4 Cost-Cutting Cloud Strategies for Campus IT
Grazed from Campus Technology. Author: Bridget Mcrea.
When Reed A. Sheard joined Westmont College as the institution’s first chief information officer, he was immediately tasked with turning around an IT department that–while talented and well intentioned–just wasn’t "getting the job done" when it came to advancing technology on campus. That was in 2008, the same year that phrases like "economic recession" and "budget cutbacks" were starting to become more common on college campuses.
"When the economic implosion occurred, nearly all schools went through budget adjustments," recalled Sheard, who is also vice president for college advancement for the Santa Barbara, CA, private college. He quickly found himself caught in the crossfire and attempting to improve Westmont College’s technology infrastructure on a lighter budget…