DeKalb, 60115, IL,
United States
Northern Illinois University Technographics
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by Northern Illinois University and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 2000 Northern Illinois University employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that Northern Illinois University has purchased the following applications: Moodle LMS for Learning and Development in 2022, Microsoft Power BI for Analytics and BI in 2015, Zoom for Audio Video and Web Conferencing in 2020 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems Northern Illinois University is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with Moodle , Microsoft , Allegiance Group + Pursuant or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing Northern Illinois University revenues, which have grown to $950.0 million in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for Northern Illinois University intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
HCM
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| Moodle | Legacy | Moodle LMS | Learning and Development | HCM | n/a | 2022 | 2022 |
In 2022 Northern Illinois University deployed Moodle LMS on its website to centralize online course delivery. The implementation positions Moodle LMS as the university's Learning and Development platform for course hosting, content delivery, and assessment across academic and continuing education functions.
Configuration focused on core LMS capabilities typical of the Learning and Development category, including course management, user and role provisioning, gradebook and assessment tools, and content import for SCORM and multimedia resources. The deployment is surfaced through the university website and aligned with institutional authentication and enrollment workflows, while governance established course provisioning policies and faculty onboarding workflows to manage content lifecycle and permissions.
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Analytics and BI
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Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
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| Microsoft | Legacy | Microsoft Power BI | Analytics and BI | Analytics and BI | n/a | 2015 | 2018 |
In 2015 Northern Illinois University implemented Microsoft Power BI as part of its Analytics and BI initiatives, concentrating initial efforts on departmental reporting for Marketing and Communication. The deployment supported the assembly of visual analytics used in the university yearly assessment process.
Microsoft Power BI was used to author interactive dashboards and reports that modeled social media metrics and campaign indicators. The implementation encompassed data modeling, visualization design, and report assembly workflows, with visualizations developed in both Microsoft Power BI and Tableau and packaged together for departmental reporting.
Operational coverage focused on the Marketing and Communication department, where Power BI reports consolidated social media statistics and related web metrics for the annual assessment. Related work included updating the public site to a new university template using Cascade Server and testing Blackboard during version upgrades, tasks that supported reliable source content and link integrity for reporting.
Governance centered on departmental report assembly and the annual reporting cadence, with processes for visualization governance and standardized dashboards to support the yearly assessment report to the department of Marketing and Communication. Microsoft Power BI was restated as the reporting platform used to produce the visualizations and structured reports required by the department.
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Analytics and BI | Analytics and BI |
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2012 | 2012 |
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Collaboration
Vendor |
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Application |
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Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
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Insight |
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| Zoom Video Communications | Legacy | Zoom | Audio Video and Web Conferencing | Collaboration | n/a | 2020 | 2020 |
In 2020 Northern Illinois University implemented Zoom from Zoom Video Communications as its Audio Video and Web Conferencing solution. Zoom is embedded on the university website to provide direct meeting access and to publish virtual event pages used for instructional sessions and administrative events.
The deployment follows a cloud-first SaaS hosting model with web-embedded access and centralized tenant provisioning, enabling standard Audio Video and Web Conferencing capabilities such as scheduled video meetings, webinar sessions, screen sharing, cloud recording, chat and breakout room functionality. Configuration and automation concentrated on meeting lifecycle workflows, including scheduling, attendee access controls and recording management to align with campus operational needs.
Operational coverage spans academic departments and administrative offices and supports virtual instruction, student advising, faculty collaboration and campus meetings while serving a workforce of roughly 2000 employees. IT governance implemented centralized account provisioning and meeting security policies to standardize access, meeting configuration and compliance across departments.
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Content Management
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Digital Signing | Content Management |
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2023 | 2023 |
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CRM
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Donor and Fundraising Management | CRM |
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2023 | 2023 |
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Marketing Analytics | CRM |
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2011 | 2011 |
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Marketing Analytics | CRM |
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2017 | 2017 |
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ITSM
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Application Performance Management | ITSM |
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2017 | 2017 |
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IaaS
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2011 | 2011 |
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