IT Trends :: Thursday, October 12, 2006

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Deals, Contracts, Awards

Arizona State University and Canon Team Up for Digital and Sustainable

Canon U.S.A., Inc. and Arizona State University announced a long-term partnership to build a world-class “Sustainable Digital University” at ASU. The goal is to eliminate as much paper as possible, as well as to install the most energy-saving devices, with the least toxic up-stream production waste and with 100 percent recycling…

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'Convergence' Is the Buzzword at CU-Boulder

The Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society (ATLAS) complex for the media building (66k sq ft and $34M) is the center of IT innovation at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where the professors say the dance to stay ahead of the students is intense. One thing of note is a decided lack of walls. Plans for building a computer lab were scrapped in favor of building an open-air wireless lounge…

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    University of Pittsburgh Partners with AWS on Cloud Innovation Center

    The University of Pittsburgh is teaming up with Amazon Web Services to establish a new Cloud Innovation Center focused on health sciences and sports analytics.

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    Report: 85% of Organizations Are Using Some Form of AI

    Eighty-five percent of organizations today are leveraging some form of AI, according to the latest State of AI in the Cloud 2025 report from Wiz. While AI's role in innovation and disruption continues to expand, security vulnerabilities and governance challenges remain pressing concerns.

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    The 2025 NFL Draft and Ed Tech Selection: A Strategic Parallel

    In the fast-evolving landscape of collegiate football, the NFL, and higher education, one might not immediately draw connections between the 2025 NFL Draft and the selection of proper educational technology for a college campus. However, upon closer examination, both processes share striking similarities: a rigorous assessment of needs, long-term strategic impact, talent or tool evaluation, financial considerations, and adaptability to a dynamic future.

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    A Sense of Scale

    Gardner Campbell explores the notion of scale in education and shares some of his own experience "playing with scale" — scaling up and/or scaling down — in an English course at VCU.