Ohio’s Rhodes State College faced a critical decision: Where should it host one of its most essential enterprise software platforms during the next hardware refresh? The school’s small but dedicated IT team needed a solution that was both efficient and future-ready. Their answer — a lift-and-shift migration to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) — highlights the power of strategic technology partnerships. By leveraging the right tools and expertise, they ensured their IT investments aligned with their institution’s unique needs, setting the stage for greater scalability, security and performance.