S01-E02 From Mainframes to the Cloud: Higher Ed IT Unfiltered - BETA

Two recently retired CIOs, Bo Wandschneider and Dana Sanderson, reflect on decades of higher education IT evolution. They trace the journey from punch cards and mainframes to cloud platforms, discuss the tension between centralized and decentralized IT, and share lessons about culture, governance, funding, and strategic planning.

The episode also tackles pressing pressure points—security, privacy, accessibility, sustainability, and the impact of AI—while offering leadership takeaways about perseverance, listening, and collaborative strategy.

 

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Link to "The Crisis in Information Technology Support: Has Our Current Model Reached Its Limit "- Polley McClure