Academic Skills Cloud for college students
When I was in college, companies often donated hardware and some software to universities. This was a mixed blessing. The donation was great but it also meant that the college had to use their limited IT staff to manage the systems and the new equipment was always vying for limited raised floor lab space.
Here is where a cloud service could be a huge win for both the corporate sponsor and the university.
IBM announced it will make portions of its software portfolio available in a cloud computing environment to more easily allow professors to incorporate technology into their curricula and students to focus on development vs management of the systems they require. The initiative is called the Academic Skills Cloud and provides the software and system capabilities at no charge and without the need for students or faculty having to install and maintain it themselves.
Here are some additional resources:
- full article -> Academic Cloud to Speed Delivery of Technology Skills to College Students
- more about IBM Cloud University Initiatives
- recording of the live webcast
