Online Education Implementation of enterprise data capabilities on Azure

This presentation will provide an in-depth look at Penn State's Online Education deployment of data and analytics infrastructure on Microsoft Azures. It will outline the architectural approaches that were used, the operational realities encountered, and the lessons learned throughout the implementation process. Key focus areas will include governance design, service selection, scalability planning, interoperability with university systems, and strategies for managing cost and complexity. The presentation will also introduce practical criteria that teams will use when evaluating cloud solutions.

By the end of the session, attendees will have an experience-based framework for assessing and strengthening cloud deployments. The discussion will enable technical staff to identify scalable and maintainable architectures, understand common pitfalls in cloud implementations, and recognize the indicators of a robust and sustainable platform. Participants will leave with actionable insights that can be applied to the evaluation of cloud services, the design of data environments, and the long-term planning required to support both academic and administrative functions within a university.