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University of Cumbria expands student support with Symplicity Advocate
New developments across the sector have broadened the university ’ s student profile and increased complexity in student casework . Recoginisng the opportunity for earlier interventions supported by consistent data , the University of Cumbria team were keen to seek out a new case management solution . Symplicity Advocate offers the university a highly flexible cloudhosted platform , dedicated to the sector with a fully mobile platform which made it the ideal choice .
With over 10,000 students based across their four locations , the University of Cumbria has announced its partnership with Symplicity to help develop a holistic view of student engagement across different campuses and to drive efficiency of the student services offering at the university .
Through partnering with Symplicity Advocate , the University of Cumbria intends to enhance its support offering to students by equipping and empowering them to access the right level of information , advice and guidance in a timely way to ensure they are appropriately supported to achieve .
At a time when student well-being is front and centre in the wake of COVID-19 , adopting Symplicity Advocate enables the university to facilitate sharing appropriate student information across all its student support teams in ways it has never been able to . Being able to do so securely ensures that the students are getting a holistic experience that is both seamless and efficient .
Equinix expands in Amsterdam to support increased interconnection needs
Equinix , the world ’ s digital infrastructure company , has announced the completion of the construction of AM7 phase 3 , an expansion of Equinix ’ s AM7 International Business Exchange ( IBX ) in Amsterdam . The US $ 63 million investment boosts the capacity for further digitisation of local and international customers . To date , Equinix has invested over US $ 1 billion into its data centres in Amsterdam .
Equinix continues to invest in the Netherlands to support the country ’ s many emerging technology-driven industries , including financial services , healthcare , manufacturing , content & digital media and the public sector .
With data generation and analysis continuing to rapidly increase across these industries , the need to reduce complexity is growing . Traditional network architecture no longer suffices ; companies need to implement comprehensive digital architectures to access , store , exchange and analyse data efficiently .
Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic , the urgency for digital leaders to ensure their businesses have robust digital infrastructures and strategies in place is more pronounced than ever . Directly and securely connecting to wide-ranging business ecosystems is vital for competitive advantage . The demand for digital service providers is rising , with IT leaders recognising that interconnection is a key factor in Digital Transformation . In a digital hub such as Amsterdam , where many service providers are at the heart of thriving ecosystems , there is a continuous need for growth .
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