The higher education community is finally recognizing the benefits and potential of cloud computing. But transitioning to the cloud from an already-organized IT architecture can be challenging. Stakeholders within a higher education environment have varying priorities and needs. Each college within a university may have its own sets of disparate legacy platforms and applications for administration, academics, and research. Individual departments may have already adopted cloud applications of their own volition. This patchwork quilt adds to the complexity of a true digital transformation into the cloud.
