Data Integration 101: Taming the School Software Beast Independent schools have been drinking from the fire hose of information technology since before the century turned. Many hoses even—learning management systems, athletics information management, tuition payment plan systems, not to mention web analytics, e-newsletters. Even if they’re careful, schools face information overload. How does a school community cope with different applications from different vendors? Added to that basic complexity is the ever-changing student information and the need to share it across and within departments. Consider this scenario: Sophomore Jane Smith moved in February. Of course, the front office needs her new address, but so do the field hockey coach, registrar and business office. Question: does each

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