Tavis Reddick wrote:
>> One of the great prehistoric advances, no?
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> Perhaps not for the animal?
>
I suspect cows would be extinct by now if we didnt
keep them alive for nefarious purposes
>> You go elsewhere.
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> Where? In 30 or 60 days? It's possible, I guess.
>
Sure, if it has to be done, it can be. A lot easier
than ditching Blackboard if they put up their prices
by 500%, I bet.
> But you don't control the data, which might be sitting on servers from Delaware to Delhi. If there is a data breach, you may be liable; if passwords are stored in emails, you may be liable for their misuse; if you have a case, how are you going to pursue it? If there is an unexpected service outage, as Gmail experienced recently, how are you going to handle it?
>
sure, all points to pursue if you decide to go down this route. it's
obviously
a big decision for an institution. but as ever you'd be doing a balancing
act of requirements and costs.
> What about people who don't want to use your choice of third-party service provider? Do they get an option?
>
do your staff get an option today of what mail service to use for their
university address?
same applies whatever you select.
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