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:

Sungard, parent of Sungard Bi-Tech the company behind our ERP system IFAS, has announced plans to acquire Collegis, Inc.

Collegis is a leading independent provider of information technology services to the higher education sector. Collegis offers a comprehensive set of solutions to meet the administrative and academic technology needs of colleges and universities, including technology management, ERP implementation, network management, strategic planning, instructional technology, online and academic services and resource development.