Canvas Archiving Powered by K16 Solutions
helps institutions safeguard student data, save time
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LAKE CITY, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/
-- Instructure, the leading learning platform and maker of
Canvas, today announced an exclusive partnership with K16
Solutions, the industry leader for content and data migration and
integration, extending access to a simple yet powerful archiving
solution to all Canvas customers. Institutions have long been
overwhelmed with safeguarding student and course-level data while
maintaining an efficient Canvas environment. The solution, Canvas
Archiving Powered by K16 Solutions, is available immediately to
Canvas customers worldwide.
Cluttered databases with sensitive student data present security
risks and cause administrators to spend hours each month ensuring
compliance with data governance policies. Canvas Archiving Powered
by K16 Solutions gives Canvas users a simple way to control access
to sensitive data and back up all student and course data with the
click of a button. The proven archiving technology allows
administrators to automate time-consuming manual tasks while
adhering to complex governance policies, which differ from state to
state. Unlike typical cold-storage archiving methods where data is
difficult to access and restore, archived data from Canvas
Archiving remains completely accessible, making it easy for
institutions to restore full, readable content to Canvas.
"It's essential to protect student data, but the complex and
time-consuming process has made the job more difficult than it
should be for administrators," said Liz
Crawford, Vice President of Partnerships at Instructure.
"This partnership with K16 Solutions creates a powerful, yet simple
solution to a common problem for educational institutions
worldwide. And represents part of our robust Instructure Learning
Platform, designed to meet the evolving needs of institutions to
help amplify the power of teaching and learning."
Historically, during an LMS migration, administrators were
forced to back up their data by zipping files and storing them
offline. In response to this need, K16 Solutions created an
archiving solution to assist customers in moving to Canvas from
other LMS platforms. After incorporating feedback and expanding the
solution over several years, K16 Solutions has now created a
Canvas-specific backup and archiving solution for existing Canvas
users.
"We are thrilled to expand our partnership with Instructure by
offering Canvas customers a sophisticated archiving solution that
allows them to archive their aging content and back up sensitive
student data," said Steve Mildner,
Chief Operating Officer at K16 Solutions. "A more user-friendly
archiving platform in higher education has long been overdue, and
we're excited to be at the forefront of this breakthrough with
Instructure."
"We needed a way to back up and secure our course content and
data–and that's what we got," said Sam
Kelly, LMS and senior systems administrator at Seminole State College of Florida, who piloted an early version of the
product. "With Canvas Archiving powered by K16 Solutions, we can
secure our student data, stay compliant, and remain in good
standing for accreditation purposes."
To learn more about this solution, visit the Canvas Archiving
Powered by K16 Solutions page.
ABOUT INSTRUCTURE
Instructure (NYSE:
INST) is an education technology company dedicated to
elevating student success, amplifying the power of teaching, and
inspiring everyone to learn together. Today the Instructure
Learning Platform, comprised of its flagship product
Canvas LMS and several products serving K-12 and
higher education, supports tens of millions of educators and
learners around the world. Learn more at
www.instructure.com.
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Brian
Watkins
Corporate
Communications
Instructure
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658-7525
brian.watkins@instructure.com
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