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Learning systems are adopting the cloud in increasing numbers. In the LMS arena, Canvas LMS runs an entirely cloud-based operations, while Blackboard plans to drop support for local server-hosted setups in the near future. With Moodle, organizations already take advantage of the cloud, mostly through the support of Moodle Partners. The most prominent ones offer their own cloud-based solutions, often from their own cloud.
The promise of cloud is clear: It will deliver the same LMS solution, with none of the server upkeep, and for a lower fee. But in exchange, customers are entrusting all of their data to a third party. As solutions mature and more organizations jump in, the fragmented landscape becomes more visible. Vendors don’t only offer their own technologies and protocols. Today they lock in customers, but also skills. All the major cloud providers offer paid training and certification programs that give engineers architecture-specific skills. Even though these tend to be well remunerated, they do not translate among clouds.
The promise of cloud is clear: It will deliver the same LMS solution, with none of the server upkeep, and for a lower fee. But in exchange, customers are entrusting all of their data to a third party. As solutions mature and more organizations jump in, the fragmented landscape becomes more visible. Vendors don’t only offer their own technologies and protocols. Today they lock in customers, but also skills. All the major cloud providers offer paid training and certification programs that give engineers architecture-specific skills. Even though these tend to be well remunerated, they do not translate among clouds.
Via Miloš Bajčetić
