The Use of ChatGPT in Higher Education Advancement
ChatGPT buzz has recently extended to advancement with debates about the pros and cons of using the public chatbot to support higher education advancement efforts. As many of you already know, ChatGPT, launched by OpenAI, leverages a machine language learning model to converse with humans, answer complex questions, and even write content and application code. […]
Remove the Taboo from Centrally Managed Visualization Tools – Free the Data!
Do institutions provide centrally supported visualization platforms? Our work with higher education tells us that most institutions that have been successful in democratizing data analysis have made this move by using modern toolsets. (What are the modern toolsets? Check out our research!) Even as recently as five years ago, visualization tools that were easy to […]
Application Migration to the Cloud: Know Your Purpose
Institutions have moved commercial, on-premises applications to the cloud with significant success over the last several years. As I’ve spoken to CIOs about this shift, I’ve discovered a variety of drivers for their initiatives, with various pathways, but generally with solid success. The most important common factor in their successes was defining their strategy based […]
Thesis Receives Solid Financial Backing with SilverTree Equity Acquisition
On February 2, 2023, Thesis announced that SilverTree Equity, a leading private equity firm focused on technology, completed the acquisition of the company from Advent International. Thesis is a provider of higher education student systems in North America and Europe. Advent International retained its ownership of the student business when it sold Unit4 (now focused […]
Student Analytics: Focusing on a Critical Issue as a Catalyst for Creating a Data Culture
Institutions have been using terms such as “data driven” and “data informed” with regard to decision making for decades, but, as Tambellini research noted in a recent blog post, the issue of poor data hygiene impedes any meaningful progress for many institutions. So, while many aspire to create a data-informed culture, significantly fewer have the […]
Identity and Access Management: Products Won’t Save You, but They’ll Help
Higher education is facing a pivotal moment where institutions must protect themselves from constantly evolving cybersecurity threats with limited budgets and staffing. Compounding the problem even further, higher education is especially susceptible to marketing that portrays products as the solution to their problems. As with every discipline, technology alone is not the answer. It’s the […]
How CIOs Can Build Dynamic Duos with CFOs: An interview with Hampton Shive, Strategic Advisor
Higher education CIOs know that the long-term success of any institution-wide technology project depends on their effectiveness in building a broad coalition of support across a vast array of leaders and stakeholders with diverse needs and goals. Depending on the focus of any technology initiative, CIOs will understandably need to prioritize garnering buy-in from the […]
The Data Problem in Higher Ed
For higher education leaders, the speed and criticality of strategic decisions that must be made to ensure institutions’ long-term health and viability are unrelenting. However, many leaders we speak with do not have the trusted data and analysis they need to make these decisions confidently. The problem is that most institutions do not have the […]
The Unfulfilled Promise of CRM: A One-of-a-Kind Event
On Wednesday, November 16, Tambellini Group hosted a one-of-a-kind event for institutions and organizations interested in CRM (constituent relationship management) in higher education. Tambellini’s Higher Education Summit: CRM Systems brought together top strategic executives from Microsoft, Salesforce, and Technolutions for a candid discussion among competing solution providers and market leaders. Panelists for the event included The […]
GLBA Safeguards Rule Compliance Deadline Extension
As most of you know, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, was designed to regulate, control, and take affirmative precautions to safeguard sensitive nonpublic personal information (NPI) collected by organizations classified as “financial institutions” from individuals to obtain a financial product or service. The GLBA rules, which […]
