Digital Transformation

Here you'll find articles exploring digital transformation in higher education.


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Purdue-Google Partnership to Advance AI-Enabled Education and Research

In a move aimed at empowering the Purdue community to integrate AI across multiple facets of the institution, Purdue University has announced a strategic partnership with Google Public Sector.

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Microsoft Acquires Osmos for Agentic AI Data Engineering

In a strategic move to reduce time-consuming manual data preparation, Microsoft has acquired Seattle-based startup Osmos, specializing in agentic AI for data engineering.

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AI and Our Next Conversations in Higher Education

Ryan Lufkin, the vice president of global strategy for Instructure, examines how the focus on AI in education will move from experimentation to accountability.

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3 Ed Tech Shifts That Will Define 2026

The digital learning landscape is entering a new phase defined by rapid advances in artificial intelligence, rising expectations for the student experience, and increasing pressure to demonstrate quality and accountability in online education.

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WWT, NVIDIA Introduce Framework for Secure, Scalable, Responsible AI Adoption

Technology services provider World Wide Technology and NVIDIA have jointly developed an AI security framework dubbed AI Readiness Model for Operational Resilience (ARMOR), designed to help organizations accelerate AI adoption while maintaining security, compliance, and operational resilience.

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Where Are You on the Ed Tech Maturity Curve?

Ed tech maturity models can help institutions map progress and make smarter tech decisions.

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Oregon Tech Partners with Google Public Sector to Advance Student and Faculty Research

Oregon Institute of Technology recently announced it is collaborating with Google Public Sector to implement Google Cloud's AI and high-performance computing across the institution.

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Newly Launched Agentic AI Foundation Brings Together Tech Giants for Open Source AI Development

The Linux Foundation has announced the formation of the Agentic AI Foundation, bringing together Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, and other major tech companies to advance open source development of autonomous AI systems.

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IBM to Acquire Data Infrastructure Firm Confluent in AI Push

IBM has agreed to buy data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash, marking the technology giant's largest acquisition in years as it seeks to capitalize on surging enterprise demand for artificial intelligence capabilities.

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ASU Teams Up with Grammarly to Deploy Agentic AI Assistant

Arizona State University recently partnered with Grammarly to integrate agentic AI into teaching and learning, becoming the first university to deploy Grammarly's Superhuman Go AI platform.