# Using The Cloud To Boost Efficiency

Published 2018-03-21 · Updated 2026-06-09 · Education Technology on MarketScale
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> A whopping 80 percent of school ed tech leaders say their districts are using cloud-based software, according to exclusive data from EdWeek Market Brief. Of that usage, about four of five district leaders are using cloud-based systems from third-party servers, or those offsite and at less risk of data loss. From productivity suites to management…

A whopping 80 percent of school ed tech leaders say their districts are using cloud-based software, according to exclusive data from EdWeek Market Brief. Of that usage, about four of five district leaders are using cloud-based systems from third-party servers, or those offsite and at less risk of data loss.

From productivity suites to management tools, K–12 schools are finding the cloud to be a successful means to boost efficiency in cost-effective ways.

“I think the cloud has kind of a water wheel effect, where the more we add applications, the more it just feeds off itself and we can derive more efficiencies,” Steven Langford, CIO at Beaverton School District.

Read The Full Article [Here](https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2017/08/80-percent-ed-tech-leaders-use-cloud-boost-efficiency)

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