Main Goals of the Initiative
The main goals of the HESS Collective initiative were to:
- Create a network of HESS Collective institutions to share staff resources and expertise and lower staff costs.
- Move to a single, modern cloud-native ERP/SIS solution.
- Move to a common contract vehicle through E&I Cooperative Services for software and services.
- Develop a shared archive to ease migration and implementation costs.
The Decision
In February of 2021, the Collective selected Oracle Cloud for Higher Education as their common, cloud-native platform through the E&I contract with Mythics, Inc. for Oracle product licensing. Mythics will subcontract implementation services from Drivestream, Inc. as the preferred Oracle implementation and integration services provider for participating institutions.