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that can be bought in as a service , such as artificial intelligence ( AI ) and predictive analytics . By making effective use of these new realities forms a key part of the university ’ s Hybrid Cloud Strategic plan for 2020 .
From 2014 , the university has faced a variety of challenges , from digital disruption impacts , impending deregulation and potential reduction of fee subsidies at the state and federal levels . “ Our vision was to transform a local university into a global operator in a context of an ever evolving sector whilst taking advantage of the benefits and opportunities digital disruption offers . This is the challenge I am addressing at the moment ,” says Tully . For a small university with comparatively limited IT resources compared with many of the larger Australian universities , this was a big ask . Straight away he tackled the task of transforming the ICT team into an ‘ information and technical services directorate ’ ( ITS ), in the process ending up with what he describes as a cross functional , bi-modal , integrated business service model . “ Today our 64-strong ITS team is very
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