Student Information Systems & SaaS Delivery Models (Analyst Insight)
Datamonitor
May 29, 2009 264 Pages - SKU: DFMN2280583
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Introduction
The idea of utilizing a SaaS delivery model for student information systems has been largely, if not entirely, off of the negotiating table in higher education. There are a myriad of long-standing arguments against this delivery model, but a deep recession, new entrants into the market and rapidly evolving technology may be calling into question the validity of these assertions.
Scope- Discusses the relative strength of the drivers and inhibitors to SaaS uptake
- Forecasts which institutions and vendors are likely to be leaders in the area of on-demand SIS
- Offers recommendations on how vendors can best position themselves to benefit from the trend towards SaaS delivered SIS
Highlights
The drivers for on-demand SIS are simple but powerful
Myth and reality characterize the hurdles to a SaaS-delivered SIS
The future for on-demand SIS is far sooner than previously imagined
Reasons to Purchase- Understand which SIS vendors are likely to emerge as leaders in an on-demand world
- Gain insight into factors will influence the rate at which institutions adopt SaaS delivery
- Identify which actions and strategies vendors can take to gain share in the higher education market
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- Overview
- Catalyst
- Summary
- Table of Contents
- Table of figures
- Analysis
- A complex web of drivers and inhibitors influences the uptake of SaaS-delivered SIS
- The drivers for on-demand SIS are simple but powerful
- Attractive benefits related to cost & budgeting are the primary drivers of on-demand uptake
- The SIS demands more and better resources to ensure an adequate level of performance & reliability
- The rate of change is increasingly rapidly for IT in general and SIS in specific
- Myth and reality characterize the hurdles to a SaaS-delivered SIS
- Control over institutional data often elicits an emotional response from institutions
- As the heart of the institutional IT system, the SIS is integrated with a slew of other applications
- Robust configurability for SIS continues to be a dream and thus encourages a reliance on customization
- The absence of on-demand solutions creates a 'chicken and the egg' dilemma for uptake
- The future for on-demand SIS is far sooner than previously imagined
- Value-conscious institutions will be the first to take the plunge with SaaS
- SIS vendors have set themselves on a path towards delivering an on-demand model
- A tale of three SIS vendors...
- Recommendations to vendors
- Implement a market education strategy focused on data security
- Enable institutions to move more rapidly towards a vanilla implementation
- Invest in the development and expansion of high-quality services
- Appendix
- Abbreviations
- Methodology
- Further reading
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: There are a myriad of drivers and inhibitors to the uptake of on-demand SIS
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