Supplier Spotlight: Carahsoft on Cloud Tech Licensing Challenges, Consolidations, Management, and Cost Control

An Interview with Martin Gavin, Senior Program Manager at Carahsoft 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? The biggest challenge that we see is disparate purchasing across […]
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 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 members. AWS is available through E&I’s contract with Carahsoft Technology […]
Supplier Spotlight: Carahsoft on Open Source Software

An Interview with Rich Savage, Sales Director at Carahsoft 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 source software and why is it important to education? Open […]
Supplier Spotlight: Carahsoft

Carahsoft’s Commitment to Supplier Diversity 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 the United States economy and has a longstanding history of […]
Supplier Spotlight: Red Hat

An Interview with Red Hat, Available Through the E&I Carahsoft Contract 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 about the types of cloud products and services you provide […]
Supplier Spotlight: Carahsoft

An Interview with Tim Botlz, Sales Director on the E&I Carahsoft Contract 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 contract offers our members? This contract vehicle provides access to […]
Supplier Spotlight: UofL & Workday

Why the University of Louisville is Moving their ERP Platform to Workday 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 move their ERP platform to Workday through the E&I Workday […]
Supplier Spotlight: Avantor, delivered by VWR

An Overview of Avantor’s Commitment to Supplier Diversity We sat down with Wade Colclough, Director of Supplier Diversity and Laboratory Distributor Services at Avantor to discuss the company’s commitment to supplier diversity and their plans for continuously growing their program in the future. Please talk about Avantor’s commitment to supplier diversity. When was the program/strategy […]
Supplier Spotlight: Avantor, delivered by VWR

How Avantor is Creating a Better World Through Positive Social & Environmental Impacts When it comes to sustainability, Avantor is committed to creating a better world through positive social and environmental impacts. We sat down with Nate Belke, Sustainability Manager at Avantor, to find out more about the company’s sustainable practices now and plans for […]
Supplier Spotlight: Workday

Why Collin College Selected E&I’s Workday ERP Contract 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 College currently has in place. Dickson: Our current ERP system […]