Reducing Your Total Cost of IT Ownership
Campus IT leaders know they should weigh not just the initial cost of new technologies, but also the ongoing and related expenses—such as maintenance, support, training, energy use, annual licensing fees, and more—when evaluating products and services. But understanding the total cost of ownership (TCO) of technology often can be a challenge.
That’s why, with the generous support of HP, we’ve assembled this collection of stories from the eCampus News archives, as well as additional resources, to help you reduce your TCO and make smarter IT decisions.
—The Editors
‘Community source’ project helps colleges tackle enterprise systems
Large, commercial enterprise systems that handle functions such as campus finances and human resources are notorious for being costly, inflexible, and often hard to manage.…
The cost of technology downtime in the classroom is more than you think
Talk of the weather, for many in higher education, is the clearest sign that time and money are being wasted while faculty members and students wait for IT…
College campuses face digital signage’s hidden costs
The cost of content for digital signage has been known to elicit a generous helping of expletives from campus technologists who, before making their signage purchases, didn’t peek…
Small campus library bolstered by the cloud
Sitting on top of Lookout Mountain, Covenant College sometimes is lost in the clouds. Now, the private Dade County, Ga., school’s Kresge Memorial Library will be in the…
‘Green’ AV systems a key area of focus at InfoComm
From lampless projectors, to control systems that automatically turn off electronic devices when they aren’t in use, to “network monitors” that bring the concept of network computing back…
IT outsourcing: When it makes sense … and when it doesn’t
Cloud computing, Software as a Service (SaaS), and “managed” or “hosted” services: These are terms that today’s campus IT chiefs surely are familiar with. But do these ed-tech…
New technologies help make IP telephony easier, cheaper, more secure
As more schools and colleges look to rout their phone calls and other communications over their IP network, a number of products and services are emerging that aim…
Universities find the virtualization sweet spot
There hasn’t been much opposition to ridding college campuses of clunky, energy-guzzling server racks, campus technology chiefs say, although creating virtual servers could result in an unwieldy mess…
Colleges turn to unified communications to save costs, boost productivity
More colleges and universities are turning to unified communications as a way to streamline campus communication and save money in unpredictable economic times.…
Additional resources
Colorado Community College System supports successful student enrollment with improved availability
Working closely with Ellucian, HP suggested replicating the system’s infrastructure at its Application Solutions Center in Cupertino, Calif. Project managers found that by upgrading the infrastructure to HP ProLiant BladeSystem server blades and doubling the available memory, they were able to handle this increased load—while also expecting to save 35 percent on space, power, and cooling costs over time. |
Solution Brief: Enabling better recruitment and retention at a lower TCO
The Ellucian Banner Enrollment Management Suite helps you attain these goals by providing a holistic view of each person’s relationship with your institution—enabling your recruiting, retention, and development teams to identify the specific needs of your constituents and make lasting connections to fulfill those needs. What’s more, Banner software running on HP Converged Infrastructure is highly scalable and agile—offering outstanding TCO and making a positive business impact on universities. |
