Going Fast Without Breaking Things: Balancing the “Need for Speed” with Intentional Digital Transformation Strategy
How does your institution measure intention? In the September installment of Tambellini Group’s Top of Mind podcast series, Sharon Pitt, CIO and Vice President of Information Technology at the University of Delaware (UD), joins the conversation to offer listeners a glimpse into the intentions behind UD’s growing digital transformation strategy. Sharon highlights UD’s innovative shared […]
AWS Imagine Conference Is True to Its Name
AWS holds an annual Imagine conference for forward-thinking institutional customers to discuss their strategic AWS successes. The conference is unusual because there is limited conversation about product details. Instead, it focuses on how innovative educators can leverage AWS technology and partnership to change their institutions, the higher education industry, and the world beyond education. In […]
2022 Oracle and Workday Higher Education Implementation Partners Differentiators
Tambellini recently completed its Oracle and Workday implementation partner series for finance, human capital management, and student that evaluated nine leading services firms in higher education. Three of the vendors offer Oracle Cloud implementation services (Drivestream, Highstreet, and Sierra-Cedar), three provide Workday deployment services (Alchemy, Avaap, and Collaborative Solutions), and three offer implementation services for […]
Four Student Selection Trends for US Higher Education
The Tambellini Group has followed global and US higher education student system selections for more than 20 years. In June 2022, Tambellini released its 14th annual Student Systems US Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders Report. Tambellini tracks selection activity in the market because it is most helpful to institutional buyers who want to […]
5 Key Themes for the Enterprise CRM Journey
In the early days of constituent relationships management (CRM), most use cases were highly departmentalized and served a single function. Recruitment and Admissions CRMs and Service Management CRMs (i.e., IT helpdesk) were among the most popular implementations. However, Tambellini’s research shows a mindset shift toward the bigger picture in higher education. Enterprise CRMs (ECRMs) are […]
The ‘Land of Manual Processes’ Goes Digital with the Value and Expertise of Tambellini Group
“I view Tambellini Group as an important factor in the continued success of institutions. The level of expertise that you bring most institutions could never afford to buy on their own. You need to have somebody you can call.” Steve McDevittChief Executive Officer, Saint Anselm College Background In 2019, Saint Anselm College (Saint Anselm) was […]
Modo Labs Acquires RojoServe
On January 18, low-code app building platform Modo Labs announced its acquisition of integration company RojoServe. The purchase comes several months after the companies partnered to create XCampus, a modern integration solution allowing Modo Campus Apps to integrate with Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions student information system. Students using these products can now access their registration […]
Working Together for the Higher Education Community
As we look towards the new year, the needs of the higher education community will continue to focus on how to serve our students. The answers to the question, “how do we serve best serve our students?” are as vast and diverse as the student population itself. Each college or university has undoubtedly worked to […]
The Top 20 (x3) Tambellini Resources from 2021
Each year, Tambellini Group delivers expert research and resources relevant to CIOs and IT leaders in higher education. As 2021 comes to an end, Tambellini Group is grateful for another successful year. However, success would not be possible without you, our members. With current and prospective members in mind, we’ve highlighted our top 20 resources […]
The Ohio State University Walks Away from Workday Student
Tambellini learned on Wednesday, December 1st, that The Ohio State University (Ohio State) has decided not to move forward with Workday Student at this time. Ohio State’s statement includes an acknowledgment that their implementation of Workday’s Finance and Human Capital Management (HCM) products has left significant system and process optimization work for the school to […]
