lesson plan: how to improve data management in education
TRANSCRIPT
Today’s world isdata-driven,
no matter what industry you’re in.
As unstructured data grows at 60 - 80% per year, getting a grip on that information can be tough –
especially for universities and schools.
The vast majority of data is unstructured and is growing
at 60%-80% per year.More than 50% of data in a company has
no business, legal or regulatory value.
Most educational institutions rely on fixed budgets and resources to support students, faculty and administrators.
This means IT pros in education are tackling the same challenges plaguing other
industries, despite having access to fewer resources.
data managementpriorities are universal
The
1. Reining in data growth
1. Reining in data growth2. Managing compliance,
privacy and security
1. Reining in data growth2. Managing compliance,
privacy and security3. Increasing visibility in order
to better understand data
According to Mark
Lamson, IT director
at Westerly
Public
Schools, you can
tackle these goals
with this lesso
n plan:
LESSON PLAN
1. Don’t k
eep everything.
LESSON PLAN
Think of a student’s binder
at the end of the year –stuffed
with papers and scraps he probably
doesn’t need.
End users are data hoarders, and those in the education sphere are no different.
Help them archive outdated data and stop wasting space.
1. Don’t k
eep everything.
2. Prepare your IT
environment for
new students. LESSON PLAN
Whether your school is K to 12 or a major university, your users change year to year. New students arrive, new teachers
and administrators join, and you have to support them all.
Data-aware auditing helps track user access, locate sensitive data and rank users in terms of data use, enabling
better IT resource management.
1. Don’t k
eep everything.
2. Prepare your IT
environment for
new students.
3. Learn yo
ur regulatory
“alphabet soup.”
LESSON PLAN
Educational organizations are subject to state and federal compliance regulations.
You can’t provide a world-class education if you fail to meet these guidelines.
When you can look inside your data and learn where sensitive elements are hiding, you can create user behavior guidelines
and keep information in check.
1. Don’t k
eep everything.
2. Prepare your IT
environment for
new students.
3. Learn yo
ur regulatory
“alphabet soup.”
4. Protect your school’s
data at its core.
LESSON PLAN
You have policies to keep data thieves out, but once outsiders access your network, you need to lock down student or employee personally identifiable information (PII).
Learn how being data-aware can make a difference in your school system.
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