QUT pushes ahead with five-year cloud-focused digital strategy
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"The move to the cloud has been underway for about half a decade now, and part of it was indirect with business-led projects where they would go to market and they would be looking at products that didnt have to be installed internally that were accessible," Lawry said. He continued, saying that once QUT has completed its five-year digital strategy plan, it would mean the university can provide consistency for students and other staff members, as well as access to quality data. Part of getting that foundation piece right has involved QUT reviewing its approach to software maintenance and support for its Oracle ERP system. "The challenge we were facing was the value just wasnt really there … so every year Oracle would release its latest and greater version, and we would be effectively paying for that as part of the plus-million dollars that we were spending for support and maintenance," he said. Whereas using Rimini Street security applications, as soon as a vulnerability is exposed, or youre notified, the system will dynamically update and start protecting you straightaway," he said.