Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bb3875/student_informatio) has announced the addition of the "Student Information Systems & SaaS Delivery Models (Analyst Insight)" report to their offering.

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 of this title

• 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

Key reasons to purchase this title

• 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

Key Topics Covered:

• 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

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Source: Datamonitor