Campus Technology: Community Source Evaluation Strategies

Strategic Discussions on Technology

9/9/2009

Executive View

Community Source Evaluation Strategies: Is Sakai Right for Your Institution?
Assessing an open source or community source solution, particularly at small and mid-sized institutions, presents unique challenges. Without vendor demonstrations, user groups, and sales departments, how do you evaluate a community source product? How can you assess the long-term viability of the community behind the product? How do you evaluate the support costs and resources needed to use a community source solution? Josh Baron examines the five core evaluation criteria used during Marist College's two-year assessment process that lead to that institution's adoption of Sakai.More

Worth Noting

Google Quadruples Students Using Apps for Education
Google reported this week that the number of students using its Google Apps for Education Edition productivity and collaboration tools on campus has just about quadrupled over this time last year.More
Ole Miss Incorporates Social Media into Green Initiative
The University of Mississippi is looking to reduce power consumption in its campus buildings, and, as a component of the effort, it's going to be making its progress public in real time through popular social media outlets.More
IBM Launches Cloud-Based Desktop
IBM has begun taking desktop computing directly to the cloud. The company this week released a virtualized client computing offering it touts as a cloud-based desktop.More
Inquiry Focuses on Future of MySQL
The European Commission's decision to investigate Oracle's plan to acquire Sun Microsystems is focused largely on the future of the open source MySQL database.More
Suffolk U Adds In-Building Wireless Solution To Ensure Student Cell Coverage
To ensure that student cell phones work within its residential halls, Boston-based Suffolk University has implemented gear to boost wireless signal strength for data and voice services in highly congested, low-coverage areas.More
Northern Michigan U Launches WiMAX Network
Northern Michigan University (NMU) in Marquette has launched a mobile WiMAX network built with Motorola wireless broadband infrastructure.More

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Executive View

Community Source Evaluation Strategies: Is Sakai Right for Your Institution?

Worth Noting

Google Quadruples Students Using Apps for Education

Ole Miss Incorporates Social Media into Green Initiative

IBM Launches Cloud-Based Desktop

Inquiry Focuses on Future of MySQL

Suffolk U Adds In-Building Wireless Solution To Ensure Student Cell Coverage

Northern Michigan U Launches WiMAX Network