Why the HE sector must embrace cloud computing
Institutions must not allow the challenge of delivering a major transformational project, or exaggerated fears in relation to data, to put them off cloud-based infrastructure, software and services. They should seize the opportunity to gain the competitive advantage that moving to the cloud offers
The positive case for change
For higher education providers, moving their data and IT estate to the cloud is fast becoming a necessity as the demands of operating successfully in the digital world continue to grow
Higher education providers are data-heavy organisations. Not only do they hold a significant volume of data on their students and staff, they are increasingly supporting ‘big data’ research projects in partnership with other institutions and industry. In addition, the day-to-day operation of courses is becoming increasingly dependent on technology, as lecture capture solutions and online distance learning become more popular, for example
The cloud offers a secure place to store data and cost-effective flexibility for institutions to quickly scale-up their provision of data storage to meet growing demand
In addition, cloud computing offers access to the latest software and services that allows researchers to ‘slice and dice’ data and analyse their work as they seek a breakthrough in the drugs discovery process or development of new artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, or whatever project they are engaged in
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