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EDUCAUSE Library Items for High-Performance Computing (HPC)
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Alternative IT Sourcing: A Discussion of Privacy, Security, and Risk
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July 21, 2011
In this interview, three higher education privacy, security, and risk professionals discuss the common challenges and opportunities inherent in alternative IT sourcing. The sourcing of I…
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Results of the 2011 Core Data Survey
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October 19, 2011
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference
The EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) is in its ninth year. It has been completely overhauled to expand beyond the original focus on higher education IT costs and staffing. The CDS will now provide…
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Practical Strategies for Managing Risk in Cloud Computing
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March 1, 2011
This ECAR research bulletin identifies some key principles on which to base decisions related to security assurance and compliance capabilities in cloud computing environments. It also illustrate…
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Managing Availability and Performance Risks in the Cloud: Expect the Unexpected
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December 7, 2010
We know that the best way to avoid cloud risks is to apply sound risk management strategies before placing applications and IT services in the cloud. Some risks, however, cannot be predetermined …
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Outsourcing and Cloud Computing for Higher Education
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January 11, 2010
Within the last year a vast literature has emerged on outsourcing and cloud computing. This memo will not attempt to rewrite that which has already been written and can easily be obtained for mor…
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Partly Cloudy? What a CBO Should Know about Cloud Computing
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June 29, 2009
Cloud computing presents an opportunity for outsourcing what have long been core internal IT functions and systems on campus. In the coming months and years, many institutions will be exploring …
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Third-party Management of Information Resources
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March 21, 2007
This policy concerns Third-party Management of Information Resources, stating that all vendors and third-party information technology service providers must comply with all applicable Health Scie…
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Well, if They’re Already Using It ...
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October 25, 2007
College representatives at Educause conference ponder outsourcing e-mail to Google and how to embrace students’ Facebook habits. College repr…
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In Conversation: Cloud Computing—Hype or Hope?
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November 19, 2009
"Cloud computing" is the buzzword today. What is reality, and what is merely hype? Does this paradigm offer great promise or extreme peril to the core mission of the academy? Two academ…


















