Ellucian Live 2024 Highlights
At this year’s Ellucian Live, more than 5,000 participants gathered in San Antonio, Texas, to see what the educational technology giant had in store for the future, to share tips and tricks, and connect with peers. In addition to new product announcements and enhancements, the conference presented an opportunity to hear from new leadership in […]
10 Higher Education Influencers to Follow in 2024
At the rate of technological change and advancement in higher education, along with internal and external driving forces, it can be challenging to stay abreast of the latest industry trends and insights. While the expert analysts and advisors at the Tambellini Group help clients get and stay ahead each day, we want to highlight other […]
Evisions Conference 2024–Expanding Support for SaaS
I love connecting with the higher education technology community where the rubber meets the road. At the 2024 Evisions Conference in San Antonio, the Evisions team brought forward-looking support for their largely Ellucian-based clients. As Ellucian continues its push to SaaS, Evisions is supporting its customer base with continued investment in enhancements to facilitate its […]
Building an AI Innovation Ecosystem in Higher Education
Many colleges and universities are experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) in some capacity. To fully harness AI’s potential, higher education institutions will need to think beyond individual use cases and build a robust AI innovation ecosystem. What is An AI Innovation Ecosystem? An AI innovation ecosystem is a holistic approach to AI integration in higher […]
3 Questions to Consider When Evaluating New Technology in Higher Education
As higher education institutions begin the process of evaluating new administrative systems, they often revert to what has historically been viewed as most important in technology selection—functionality and cost. That’s a mistake. When choosing software for legacy, on-premises systems in decades past, what it did was the most essential factor in the decision. Further, functionality […]
Building Alliances That Drive Change in Higher Education
Table of contents 12 Questions to Answer Before Building Campus Alliances Powerful Traits for Effective Change Allies Essential Top-Level Alliances for CIOs in Higher Education Conclusion You Might Also Like Building partnerships and alliances that drive strategic change at colleges and universities is a crucial aspect of effective leadership, especially for a CIO leading innovation […]
Preparing for the Sunset: How to Approach End-of-Life Deadlines for Legacy Solutions
In an ideal world, every college and university would have three to seven years to implement a new core modern system, starting with one to two years of planning and preparation. But in reality, institutions are not always afforded the luxury of setting their own timelines. The earlier an institution starts to prepare for modernization […]
The Human Element of AI—A Key Obstacle to Adoption
A primary obstacle to artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is not the availability of the technology but rather the human aspect of it. To realize AI’s potential, people need to understand, accept, trust, and embrace it as an extension of their work and processes. With the relative newness of the technology and its rate of product […]
Tambellini Group’s First Future Campus™ Summit: Making Mindset Shifts to Empower Innovation and Growth in Higher Education
There is a virtually unanimous consensus among higher education leaders that the magnitude and volume of external forces impacting their industry demand significant and swift shifts in how their institutions operate and evolve. But crucial questions remain unanswered: To help answer those questions, Tambellini Group held its first Future Campus™ Summit last week in California, […]
Salesforce Education Cloud for Advancement & Alumni Relations
As many of you may know, Salesforce launched the first version of their Salesforce Education Cloud for Advancement & Alumni Relations in the fall of 2023. I recently had an opportunity to catch up with the Salesforce product architect for this solution. I was impressed with the depth and breadth of the product, its architectural […]
