Simpson U Employees Build and Share Their Own Data Reports with New Dashboard Tech

Like many higher ed institutions, Simpson University's campus data is distributed across a variety of systems, some in the cloud and some on premise. Generating reports across system boundaries at the California university once was a labor-intensive process requiring complex queries to go through a single IT professional.

To help integrate its reporting and give employees easier access to institutional data, Simpson is rolling out Style Intelligence, a dashboard reporting solution from InetSoft Technology. The web-based platform allows users to build and share their own data reports, helping reduce the backlog of report requests. Interactive dashboards provide a visually compelling view of the data, and the software's Data Block technology "enables productive reuse of queries and a unique capability for end-user-defined data mashup," according to the company.

"With InetSoft's solution, we can give easy access to all of our institution's data, enabling staff, managers and executives to receive vital information in a much more efficient and timely manner," said Curt Dodds, director of IT at the university, in a press release. "And with a significant reduction of IT costs, we feel that we are receiving a high value for the total cost of ownership of this technology solution."

About the Author

Rhea Kelly is editor in chief for Campus Technology, THE Journal, and Spaces4Learning. She can be reached at [email protected].

Featured

  • data professionals in a meeting

    Data Fluency as a Strategic Imperative

    As an institution's highest level of data capabilities, data fluency taps into the agency of technical experts who work together with top-level institutional leadership on issues of strategic importance.

  • stylized AI code and a neural network symbol, paired with glitching code and a red warning triangle

    New Anthropic AI Models Demonstrate Coding Prowess, Behavior Risks

    Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, its most advanced artificial intelligence models to date, boasting a significant leap in autonomous coding capabilities while simultaneously revealing troubling tendencies toward self-preservation that include attempted blackmail.

  • university building with classical architecture is partially overlaid by a glowing digital brain graphic

    NSF Invests $100 Million in National AI Research Institutes

    The National Science Foundation has announced a $100 million investment in National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, part of a broader White House strategy to maintain American leadership as competition with China intensifies.

  • black analog alarm clock sits in front of a digital background featuring a glowing padlock symbol and cybersecurity icons

    The Clock Is Ticking: Higher Education's Big Push Toward CMMC Compliance

    With the United States Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 framework entering Phase II on Dec. 16, 2025, institutions must develop a cybersecurity posture that's resilient, defensible, and flexible enough to keep up with an evolving threat landscape.