Get the latest tech news

CUNY paid Oracle $600M for its HR software (2013)


Guest Post   Every once in a while I get a question, either privately or in a department meeting, regarding CUNYFirst. Here is what I ...

Here is what I know of CUNYFirst, based on a few years of working with the project as a "training liaison" (which is a fancy term for room-scheduler). (1) The idea of CUNYFirst is a good one: to have a unified, integrated "enterprise"-scale system that encompasses all university/campus business processes. Unknown and unseen to most faculty has been the toll that this takes on HEOs and to some extent clericals -- the people who actually make the university run.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Hacker News

Read more on:

Photo of Oracle

Oracle

Photo of HR software

HR software

Photo of CUNY

CUNY

Related news:

News photo

Oracle’s AI-Driven Growth Has Wall Street Most Bullish in Years

News photo

Oracle urged again to give up JavaScript trademark

News photo

Ellison Declares Oracle 'All In' On AI Mass Surveillance