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The Hidden Costs of Legacy IT in Higher Education: What to Reassess for 2027

December 03, 2026  |  8:00 AM PT / 11:00 PM ET

20 Minutes | 15-Minute Presentation + 5-Minute Live Q&A

What You'll Learn

Where legacy licensing and infrastructure investments may no longer align with institutional needs.

How aging servers, databases, and support deadlines can affect your 2027 technology budget.

Why moving applications to SaaS or the cloud doesn’t always eliminate legacy costs.

How disconnected systems and overlapping environments can increase operational complexity.

What to consider when deciding whether to maintain, optimize, modernize, or retire existing technology.

Is Your University Still Paying for an IT Environment That No Longer Exists?

Your institution’s technology environment has evolved. But have your IT costs evolved with it?

Over the years, colleges and universities have adopted cloud services, transitioned applications to SaaS, and invested in new technologies. Yet legacy licensing agreements, aging infrastructure, and overlapping systems may still be consuming valuable IT budgets.

As you plan for 2027, are you investing in what your institution needs today, or still funding yesterday’s technology?

THE QUESTION WORTH ASKING

Where Are the Hidden Costs in Your Campus IT Environment?

Over the years, your institution may have:

  • Moved ERP, HR, or Finance applications to SaaS platforms
  • Maintained legacy Oracle, Microsoft, or other enterprise licensing agreements
  • Expanded into AWS, Azure, or OCI while retaining on-premises infrastructure
  • Continued supporting aging servers, databases, and applications
  • Added new technologies without fully retiring or consolidating older systems
  • Yet your original campus-wide licensing agreement may still reflect the environment you had years ago.

Yet your licensing costs, infrastructure investments, and support commitments may not reflect these changes.

Before making your next technology investment, it may be time to reassess what you have, what you need, and what you’re paying for.