--- title: CDW Blog | Jay Watkins --- [![cdw-2023-rgb-2](https://news.uk.cdw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cdw-2023-rgb-2.png?width=1080&height=580&name=cdw-2023-rgb-2.png)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/) Solutions Blog Insights From Experts Who Get IT [Explore CDW.com](https://uk.cdw.com) #### CDW Blog ## Jay Watkins ## Recent Posts [![](https://news.uk.cdw.com/hubfs/GettyImages-1271957054.jpg)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/seizing-techs-moment-of-opportunity-in-higher-education) ## [Seizing tech’s moment of opportunity in higher education](https://news.uk.cdw.com/seizing-techs-moment-of-opportunity-in-higher-education) 23 July, 2021 / by [Jay Watkins](https://news.uk.cdw.com/author/jay-watkins) posted in [Higher Education](https://news.uk.cdw.com/topic/higher-education), [Lenovo](https://news.uk.cdw.com/topic/lenovo) Before the pandemic, while many universities had the ability to record lectures and distribute them digitally, the technology wasn’t used to its full potential and, in most cases, students were actively discouraged from relying on online teaching. For obvious reasons, this has now all changed. Last year, when universities were forced online, they did so rapidly and with surprising ease. We saw the adoption of platforms like Microsoft Teams come into play quickly and the sector managed to pivot to almost entirely remote working, learning and teaching overnight. [Read More](https://news.uk.cdw.com/seizing-techs-moment-of-opportunity-in-higher-education) [All posts](https://news.uk.cdw.com/all) ### Subscribe to Email Updates - Recent ### Posts by Topic - [Digital Workspace (26)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/digital-workspace) - [Cloud (25)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/cloud) - [Data Centre Modernisation (18)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/data-centre-modernisation) - [Microsoft (18)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/microsoft) - [Retail (7)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/retail) - [Hewlett Packard Enterprise (6)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/hewlett-packard-enterprise) - [Integrated Technology (6)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/integrated-technology) - [Security (6)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/security) - [HP (5)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/hp) - [Apple (4)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/apple) - [Disaster Recovery (4)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/disaster-recovery) - [NetApp (4)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/netapp) - [VMware (4)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/vmware) - [Business Continuity (3)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/business-continuity) - [Dell (3)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/dell) - [Device-as-a-Service (3)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/device-as-a-service) - [Education (3)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/education) - [Lenovo (3)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/lenovo) - [Nutanix (3)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/nutanix) - [Storage (3)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/storage) - [Commvault (2)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/commvault) - [Data backup (2)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/data-backup) - [Data recovery (2)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/data-recovery) - [Google (2)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/google) - [Intel (2)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/intel) - [Justice & Emergency Services (2)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/justice-emergency-services) - [Networking & Connectivity (2)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/networking-connectivity) - [Rubrik (2)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/rubrik) - [Unified DataOps (2)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/unified-dataops) - [8x8 (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/8x8) - [AI (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/ai) - [APC (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/apc) - [AR (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/ar) - [Adoption (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/adoption) - [Automation (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/automation) - [Azure Marketplace (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/azure-marketplace) - [CDW Amplified™ Services (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/cdw-amplified-services) - [Cisco (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/cisco) - [DaaS (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/daas) - [Defence (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/defence) - [Device Management (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/device-management) - [Healthcare (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/healthcare) - [Higher Education (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/higher-education) - [Housing (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/housing) - [Microsoft Azure (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/microsoft-azure) - [Our People (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/our-people) - [Transformation (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/transformation) - [VR (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/vr) - [Women in Tech (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/women-in-tech) - [Workstation (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/workstation) - [choice (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/choice) - [employee (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/employee) - [mac (1)](https://news.uk.cdw.com/tag/mac) See all #### Contact us [info@uk.cdw.com](mailto:info@uk.cdw.com) #### Complaints [complaints@uk.cdw.com](mailto:complaints@uk.cdw.com) #### Keep Updated - [Legal & Compliance Policies](https://www.uk.cdw.com/site-tools/)