Better Decision Making: Data You Can Use to Inform Your Cloud Strategy

Developing a cloud strategy is an important way to make decisions about your IT project planning and implementation that identifies the costs, risks, and value-add of moving to the cloud. But where can you find the data you need to support your strategy, and how do you take advantage of the resources available to you? This session looks at data currently available through EDUCAUSE, as well as resources being developed by the ECAR Cloud Working Group. You’ll hear from institutions who have used these data and resources to enrich their cloud strategies.

Outcomes: Learn about useful EDUCAUSE data and resources for developing cloud strategies * Hear how those resources have been put to work in specific use cases * Get suggestions for how you can apply similar strategies at your institution