Ransomware Incident Response Planning

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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

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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 […]

Improving Student Admission Rates in Higher Ed

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Taking a Data-Driven Approach By Adam Root, Collaborative Solutions This blog originally appeared on Collaborative Solutions’ blog. Higher education is currently facing unprecedented challenges. Having to pivot to remote learning in 2020, higher education institutions now must find safe ways of bringing students back to campus, while also reducing costs and increasing organizational efficiency. Perhaps, […]

Dashboards for Higher Education Leaders Can Optimize Decision Support

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Transforming Your Data Repository Into an Integrated, Holistic Dashboard Unites a Campus & Advances Opportunities for Change By Gregory Bedell, Managing Director, Huron This blog originally appeared on Huron’s website. The need for rapid decision making in higher education has increased in urgency. An evolving pandemic landscape thrust institutional leaders into making strategic, real-time decisions […]

How to Navigate a Global Chip Shortage

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Plus, Tips to Create a Strategy That Optimizes Your Technology Access By Connection® Public Sector Solutions This blog originally appeared on the Connection blog. Whether they are following headlines about chip and technology shortages or have encountered long waits for specific items, consumers and business buyers alike are increasingly becoming aware that supply chain issues […]

How To Select the Right Technology for an Esports Facility at Your Institution

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Investing in the Technology to Shape Your Future Esports Program By Michelle Nettuno, Category Marketing Manager, Technology, E&I Cooperative Services The popularity of esports, multiplayer video games played competitively for spectators, is now at an all-time high. There are estimates that two-thirds of the U.S. population over age 13 are gamers. Many K-12 and higher […]

Supplier Spotlight: Carahsoft

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An Interview with Tim Botlz, Sales Director on the E&I Carahsoft Contract By Michelle Nettuno, Category Marketing Manager, Technology, E&I Cooperative Services We recently sat down with Tim Boltz, Sales Director at Carahsoft, to discuss the new agreement and the benefits for E&I members. In your opinion, what are the main benefits the E&I Carahsoft […]

An Ergonomic Approach to Esports

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With the Rise of Esports in Education, Ensure Your Athletes are Taken Care Of By Tina Smith, Business Development Manager, Interiors, E&I Cooperative Services Esports, or the organizing of video games into amateur and professional competitions, has been a cornerstone of video game hobbyists for years. But the rise in popularity of esports within the education […]

Supplier Spotlight: UofL & Workday

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Why the University of Louisville is Moving their ERP Platform to Workday By Michelle Nettuno, Category Marketing Manager, Technology, E&I Cooperative Services M. Rehan Khan, Vice Provost and CIO, IT Services at the University of Louisville, and Robert Steele, Vice President, Higher Education & Non-Profit Sales at Workday, discuss the University of Louisville’s project to […]

Supplier Spotlight: Workday

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Why Collin College Selected E&I’s Workday ERP Contract By Michelle Nettuno, Category Marketing Manager, Technology, E&I Cooperative Services Mike Dickson, Chief Innovation Officer at Collin College, and Robert Steele, Vice President, Higher Education at Workday, share the benefits of purchasing an ERP system through the E&I Workday agreement. Tell us about the ERP system Collin […]