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What If We Are Wrong?
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December 22, 2009
"Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. (He is also a fool.)" — Lazarus Long This is a time for big change on our campuses. Realignme…
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Framing Questions
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October 29, 2009
Sunsetting IT Services “Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.” — Benjamin Disraeli This piece offers a simple, if painful, message: Developing…
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The Myth about IT as a Utility
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July 6, 2007
© 2007 Brian L. Hawkins and Diana G. Oblinger EDUCAUSE Review , vol. 42, no. 4 (July/August 2007): 10–11 The Myth about IT as a Utility "IT Is Just a Utility—Like Elec…
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Implementing Life-Cycle Funding
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January 1, 2001
Life-cycle funding enables an organization to set standards and establish a coherent plan for computing resources and to make an ongoing commitment to the investment in information technology. …


















