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Blogs
Higher Education Data Analytics: 6 Use Cases That Maximize the Value of Workday
For many colleges and universities, Workday serves as the operational backbone for finance, human resources, payroll, planning, and student administration. It modernizes processes and creates a strong foundation for institutional operations. As institutions mature in their digital transformation journey, however, leaders often begin asking broader questions: Answering these questions requires more than operational data alone….
Workday Rising 2026: Why the Workday-to-Snowflake Connection Matters for Higher Education and Government
As Workday Rising 2026 approaches, higher education institutions and government agencies are looking for new ways to maximize the value of their Workday investment. While AI and digital transformation will be major themes throughout the event, one trend deserves particular attention: the growing connection between Workday and Snowflake. For many organizations, Workday serves as the…
Five Higher Education Technology Trends We’ll Be Watching at EDUCAUSE 2026
As higher education leaders prepare to gather at EDUCAUSE 2026, colleges and universities are navigating a rapidly evolving technology landscape shaped by AI, advanced analytics, student success initiatives, and digital transformation efforts. Institutions are balancing enrollment pressures, budget constraints, growing expectations for personalized student experiences, and increasing demands for data-driven decision-making. At the same time,…
What Higher Education and Government Leaders Should Watch at Workday Rising 2026Â
Workday Rising 2026 arrives at a time when higher education institutions and government agencies are balancing growing expectations, limited resources, and increasing pressure to modernize. While the event will showcase the latest developments in AI, analytics, finance, and human resources, the most valuable conversations will focus on how organizations can turn technology investments into meaningful outcomes. As organizations…
Workday 2026 R2 Release: What Your Team Should Be Doing NowÂ
Twice a year, Workday delivers feature releases designed to enhance functionality, improve user experience, and help organizations get more value from their technology investment. While these updates bring exciting opportunities, they also require planning, testing, and coordination to ensure a smooth transition. The Workday 2026 R2 release is quickly approaching, with preview tenants refreshing in…
Transcript Generation in Workday Student: Balancing Flexibility, Consistency, and EfficiencyÂ
Student transcripts are one of the most visible academic records an institution produces. They carry institutional brand, academic policy, student history, transfer work, GPA, credits, and degree progress in a format that must be accurate, professional, and trusted. But as institutions add programs, campuses, policies, and student populations, maintaining transcript formats can become increasingly complex. Registrar teams need flexibility…
Tableau Cloud Migration for State and Local Government:Â What to Expect When Moving from Tableau ServerÂ
Modernizing data and analytics is a priority for state and local agencies. As organizations look to reduce operational burden, improve security, and scale analytics, Tableau Cloud migration is becoming a key initiative. Many agencies and even entire states are evaluating how to migrate Server to Tableau Cloud while maintaining access to critical data and minimizing disruption. This guide provides a…
Snowflake Cost Predictability: How to Control Usage and Eliminate SurprisesÂ
Snowflake’s fully elastic, consumption-based platform enables organizations to rapidly scale data, analytics, and AI. However, this same flexibility can lead to unexpected costs if governance is not intentionally designed into the platform. Many organizations encounter cost challenges not because Snowflake is inherently expensive, but because cost governance is introduced too late. Warehouses may run longer than necessary; workloads may compete for…
How Xavier University Advanced Student Success with Modern Data and Predictive AnalyticsÂ
Higher education institutions are under increasing pressure to improve student outcomes while navigating complex data environments. Many assume they must complete their Workday implementation before addressing data modernization, analytics, or student retention initiatives. Xavier University is proving otherwise. By modernizing its data environment in parallel with its Workday rollout, Xavier accelerated its student success strategy…
White Papers
Secure Data Lakes in FedRAMP Environments
As government agencies modernize legacy data infrastructure, security and compliance remain top priorities. In this whitepaper, Avaap shares lessons learned from implementing a Snowflake® data lake in a FedRAMP High-authorized environment. Explore key security capabilities, implementation considerations, and real-world insights for building a secure, scalable cloud data platform. Download the whitepaper to learn:
Snowflake Without Surprises: Architecting Cost Predictability
Snowflake enables rapid innovation, but without intentional design, it can lead to unpredictable costs and limited visibility. Many organizations struggle with forecasting and accountability because cost governance is introduced too late. This whitepaper outlines a practical, architecture-led approach to making Snowflake consumption transparent, controlled, and predictable. Learn how to apply governance-by-design, native Snowflake controls, and…
Inside Xavier University’s Workday Transformation
What It Really Takes to Modernize ERP in Higher Ed ERP transformation is complex—especially for institutions balancing limited resources, competing priorities, and the need to maintain uninterrupted operations. Xavier University partnered with Avaap to navigate this challenge, replacing legacy systems, redesigning processes, and building a scalable analytics foundation. Download this Tambellini Group report to see…
Reimagining Higher Education Digital Transformation: Features are History, Value is the Future
Stop evaluating systems like it’s 2010. Most higher ed digital transformation efforts stall before they start—trapped in feature checklists that simply recreate yesterday’s systems. This white paper challenges the status quo and introduces a smarter, outcome-driven framework for platform evaluation—one that prioritizes student success, institutional agility, and long-term value. Inside, you’ll learn how to: If…
Why Snowflake for Workday Customers
Learn how organizations are using Snowflake to enhance their Workday investment by transforming operational data into enterprise‑wide insight on a secure, scalable analytics and AI platform. As the system of insight downstream of Workday, Snowflake enables cross‑domain analytics, historical analysis, and AI readiness without disrupting Workday as the system of record. Combined with Avaap’s deep…
Why Legacy Data Platforms Are Holding You Back: Unlocking Intelligent Data Solutions with Snowflake AI
Organizations have worked with unstructured data for decades, but the volume and importance of that data has changed dramatically. Today, documents, emails, audio, images, and free‑text records make up the vast majority of enterprise data—and for the first time, machines can read, summarize, classify, and reason over this information at scale. This shift represents a…
From Proof of Concept to Platform: How to Design a Snowflake Environment Built for Growth & Success
Public‑sector and higher‑education institutions are adopting Snowflake rapidly — but many quickly encounter the same challenges: fragmented data, rising compute costs, inconsistent definitions, and environments that become harder to govern as they grow. These issues don’t come from Snowflake itself, but from architectures that weren’t designed with scale in mind. This whitepaper provides a practical…
Eight Things to Ask When Replacing Your Higher Ed ERP
Is your higher education institution’s ERP system struggling to keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape? This whitepaper provides a roadmap for navigating ERP replacement, offering key insights and questions to ask vendors. Learn how to ensure your new system meets the specific needs of higher education, delivers immediate benefits, and scales for the…
Building the Business Case for Organizational Change Management
When an organization begins a change initiative and employees are required to change the way they do their job, there is often an effect on the way in which people behave in the workplace. Organizational change management is designed to mitigate disruption and minimize negative outcomes. Proper change management bridges the technical and people sides…
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