{"id":13690,"date":"2019-03-25T09:13:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T07:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/?p=13690"},"modified":"2019-04-16T11:05:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T09:05:10","slug":"gartners-it-research-and-advisory-service-free-to-all-staff-and-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/2019\/03\/gartners-it-research-and-advisory-service-free-to-all-staff-and-students\/","title":{"rendered":"[:en]Gartner\u2019s IT research and advisory\u00a0service\u00a0\u2013 free to all staff and students\u00a0[:af]Gartner IT-navorsing en adviesdiens \u2013 gratis vir alle personeel en studente\u00a0[:]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For more than two decades Stellenbosch University<\/span>, through the IT Division,<\/span>\u00a0has subscribed to Gartner\u2019s IT research and advisory service. Since 2004 Gartner\u2019s research notes have also been\u00a0<\/span>accessible to all university staff and students<\/span><\/b>\u00a0by simply logging on, using your SU credentials<\/span>\u00a0(email address and password)<\/span>, at\u00a0<\/span>www.sun.ac.za\/gartner<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the IT Division and other institutional ICT partners, this service has proved to be invaluable. SU\u2019s service,\u00a0<\/span>Core IT Research Reference for Higher Education<\/span><\/i>,<\/span><\/i>\u00a0is an offering designed to meet the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>needs of students, faculty, staff, and technology professionals\u00a0<\/span>at SU. It provides unequalled access to real-world<\/span>, practical<\/span>\u00a0research and advice about IT trends, markets, vendors,\u00a0<\/span>systems and technologies,\u00a0<\/span>best practices,<\/span>\u00a0leadership, tender processes,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>mapping technologies to university models,\u00a0<\/span>etc.<\/span>\u00a0conducted by Gartner\u2019s 15000+ staff worldwide, who have unequalled access to IT vendors, leaders and enterprise clients. Gartner also has a knowledgeable set of analysts<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>experience<\/span>\u00a0in academic and professional positions in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>higher education,<\/span>\u00a0who focus on the application of ICT<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>to,\u00a0<\/span>and digitalisation of<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0higher education.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Business School and Department of Information Science\u2019s faculty and students have used the service to varying degrees over the years, the IT Division would like to invite more academics<\/span>, students<\/span>\u00a0and professionals to engage with the service, given the emphasis o<\/span>n<\/span>\u00a0digitalisation of the university<\/span>\u00a0and its growing dependence on information systems and software solutions.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gartner is not just for techies; it serves leaders and professionals across all functions. It is a great way to become more \u201cIT literate\u201d and helps to establish a common language between laypeople and IT professionals through a rigorous glossary and taxonomy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So,<\/span>\u00a0feel free to access the service at any time (no costs are involved), simply by:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n