Every few years brings an expensive technological revolution.
Rapid change of technology and society's increasing reliance on it is the bogeyman of higher education planning and budgeting. According to Greg Jackson, associate provost for information technology at the University of Chicago, the most valuable asset at the university is the wiring and networking installed under their campus. It's hard to justify a major investment in something that, if it works right, will be completely invisible. Proper budgeting can help. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done.