Hochschule Hof Uses Cloud Computing for Efficient Student Software Development
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Hochschule Hof Uses Cloud Computing for Efficient Student Software Development

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Hochschule Hof offers innovative, interdisciplinary, international degrees in economics, computer science, technology, and textiles. The university concentrates on maintaining strong relationships with international universities, companies, and organizations. Students can enroll in the bachelor’s program for degrees in computer science, including business IT and media IT, or they can participate in the master’s program for a degree in internet Web science or software engineering for industrial applications.

Various university labs practice theoretical content, using the latest technology and equipment. Setting up these lab workstations was a very time-consuming process for the university administration, and it did not give students a way to modify settings or access their work from other places on campus. The recent cloud deployment of Oracle Application Express drastically reduced the administration effort for the director of studies and improved access for students.

 
 

 
 

Challenges

A word from Hochschule Hof

  • “Since deploying Oracle Application Express in a cloud environment, the administrative effort required to prepare student assignments has practically been eliminated, not only to the master’s program, but for all courses of study. Students now deploy their own development platforms with just a few mouse clicks, and the cloud provides the necessary security.” Prof. Dr. Horst Heineck, IT Faculty, Hochschule Hof

  • Reduce time and effort required to prepare the development environment for student assignments, requiring up to three days per semester
  • Minimize errors caused by manual set up of new user accounts and workstations
  • Enable students to make changes within the environment, including adding workstations, previously impossible without administrative support, even for master’s level students
  • Deliver an environment that enables students to work with a high level of independence
  • Provide students with a platform they can access from anywhere at any time

Solutions

Oracle Product and Services

  • Deployed Oracle Application Express as a development platform in just one day, using the cloud approach and almost eliminating administrative efforts required to prepare students assignments
  • Installed an automated workstation distribution process in one day
  • Automated workstation set up through use of an e-mail registration link, requiring minimal time and effort by the Director of Studies
  • Implemented an environment that enables students to set up their own workstations by simply registering in the system and receiving access data through e-mail within minutes
  • Maintained system security by conducting an authorization and verification process by using the university domain, "university.de"
  • Ensured that master’s program students can independently make adjustments to their workstation set-ups
  • Allowed students to work anytime from anywhere using Oracle Application Express as a development and application environment, with the university server accessible through a Web browser
  • Used Oracle Database Enterprise Edition with Real Application Clusters as a reliable and scalable cloud platform

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