01 / PLAN
Campus infrastructure
Coordinate connectivity, wireless coverage, facilities, and network standards across buildings and departments.
Higher Education
Connect the campus. Support the institution.
Bring networks, computing, digital services, and support together around learning, research, administration, and campus life.
01 / The operating environment
Start with how your organization works.
Campuses combine many different technology environments. Classroom needs, departmental systems, research workloads, and institution-wide services all influence the delivery plan.
Benchmark connects the technical decisions with facilities, stakeholders, purchasing, delivery, and ongoing support.
02 / Technology priorities
Turn requirements into a workable plan.
02 / PLAN
Computing & lifecycle
Match workstations and devices to administrative, instructional, and research requirements, with a plan for configuration and refresh.
03 / PLAN
Digital services & support
Connect service intake, existing applications, identity, documentation, and clear operational ownership.
From priorities to delivery
Connect departmental needs with a campus-wide plan.
Shape the engagement around the people, locations, and decisions that matter to your organization.
Campus and building infrastructure
Coordinate wireless, network capacity, cabling, connectivity providers, and facilities dependencies across teaching spaces, administrative offices, and shared areas. Review building conditions and existing standards before defining upgrades.
Plan for: A location-based scope, capacity assumptions, site readiness tasks, and acceptance checks.
Workstations and research workloads
Evaluate mrk workstations, servers, and displays against actual software, processing, memory, storage, and peripheral requirements. Confirm compatibility and support expectations with the department and application owner.
Plan for: Documented workload requirements, configuration options, lifecycle records, and a support handoff.
Digital services across departments
Explore AperVue Campus, portals, and custom integrations for student and staff service requests and institutional workflows. Identify authoritative records, identity dependencies, departmental permissions, and the interfaces available from existing platforms.
Plan for: Service journeys, integration scope, permission requirements, and operational ownership.
Communications and lifecycle planning
Review Broadlink connectivity and voice options by location, while Benchmark Procurement coordinates sourcing and refresh requirements. Plan changes around academic schedules, critical institutional services, and departmental readiness.
Plan for: A coordinated sourcing and deployment plan, asset records, and continuity responsibilities.
Prepare for the conversation
Bring the context.
We’ll work through the next step.
Bring the participating departments, campus locations, major applications, workload requirements, existing support responsibilities, and the academic or research milestones that affect delivery. Identify who owns shared infrastructure and who approves departmental changes.
Explore our capabilitiesCan individual departments start with a defined project?
Yes. A departmental engagement can begin with a specific workload, building, or service. Shared infrastructure, security requirements, and central IT responsibilities still need to be accounted for.
Can new workflows connect to existing campus systems?
Integration feasibility depends on available interfaces, vendor terms, access controls, record ownership, and the specific business process. Discovery identifies these dependencies before an implementation commitment.
Does E-Rate automatically apply to higher education?
No. E-Rate is a program for eligible schools and libraries; higher education status does not establish eligibility. Campus purchases should follow the institution’s applicable funding and procurement process.
The Benchmark businesses
Specialist capabilities.
One coordinated conversation.
Bring the right expertise to Higher Education. Benchmark helps connect the scope, delivery responsibilities, and next step.
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Computing built around the workload
Professional workstations, servers, and displays evaluated against departmental, research, and specialist computing workloads.
Explore computing & supportBroadlink
Connectivity & communications
Campus and multi-site Internet, voice, and communications planning, with capacity and availability reviewed for each location.
Explore connectivityAperVue
Software, platforms & integration
Student and staff portals, institutional workflows, cloud development, and system integration. Explore Campus in the context of your institution’s requirements.
Explore digital servicesThe mix of businesses and services is determined by the project. Product fit, service availability, contractual responsibilities, and deliverables are confirmed during scoping.
Procurement & delivery
Connect the purchase to the result.
Define requirements, equipment and licensing needs, configuration, installation, documentation, and the support handoff before the work begins.
Start with the work ahead
Let’s build a more dependable foundation.
Tell us about your people, places, systems, and priorities.