The seventh annual Educause Current IT Issues Survey Report highlights two areas which I have been following.  First, Security & Identity Management (IdM) rose to the top, displacing IT Funding as the most strategic issue needing to be resolved for future success.  Second, Portfolio Development & Management was a new category this year and immediately received attention, appearing among the top-ten issues expected to become more significant in the coming year.  Other issues I have been tracking of late were also covered, including ERP, Academic Alignment, and Web Services (SOA). 

Here are some of the highlights from the report, with additional resources referenced at the end.  Overall, this report is a treasure trove of Higher Education IT strategic thinking: