Market Data
Google, Instructure, and PowerSchool in the Classroom: Usage Insights and Legal Concerns
As K–12 schools increasingly rely on digital platforms like Google Classroom, Canvas, and Schoology, usage data reveals a clear trend: strategic dual-LMS adoption is on the rise. However, alongside this growing reliance on EdTech tools, a parallel story is unfolding—one marked by legal scrutiny. In the second part of this post, we shift focus to ... Google, Instructure, and PowerSchool in the Classroom: Usage Insights and Legal Concerns Read More
Learning Management Systems in Oceania
With nearly 350 higher education institutions across Australia and New Zealand, Oceania represents a distinct and evolving learning management system market. This marks our first official deep dive into the region—and it arrives at a critical moment. In this post, we trace the historical dominance of Moodle, analyze the rise of newer platforms like Canvas ... Learning Management Systems in Oceania Read More
Discover Weak Links in Your Tech Stack Using the Network Tool
Selecting the right technology for your institution can be challenging, especially when there is no straightforward way to compare your decisions with peer institutions—until now. Our new Network Tool offers unparalleled insights into your tech stack, enabling you to benchmark your systems against similar institutions and identify potential weaknesses. Table of Content 🔍 What Does It Do? By ... Discover Weak Links in Your Tech Stack Using the Network Tool Read More
The Rise of Chatbots in HigherEd: How AI is Transforming Student Support
Over the past decade, chatbots have steadily made their way into higher education, but their real impact has only become clear in recent years. Institutions are now using AI-powered chatbots to improve student support, streamline administrative tasks, and enhance engagement like never before. A Slow Start, Then a Boom In the early days, chatbots in ... The Rise of Chatbots in HigherEd: How AI is Transforming Student Support Read More
HR Systems in HigherEd: The Shift to Cloud and the Battle for Market Share
Managing people effectively is at the heart of every higher education institution—whether it’s hiring top faculty, tracking payroll, or ensuring compliance with evolving regulations. But as colleges and universities grow in size and complexity, so do their HR needs. We observe the following trends in the HigherEd HR market: With shifting demands, the HigherEd HR ... HR Systems in HigherEd: The Shift to Cloud and the Battle for Market Share Read More
Leveraging Network Analysis to Explore Ellucian’s Product Ecosystem
In an earlier post, we leveraged network analysis to explore Anthology’s product ecosystem to understand whether its ” togetherness ” message was reflected in its products’ implementations. Our study revealed that while Anthology has made great strides in delivering this message, it could do more, such as creating a narrative highlighting the potential benefits of the ... Leveraging Network Analysis to Explore Ellucian’s Product Ecosystem Read More
Educause 2024: Tracking the Evolution of HigherEd Tech Through Exhibitor Data
Justin Menard and James Wiley are in San Antonio this week for the Educause conference and hope to see many of you there. Don’t hesitate to reach out to Justin and James. The fall tradition returns with our latest analysis of the Educause exhibitor floorplan. Before we dive into this year’s trends, let’s revisit why ... Educause 2024: Tracking the Evolution of HigherEd Tech Through Exhibitor Data Read More
What Market Saturation Looks Like in HigherEd
Market saturation occurs when a product or service has become widely distributed within a given market, leaving little room for further expansion. Businesses face increasing difficulty in attracting new customers, leading to intensified competition and reduced profit margins. In saturated markets, the search for whitespace—unexplored areas where unmet needs still exist—becomes crucial. As we prepare a ... What Market Saturation Looks Like in HigherEd Read More
Are Institutions Embracing Same-Vendor Bundles?
Many vendors build their strategy around the idea that implementing same-vendor bundles is more valuable than combining products from various vendors. These vendors suggest bundling their products would help institutions overcome integration challenges, receive richer combined functionality, and lessen issues managing relationships with multiple vendors. To some degree, this argument makes sense. As many smartphone ... Are Institutions Embracing Same-Vendor Bundles? Read More
Packaging New Requirement Types for LMS RFPs
At the end of our blog post on deconstructing LMS RFPs to find the most popular evaluation criteria, we mentioned that we are working on defining the functional and non-functional criteria. Over the past month and a half, we have worked on grouping the different requirement types. Rapidly, we understood that it’s not a matter ... Packaging New Requirement Types for LMS RFPs Read More
Deconstructing LMS RFPs: The Most Popular Evaluation Criteria
Writing a request for proposals to replace your current LMS is one of the most daunting tasks for non-procurement specialists. To help you accomplish this, you may decide to browse listserv archives or again, you may ask your colleagues in other universities what they included in this type of document. As an alternative, you could ... Deconstructing LMS RFPs: The Most Popular Evaluation Criteria Read More
