Smart Lockers: The Future of Student Parcel Delivery
As the Number of Students and Parcels Grows, So Does the Need to Modernize Student Parcel Delivery By Pitney Bowes Our digital lifestyle has reshaped campus life, and no one has felt it more than the campus mail centers. As the number of students and parcels grows, so does the need to modernize student parcel […]
Supplier Spotlight: Carahsoft on Cloud Tech Licensing Challenges, Consolidations, Management, and Cost Control
An Interview with Martin Gavin, Senior Program Manager at Carahsoft By Michelle Nettuno, Category Marketing Manager, Technology, E&I Cooperative Services We sat down with Martin Gavin, Senior Program Manager at Carahsoft, to discuss cloud technology licensing challenges, consolidation, management, and cost control. What are the major cloud licensing challenges that educational institutions are facing today? […]
Supplier Spotlight: Amazon Web Services’ 4 Pillars of Digital Transformation for Education
An Interview with Raechelle Clemmons, Leader, Higher Education Business Development and Strategy at AWS By Michelle Nettuno, Category Marketing Manager, Technology, E&I Cooperative Services We sat down with Raechelle Clemmons, Leader, Higher Education Business Development and Strategy at Amazon Web Services (AWS) to discuss the 4 pillars for education and how they have helped E&I […]
Esports: Creating Spaces That Turn Gaming Fun into Learning
It’s Much More Than Child’s Play By Smith System This post originally appeared on the Smith System blog. The meteoric rise in high school esports shows it’s much more than child’s play. Esports has blossomed into a hot topic of conversation, spanning from K–12 to higher ed. How popular is Esports? As of early 2020, […]
Supplier Spotlight: Carahsoft on Open Source Software
An Interview with Rich Savage, Sales Director at Carahsoft By Michelle Nettuno, Category Marketing Manager, Technology, E&I Cooperative Services We sat down with Rich Savage, Sales Director at Carahsoft to discuss open source software, it’s role in education, and software trends and technologies to keep an eye on in the near future. What is open […]
It’s Time for Your School to Embrace STEAM-powered Learning
Prepare Your Students for Their Future in Technology Markets By Pam Aulakh, K–12 Vertical Alliance Manager, Connection This blog originally appeared on Connection’s Connected blog. 2020 brought many challenges to learning, and now districts across the country are working to address what has been termed “learning loss”—or the term I prefer “unfinished learning.” Some of […]
CMMC: What It Is and Why It Is Important
Breaking Down the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification By John D’Annunzio, Senior Vice President of Business Development, Columbia Advisory Group The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a security framework implemented by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to improve protection of the defense industrial base. Like other security frameworks, the CMMC has a collection of […]
Supplier Spotlight: Carahsoft
Carahsoft’s Commitment to Supplier Diversity By Michelle Nettuno, Category Marketing Manager, Technology, E&I Cooperative Services We sat down with Martin Gavin, Senior Program Manager at Carahsoft, to discuss the details of their diversity supplier program. When and why did Carahsoft decide to create a diversity supplier program? Carahsoft recognizes the importance of partner diversity to […]
Ransomware Incident Response Planning
How to Prepare For the Worst & Choose Partners to Support Your “Digital Resilience” By John D’Annunzio, Vice President for Business Development, Columbia Advisory Group Colonial Pipeline, Kaseya, Solar Winds, Microsoft… the list goes on and on. In the past 12 months alone, more than one third of all organizations globally have faced some type […]
Supplier Spotlight: Red Hat
An Interview with Red Hat, Available Through the E&I Carahsoft Contract By Michelle Nettuno, Category Marketing Manager, Technology, E&I Cooperative Services We recently sat down with Bill Hirsch, Principal Solutions Architect, and Damien Eversmann, Delivery Strategist for Education at Red Hat, to discuss Red Hat’s key features and benefits for E&I members. Please tell us […]
