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The investigations that have led to these decisions are campus wide and have uncovered duplicated or lower-cost technology options across most departments. However, the following technologies are specifically named in this communication because of the broad impact these have to the campus community at large. After reviewing contracts and researching costs to the institution, the following technologies have been identified as duplicates of existing services and will be discontinued at the end of this fiscal year, June 30th, 2024.
In addition to these changes and conversations, some additional technologies may have been deprecated because they are no longer used. If IT has been involved in the administration, these technologies will also be listed below. As more details become available, we will add technologies to this list. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to help@spu.edu.
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Technology Name | Technology Purpose | Recommended Alternatives | Primary Groups Impacted |
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Zoom | Online Meetings, Webinars and Recordings | Microsoft Teams | Faculty, Staff, and Students |
Formstack | Web Forms | Microsoft Forms | University Communications, Staff & Specific Departments |
Poll Everywhere | Active/Live Polling and Feedback | Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Teams Polling | Faculty & Some Staff |
SPSS | Statistics & Data Analysis | R+ or RStudio, Power BI | Specific Programs & Some Students |
LabStats | Academic Machine Reporting and Remote Computer Access | Limiting Licenses & Move to Virtual Machines | IT & Some Faculty & Staff |
PRTG Support & Maintenance | Notifications when IT Managed devices are offline | Move to an unsupported license and research replacement tools this next fiscal year. | IT |
Scantron Support | Scoring and Analysing Analyzing Exam Responses | Support contract expires and machine has low use, will look into alternative technologies this next year. | Some Faculty |
Minitab | Software used for teaching | No longer needed | Faculty |
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