IT as a Revenue Generator: Win-Win Partnerships

How can IT services generate revenue and save money between a university and a not-for-profit organization? When the University of Florida Student Affairs IT offered infrastructure as a service or "educational cloud" services to the ACUHO-I (Association of College and University Housing Officers-International), the benefits turned out to be a win-win situation. UFL is able to use funds raised to offer enhanced services to students and is more effective at serving its members—universities; it's a mutually beneficial circle. Join us as we share the structure of the relationship and explore how the model can be used by others.

OUTCOMES: Identify IT department services that can lead to revenue generation * Recognize how unconventional, win-win partnerships benefit students and operations * Understand the challenges needed to start revenue-generating services