Industry Thought Leadership 16

By Susan Biddle
Senior Director of Education and Healthcare, Fortinet

Today, innovation knows no borders. Labs and postdocs at universities worldwide are conducting more research from the field and more cross-institutional research than ever before. But transmitting this data from the field and across global networks means that cybersecurity is paramount. What are the...

By Scott Evans
Marketing Manager, Califone

School technology leaders are faced with the buying decisions of products for an entire school or district. These types of edtech purchases are a sizeable investment and, unfortunately, funding can be wasted on products that are overpriced and underperform--diverting school budgets that could be...

By Patrick Mungovan
Group Vice President, U.S. Higher Education, Oracle Public Sector

It takes enormous resources to power the digital backbone of colleges every day. Among other costs, universities foot the bill for computing power, digital storage, internet access and proprietary software to meet the needs and expectations of students, administrators and teachers. Expectations are high...

By John Lenckos
Senior Vice President, Specialized Industries, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Cyber-attacks have been making headlines after massive data breaches at Fortune 500 companies. According to a recent report by the Business Continuity Institute[1] and the British Standards Institution, nearly nine in 10 businesses worldwide are worried about the threat of cyber-attacks....