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"Cloud is cheap, fast and easy! Did we mention fast?!" "No hardware required!" "Why build what someone has already built?" Marketing pitches for cloud solutions sometimes run to hyperbole, creating a communications challenge for IT leaders.

Summer is the season for relaxing and thinking about the future. This month we are marveling at the success of our new Certificate in Applied Business Data Analytics, and making plans to demonstrate the value of IT competency to high school-age prospective students.

On one of the hottest days of Arizona's infamous summer, some of Clinical Assistant Professor Matt Sopha’s students were already focused on fall, and were sending him emails about his class.

Outstanding Graduating Senior Laura Gagliano developed a love of technology and has had great academic success, receiving a Presidential scholarship, a W. P. Carey general scholarship and several other scholarships and awards.

Graduation is days away: the W. P. Carey School of Business’ convocations are May 14. What better time to shine a light on the achievements of some of our students?

Philadelphia Phillies star pitcher Cole Hamels has been the focus of trade speculation this spring, but if he were to be part of a deal, what would be the optimal swap for all parties?

Impeccable data science skills and knowledge, deep business domain expertise and comprehensive information technology prowess: these are three ingredients necessary for success in big data.

Scholarships can have a massive impact on whether or not a student is able to afford their education. The Department of Information Systems has three scholarships funded by organizations that value the talented students who study here.

When it comes to governance of analytics and data modeling, CIOs can be beleaguered whiners like "Star Trek’s" Scotty or logical tacticians like Mr. Spock. The W. P. Carey School’s Michael Goul offers some pointers for those who’d rather be like the pointy-eared half-breed Vulcan.

The shifting economics of IT has me pondering how all of these developments will impact how we should be educating our business information and analytics students — and all business students for that matter.