Technology Magazine February 2019 | Page 304

FORMING KEY RELATIONSHIPS
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
Interestingly , we used some student employees who were taking some network-related classes to help with the implementation of the wireless technology . This provided some real-life “ labwork ” for the students and helped us rapidly deploy our new technology .”
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In order to help achieve its success , The University of Akron has formed a key technology partnership with Oracle to push the organization ’ s digital output . The university utilizes Oracle technologies for its ERP , data warehouse , enterprise databases , storage and has recently started using Analytics Cloud ( OAC ) services to move forward with the organization ’ s business intelligence and analytics initiatives . With the help of Oracle , the university has migrated to Oracle Database Appliances ( ODA ) along with RAC and Active Dataguard for sustainability allowing access to systems and servers 24 / 7 . “ The ODA has provided the resiliency and business continuity that we did not have before these were put in place . They have been invaluable in regards to providing a reliable and uninterrupted user experience for our students , faculty and staff ,” explains Corby . “ This technology has really helped to reduce the amount of time and effort to maintain our enterprise
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