1. EDUCAUSE Update Betsy Tippens Reinitz breinitz@educause.edu Common Solutions Group January 2015

2. ECAR Major research in 2015 TopicStatusPublication Top 10 Strategic Technologies Media release this week Report published by end of month Q1 Models for IT service delivery Data collection complete, analysis underway, Q2 2015 Q2 AnalyticsDevelop prospectus in February Q3 Faculty StudySurvey designed, call for participation issued Q3 Student StudySurvey designed, call for participation issued Q4

3. 2015 Top 10 IT Issues 1.Evolving IT Staffing Models 2.Optimizing technology in teaching and learning 3.Funding IT strategically 4.Improving student outcomes 5.Demonstrating IT’s value 1.Increasing capacity for change 2.Providing user support 3.Developing security policies for the institution 4.Developing enterprise IT architecture 5.Balancing information security and openness http://www.educause.edu/research-and- publications/research/top-10-it-issues

4. 2015 Top 10 strategic technologies 1.BI/Reporting dashboards 2.Mobile app development 3.Mobile apps for enterprise applications 4.Administrative/busines s performance analytics 5.802.11ac wireless networking standard 1.Enterprise identity and access management solutions 2.Incorporation of mobile devices in teaching and learning 3.Mobile data protection 4.Unified communications and collaboration 5.Mobile apps for teaching and learning http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/h igher-educations-top-ten-strategic- technologies-2015

5. HEISC and IT-GRC  Data privacy month starts January 28 th  HEISC will showcase privacy resources all month  Join the new IT GRC listserv  Info at www.educause.edu/IT-GRCwww.educause.edu/IT-GRC  Security Professionals Conference  First week of May

6. Policy Update  TEACH Act replacement  Working with ACE, National Federation of the Blind, Association of American Publishers  Independent commission with representation from higher ed  Network neutrality  FCC chairman to send proposed new rules February 5, vote scheduled February 26

7. 2015 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference October 27-30 Indianapolis and online CFP deadline extended to January 21

8. Administrative IT Program  Administrative IT Summit  June 22-24  Seattle  Analytics and Business Intelligence  In collaboration with NACUBO

9. Administrative IT Program Themes : Data and analytics Business process management Sourcing strategies Costs and value Introductory Toolkits Background reading – What do you need to know? Case studies – Who does this well? Best practices – How are they doing it? Prerequisites – What needs to be in place? Readiness assessments – What do you have in place? – What do you need to work on? Introductory Toolkits Background reading – What do you need to know? Case studies – Who does this well? Best practices – How are they doing it? Prerequisites – What needs to be in place? Readiness assessments – What do you have in place? – What do you need to work on? Action Toolkits Checklists, guidelines, and templates – Policy development – Project plans – Strategy development – Governance – Security – Change management Communication tools and templates – Across functional unites – With campus leaders Talent management tools – Job descriptions and or charts – Models for flexible staffing – Staff competency development Action Toolkits Checklists, guidelines, and templates – Policy development – Project plans – Strategy development – Governance – Security – Change management Communication tools and templates – Across functional unites – With campus leaders Talent management tools – Job descriptions and or charts – Models for flexible staffing – Staff competency development

10. The Lumina Project (formerly SITAR, MIDAS, etc.)  Assessment tools and services facilitating optimal use of IT in advancing strategic and operational goals. Tools will assess:  Maturity of strategically significant services  Deployment of technologies related to strategically significant services  Operational health of central IT  Eventual resources will include  Supporting materials and tools needed to understand each content area, how to communicate assessment results, and action plans for improvement  Scoping tools needed to assess IT operational health

11. Working Groups ProjectCo-ChairsEstimated Completion Big Data in the Campus Landscape Guy Almes, Texas A&M University Curtis W. Hillegas, Princeton University Introduction: Published Basic Infrastructure Support: Published (Authors: Guy Almes and Ralph Zottola) Security and Privacy: February 2015 (Authors: Curt Hillegas, Bill Barnett, Mike Corn, and Kent Wada) Curation: March 2015 (Author: Clifford Lynch) Developing a Data Management Governance Strategy Mike Fary, University of Chicago Brian Hopkins, University of Mississippi January 2015 International Issues in the Cloud Marden Paul, University of Toronto Theresa Rowe, Oakland University February 2015 TCO for Cloud Services Gabe Youtsey, University of California, Office of the President Erik Lundberg, University of Washington February 2015 Developing a Model IT Service Catalog Ricardo Chavira, Yale University Hillary Rosenfeld, Boston University March 2015 Calculating the Cost of Distributed IT (in collaboration with NACUBO) Barry Brummund, University of Arizona Craig Woody, University of Denver April 2015 Research Computing in the Cloud Guy Almes,Texas A&M University Curtis W. Hillegas, Princeton University May 2015 Predictive Learning Analytics Kim Arnold, University of Wisconsin - Madison Josh Baron, Marist College May 2015 Preparing Your IT Organization for the Cloud Mike Chapple, Notre Dame University Tom Dugas, Carnegie Mellon University September 2015 Risk Management For Communications Technology In Higher Education Jim Jokl, University of Virginia Mark Katsouros, The Pennsylvania State University Initiating IT Funding Models: Current Limitations and Needs Paige Francis, Fairfield University Jagan Gudur, Regis University Initiating Managing Mobile Apps in Higher Education: Best Practices Brett Pollak, University of California, San Diego Rosemary A. Rocchio, University of California, Los Angeles Initiating