Standalone HR and Payroll Systems in Higher Education
Higher education institutions most often choose their HCM and finance platforms from the same vendor—and usually also choose their student system from that same vendor. This trend has been true in higher education for 30 years and continues in buying trends today. Institutions recognize that using a single platform for their key transactional systems provides […]
Tambellini StarChart™ Will Help Institutions Navigate Modernization Options, Technology Selections
To identify objects in the universe and orient themselves, astronomers, stargazers, and others use star charts — celestial maps that make it easier to navigate the vast night sky based on an individual’s location and time of year. These maps served as the framework for the Tambellini Group’s latest guide for higher education technology — […]
Modern Integration Strategy Is a Must for Modernization
As higher education institutions’ application portfolios have exploded in size during the last decade, data integration between those applications has evolved from a necessary evil to a competitive advantage when it’s done well. Institutions that struggle with modern integration methods and tools may find their journey toward modernization frustrating. Modern strategies and tools have matured […]
Jenzabar JAM Emphasizes Transformation and Modernization
Jenzabar held its Jenzabar Annual Meeting “JAM” at the Gaylord Palms Resort near Orlando, Florida, from May 31 through June 3. The company announced several new products and partnerships extending the Jenzabar One solution suite functionality. Key themes presented during JAM included helping institutions differentiate themselves, student recruitment, student success, non-credit learning with Campus Marketplace, […]
2023 Oklahoma Higher Ed IT Summit Recap: Where Innovation Comes Sweepin’ Down the Plain
The Council on Information Technology (CoIT) of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education recently hosted the 2023 Oklahoma Higher Ed IT Summit, where more than 20 institutions from across the great Sooner State came together to collaborate on improving their practices and working together to modernize, innovate, and elevate Oklahoma higher education for tomorrow’s […]
Community Discussion Webinar: Higher Education Technology Selection Trends of 2022
Need to modernize your student, finance or HCM systems? Or are you concerned that your current platform is aging? Understanding the technology selection trends of 2022 is the best information to build a strong support case for your strategic technology plan. In this free webinar, Tambellini expert Analysts, Mary Beth Cahill and Dave Kieffer will […]
Tambellini 2023 Student Systems Report Highlights
As many of you know, Tambellini has been tracking all student system vendors selling into higher education across North America (and, more recently, globally) for over 20 years. In April, for the 15th consecutive year, we released our 2023 Student Systems US Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders Report, which provides a detailed view […]
Financial Aid is Hard. Is Your Legacy System Making it Harder?
Financial aid is critical for many students to make higher education accessible. It’s also vital for the financial sustainability of the many institutions that serve those students. But as essential as it is, many colleges are still using legacy systems with complex user interfaces and little or no workflow capabilities to guide students through the […]
What Salesforce Education Cloud Means for Higher Education
Salesforce has launched its new Education Cloud industry platform, providing higher education with an integrated student-centric enterprise-wide CRM solution suite. The company is aligning its Education Cloud product strategy with the same approach that has brought it success across 11 other industries by leveraging the core Salesforce CRM platform and horizontal applications combined with innovations […]
Ellucian Live 2023: Ellucian Calls on Institutions to Join Them on Their SaaS Journey.
For the first time since 2019, thousands of participants met in person for the Ellucian Live conference in New Orleans. It was a memorable event with keynote speaker Malcolm Gladwell and a host of major announcements from Ellucian. Attendees filed into the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, where they heard about Ellucian’s unapologetic plan to […]
