Higher education, like many other industries, has undoubtedly been hit heavily by the pandemic. Classes have shifted to online and hybrid environments, budgets are squeezed more than ever, and higher-ed IT and technology needs continue to evolve.
Institutions are taking a hard look at IT infrastructure to ensure they are set up to provide the quality experience students expect.
As institutions grapple with the best path forward, these seven higher-ed IT trends should remain top of mind.
Enrollment rollercoaster
Even before the pandemic, colleges and universities of all sizes were grappling with a host of enrollment challenges. These challenges are compounding as both current and prospective students are deciding whether, when, and where to attend classes. Enrollment is projected to be down for upcoming school years–but institutions must focus on how to navigate the fluctuation in enrollment for semesters to come.
As enrollment periods and unanticipated remote learning requirements continue to evolve, institutions need technology that can evolve with them. As-a-service solutions enable institutions to scale up and down as necessary so institutions only consume the services they need at a given time.
In his current role, he is responsible for developing a team to enable the transformation of how public sector customers protect, serve, and educate their constituents by leveraging technology to connect, innovate, and lead.With more than 25 years of experience in business and technology sales, Wiseman is an advocate for the application of information technology to streamline operations, increase collaboration, and drive innovation.Wiseman has represented Sales in Pure Storage’s “Pure Equality” Inclusion and Diversity Team, Employee mentoring and onboarding initiative, as well as Pure Good community service initiatives.
Prior to joining Pure Storage, Wiseman spent 17 years at Cisco where he held sales leadership positions in Commercial, Enterprise, and Public Sector segments, as well as the National Partner Organization.Wiseman has also served as the Cisco Public Sector/SLED leadership representative for Junior Achievement, helping teach K-12 students about business and entrepreneurship.
Prior to Cisco, Wiseman held various National and Public Sector sales positions at Executone Information Systems.Wiseman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University, Chico and a Master of Science degree in Management of Technology from Golden Gate University.
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