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ROI Under Fire: Why Higher Education Will Outlast Every Threat

There’s so much about the current educational landscape that seems to call into question whether or not the post-graduation outcomes of higher education are worth the investment. Public trust in higher education is declining, tuition is rising, and technological and educational disruption leaves students considering alternative pathways.


It's Time to Get Modernization Moving Again

If outdated financial management systems are hindering institutional modernization efforts, technology offers a solution that streamlines administrative processes and improves the student and faculty experience.


Defending IT Talent

Few are paying attention to the pressures Everywhere Work places on IT, though the signs are all around us. More than half of IT professionals say the shift to hybrid and remote working has caused significant negative impacts on their work lives: lost workplace connections, mental health challenges and higher workloads. Despite this, few (16%) want to work in the office full time again.


Education Solutions Overview

Educational institutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union require simple, powerful, secure observability and IT management software to enable and accelerate their digital transformation.


Where the Risks Are: Higher Education Fights Back Against DDoS and Emerging Threats

Distributed denial of service attacks famously disrupt the otherwise normal traffic of a targeted server, service, or network by overwhelming the target and its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of traffic. Higher education appears particularly vulnerable to this malicious mode of attack, given the wealth and variety of data available to harvest should any shock-and-awe DDoS actors ultimately prove successful.


Engaging Students in Online and Hybrid Learning Environments

The classroom is built on two-way conversions, and it takes strategic planning to get students talking. By incorporating a variety of thoughtful activities into your course material, you can challenge students to not only gauge comprehension but to get to know their unique personalities.


Securing Higher Ed in an AI-Driven World

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have great potential in higher education to enable new modes of learning, improve research outcomes, and accelerate decision making. At the same time, these technologies are changing the cybersecurity picture, giving bad actors the means to fine-tune and scale their attacks.


2023 Higher Education Trends Report

For the last three years, through a global pandemic, we have witnessed a great reassessment going on in the United States and around the world. It’s happening on many different levels—from how we live and work to what we value in life—all with significant consequences going forward for higher education. In many ways, this time is not unlike other moments of political, cultural, and economic upheaval throughout our history and the long-lasting impact each had on colleges and universities.