Down and Out in The Magic Kingdom

admin October 28, 2008 vision 3 Comments

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Here in Orlando for Educause. Last night I sat at the bar reading Carr’s The Big Switch, though I should be reading Cory Doctorow (download his book). As services are moving from local to cloud, I wonder if the role for technologists in higher ed is to be invisible enablers. My success will be measured by how unobtrusive technology is and how cheaply I can provide it.  Educause hasn’t even started yet but already I feel like the end is in sight. How long can Educause keep existing, funded by vendors who are going to be challenged to survive a new business model?

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3 Responses to “Down and Out in The Magic Kingdom”

  1. Kyle said:

    Oct 28, 08 at 4:25 am

    The vendors that can find a way to provide value add will continue to thrive. As will those who can figure out how to build a monopoly on a service and charge out the wazoo for it. I’m still en route, so please don’t put all the companies out of business before I get there this afternoon, k?

  2. kdghty said:

    Oct 30, 08 at 7:11 am

    did you go see barry and bill last night?

  3. admin said:

    Oct 30, 08 at 1:11 pm

    I didn’t see barry and bill; I’m having trouble adjusting to the time change and have been a social loser. Which is too bad because some of my favorite people are here.

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