From Butler to Enabler: How IT Services Empower Teaching and Learning
It is no argument that modernizing at any institution is a learning curve. In this month’s Top of Mind podcast episode: “From Butler to Enabler: How IT Services Empower Teaching and Learning,” Alison Robinson, associate vice president and deputy CIO of the Division of Information and Technology Services at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, […]
Women in Tech: Vicki Tambellini
Welcome to Tambellini Group’s Women in Tech series. Tambellini Group’s founder and owner, Vicki Tambellini, talks about her love of business from a very young age and how she fulfilled her dreams of becoming a technology business owner in higher education.
Resource Constraints? Student System Modernization Is Still Possible
Now, more than ever, institutions are aware of the potential shortcomings in aging student systems. While some institutions made moves to modernize before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the last few years have been focused on adjusting to new demands as the situation evolves. As higher education continues to recover from the pandemic impacts, […]
Tambellini Group Celebrates 2021 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business
CEO Vicki Tambellini founded Tambellini Group twenty years ago to fill the unmet needs of higher education technology leaders seeking unbiased research and guidance to inform their expensive and impactful IT purchasing decisions at an affordable price. Today, hundreds of college and university members rely on Tambellii’s expert research and analysis of higher education technology and related trends. And vendor members trust […]
Higher Education CIOs Support Student Success by Easing System Navigation
COVID-19 accelerated and emphasized the need for change, but the movement towards a more holistic and humanizing understanding of student success has been in the works for a long time. By now, most higher education CIOs know that expectations for student success in their institutions are evolving. What was once the purview of faculty, advisors, […]
The Anthology and Blackboard Merger
On September 10, 2021, Anthology and Blackboard signed a definitive agreement to merge, creating the most comprehensive ecosystem across academic, administrative, and student engagement applications to date. The subsequent press release outlined most of the agreement’s public details, including: Current Anthology Chairman and CEO Jim Milton will serve as Chairman and CEO of the combined company. Anthology investors Veritas Capital and Leeds […]
Keeping it Personal: Technology and the Student Experience
The definition of student experience is an ever-changing one. As technology advances, students’ expectations shift to newly introduced possibilities. Inevitably, this affects student experience. However, what’s important to consider is whether implementing a solution just because it’s available is worthwhile to your institution. In this episode, new show host Elizabeth Farrell talks to Dr. Melissa […]
Enterprise CRM: Should I Care?
Summary In higher education, CRM technology has traditionally been scattered across multiple functional areas for multiple purposes. For a few institutions, looking at CRM more holistically has become an imperative. Why? Should you take this approach? It is not right for every campus, as it can cause unnecessary complications. But for some institutions, the alignment […]
Impact of the Salesforce Acquisition of Slack
In December 2020, Salesforce announced the multibillion-dollar acquisition of Slack. At the time, few details were released regarding how the two companies would operate or the potential impacts of the merger. Roughly seven months later, the acquisition is complete, and the future landscape is more evident. Current State When Salesforce announced the completion of the […]
NYIT Builds Campus Wide Trust with the Help of Tambellini Membership
“There’s this deep appreciation for the fact that we reached out to somebody who is an expert. Now there is this level of trust that is deep and wide. Going forward with an implementation gave us an opportunity to quickly build trust across the campus. Something that would have taken years to do on our […]
