| | July-August 20176EditorialEducational institutions have traditionally deployed paper-based processes to collect and store data. It not only exposed them to complexities that span data redundancy, inaccurate data entry, lack of security and infl exibility to adapt to new processes, but also wasted their precious time that could be utilized to support educational priorities. The modern Student Information System (SIS) is rapidly changing this scenario, by acting as a single hub to collect and access student data around enrolment, admission, attendance, performance, and behavior. While enabling institutions to better manage information and stay updated in real-time, it also opens up communication channel between administrators, teachers, students, and parents to drive learning, knowledge sharing, and parent involvement—building cohesive, organized schools/colleges. This has, in fact gave SIS the tag of being an “ERP” system for education intuitions.With its varied data-troves, SIS turns into a data source for big data analytics to evaluate the performance of students. The set-up also helps education institutions formulate policies and corrective measures to enhance learning experiences and student retention. SIS also integrates with Learning Management System (LMS). While LMS offers coursework and class resources, SIS serves as a data management system for higher level student information. A recent research from Gartner estimates that at least 75 percent of the new SIS in higher education sector globally will be cloud-based. The institutions will be drawn to cloud-based SIS solutions due to notable advantages such as easy, frequent upgrades; a predictable total cost of ownership; a modern design with improved user interface; and the support for new business models. However, achieving the real promise that SIS holds requires more than just implementation. A heavy focus on technology and not usage may result in wastage of time, money, and resources. Our goal with this special edition is to help education institutions discover best-of-breed solution providers that can ensure investments in technology are successful and sustainable. This edition also blends thought-leadership from subject matter experts with real stories on what selected vendors are doing for their clients, including exclusive insights from CIOs and CXOs. Let us know what you think.Empowering Educators Copyright © 2017 Valley Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.JULY-AUGUST - 2017Mailing AddressValley Media, Inc.44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 JULY-AUGUST - 2017, Vol 03 - 05 Published by Valley Media, Inc.To subscribe to Education Technology InsightsVisit www.educationtechnologyinsights.comEditor-in-Chief Tina RosenEditorial StaffSalesAaron Pierce Ava Garcia Joshua ParkerAlex D'SouzaEileen SinghKyle SummersVisualizersStephen ThomasStudent Information SpecialBrian Thomasbrian@educationtechnologyinsights.comT:510-556-2280Tina RosenEditor-in-Chieftina@educationtechnologyinsights.com*All Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staff
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