Smart Websites for Smart People
Complex Doesn't Need to be Complicated
Reigning in Your Web Presence: Brand Control and Cost Efficiency in the Higher Ed Web
Adam Stewart, CTO USA
Who we are
gizra
// 20+ people // distributed across the world // some fancy clients
The European Commission
Knowledge sharing across sponsored projects.
The United Nations
Presenting vast amounts of complex content.
Harvard University
Enabling push-button creation of websites.
The Higher Ed Landscape is Changing
The Higher Ed Landscape is Changing
The Higher Ed Landscape is Changing
Students are customers.
(and everything else that means)
But Colleges & Universities are Medieval
(they "literally can't even")
Are we missing the mark?
(they "literally can't even")
Can the strength of Liberal Arts Education be the Strength of Web Strategy?
Millennials seem to think so
How do you use the intellectual freedom of the university, yet maintain brand and control cost?
What if faculty or projects with limited technical capabilities could quickly and easily spin up websites with consistent brand messaging?
What if it had out-of-the-box, sensible defaults for academics.
What if they chose it over the other options available to them.
Multisite system - "One database to rule them all!"
- Communications: Brand Control // Analytics - System Wide
- IT: Single Point of Upgrade and Support
- Faculty: Web Presence Catered to their Needs, Easy to Use.
Complex doesn't need to be complicated
gizra builds elegant solutions for complex needs.