Our nation’s K-12 schools are data-rich, but often resource-poor. That combination makes them very attractive targets for ransomware attacks. The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, part of the Center for Internet Security, just released a new report that 29% of its member organization reported being victims of ransomware attacks – and the rapid expansion of remote learning in response to the pandemic has only made...

Online registration is now closed, but walk-in registrations are welcome! Fusion Exchange from SAP returns in-person on November 16th in Washington D.C. at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn best practices, discuss new strategies, and network with colleagues across a wide-variety of fields. With a full day of complimentary events, planned the event has a plethora of opportuni...

International bots, troll farms, shepherds: they have been active on social media for more than a decade, but in recent divisive years, they’ve really come to the forefront for law enforcement agencies. While trying to manage an already difficult online landscape, police social media managers found themselves trying to cope with an avalanche of questionably legitimate social media accounts trying to sew discord in their communities. Part...

Consolidating real estate technology environments from the University of Nebraska and Nebraska Medicine fueled an opportunity for the two organizations to combine their staff and technology resources, save costs and simplify their operations. Getting there required careful planning due to the combined portfolio approaching 32 million square feet. To accomplish their goals, the two organizations found a partner that could help them create a mor...

Even before the pandemic, U.S. K-12 school districts were undergoing a digital transformation - digitizing paper-based processes and adopting ‘smart’ technologies for core services, including facilities management, transportation, HR and staffing, business services, and teaching and learning. The pandemic accelerated those trends, in support of providing online learning to children sheltering at home. But this also means that schoo...

The field of higher education faces a number of challenges - declining enrollments, evolving continuing education and workforce development needs, fast-changing classroom technologies, even heightened cybersecurity requirements to deal with the threat of ransomware. Gartner’s "Top Technology Trends in Higher Education for 2022," released in February, identifies the changes in higher education business models and students’ learning...

WEEK 4 - OPEN LAB: Key Topic – Small Business Certifications This week’s lab is set up as Open Office hours for you to attend to get extra help. It's designed to help you get caught up, ask questions, review homework, AMA: ask-me-anything, or anything else you may need support with. LAB TOPIC: What are Small Business Certifications What are the different types of certifications Why do you need them How to team with certified small...

Join us for a rebroadcast of the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference general Session "Top IT Issues 2022: The Higher Education We Deserve" with Susan Grajek, Vice President of Partnerships, Communities and Research, at EDUCAUSE. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in live Q&A during the presentation. After two years of upheaval, pivoting, uncertainty, and innovation, what will 2022 bring for technology’s most important contributi...

Join us for breakthroughs in AI, data center, accelerated computing, healthcare, intelligent networking, game development, and more. Discover the advanced technologies that are transforming today's industries. Register to view the over 1400 free sessions offered during GTC.

Women in the Workforce: A Journey in STEM 2021 takes place on September 1, 2021 at the Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner and is the second in our series. This onsite event will feature discussions about the challenges professional women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers experience, beginning in grade school and moving through college and into early careers. Among the topics to be examined are potential ways to address these...