report for a full list key messages, findings, and supporting data. Blended-learning environments are the norm; students say that these environments best suppor…

7 Things You Should Know About Application Development Tools

September 6, 2012

A new class of application development tools allows nontechnical users to build mobile apps quickly and easily. With these tools, users choose from an available set of templates and menus…

Sensitive Regulated Data: Permitted and Restricted Uses

July 18, 2012

The University of Michigan engages in research, teaching, clinical, and business activities that encompass a variety of sensitive regulated data. This standard defines permitted and restricted us…

Can Big Data Help Universities Tackle Security, BYOD?

July 31, 2012

Universities have some of the most complex IT infrastructures around, and BYOD is a reality they can't escape. Chief Security Officers at universities are increasingly turning to Big Data an…

The Importance of Doing Enterprise (and Infrastructure)

October 17, 2012

...as Oscar Wilde well might have titled an essay about campus-wide IT, had there been such a thing back then. Enterprise IT it accounts for the lion's share of campus IT staffing, expenditu…

Podcast: John Campbell and George Siemens on Using Analytics

July 25, 2012

In this podcast, Executive Director of Administrative Information Services at Princeton University, Colin Currie , talks analytics with George Siemens and John Campbell . Siemens is a …