Technology Insights

As legacy ERP solutions begin to show their age, the difference between "cloud-enabled" and "cloud-native" software is becoming a flash point for many higher education institutions. |December 5, 2019| by Keith Fowlkes, Vice President, Technology at E&I Cooperative Services I always learn something new when I am with my friends...

by E&I Cooperative Services & CDW-G Melissa Deets, Manager - Education, Contract Execution at CDW-G, shares the benefits, advantages, and goals of the two technology contracts with E&I. Tell usabout the two E&I CDW-G contracts. What do you think is the biggest value each contract brings to our members? CDW-G...

|November 26, 2019| by Haley Rose,CMO,Columbia Advisory Group Did you know that the salaries for top CIOs in the US can be well above $300,000 per year, even before you factor in benefits and expenses? Many colleges and universities need this level of expertise on staff, but budgeting for this...

|October 2, 2019| By Keith Fowlkes,Vice President, Technologyat E&I Cooperative Services E&I and Internet2 have recently announced our new pilot project to bring together E&I’s public procurement expertise and Internet2’s cloud expertise, as developed through the NET+ program. Our goal is to provide higher education institutions throughout the nation with...

|September 26, 2019| by Sean O'Brien and Keith Fowlkes, Vice President, Technology at E&I We're excited to have announced earlier today that E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) and Internet2 are collaborating on a pilot project to bring together E&I’s public procurement expertise and Internet2’s cloud expertise, as developed through the NET+...

|September 16, 2019| by Michelle Nettuno, Category Marketing Manager, Technology atE&I Cooperative Services Will you be attending this year's EDUCAUSE Annual Conference? Some of our technology business partners will be hosting events during this year's conference, which is being held October 14-17, 2019 in Chicago, IL. Below we have shared...

|September 23, 2019| by E&I Cooperative Services & D2L Willem Boom, Senior Director, Worldwide Channel Sales at D2L, shares insights, member achievements, differentiators, and more. What are some of the main reasons that educational institutions seek a new Learning Management System (LMS)? An LMS is an integral part of the...

|September 4, 2019| by Keith Fowlkes, Vice President, Technology at E&I Cooperative Services Earlier this summer, something very exciting happened in the higher education ERP industry. Through the hard work of our expert RFP team and a group of visionary ERP solution providers, E&I Cooperative Services signed a contract agreement...

|August 8, 2019| By Keith Fowlkes,Vice President, Technologyat E&I Cooperative Services We are excited to share our new three new competitively solicited contracts for enterprise resource planning (ERP). After 18 months of RFP development, analysis, discussion, and evaluation, E&I awarded agreements to Workday, Unit4, and Mythics for Oracle. This multiple...

An Interview with David McLaughlin, President & CEO | May 30, 2019| by Michelle Nettuno,Category Marketing Manager, Technology at E&I Cooperative Services What are some of the main reasons that educational institutions seek external IT support? Our higher ed and K-12 clients call us when they have specialized needs that...