 The winds of change in higher-ed IT seem to be speeding up. We've reached an inflection point, the point at which so many of the changes we've seen begin cascading into the mainstream. For CIOs, changes become the new normal, and their attention is expanding from a focus on day-to-day technology to the business of providing strategic solutions to institutional problems. These are the three themes of the 2015 Top 10 IT Issues. The inflection point, moving from technical to business, and the new normal. The issues include number 10, balancing information security and openness. Number 9, developing enterprise IT architecture. Number 8, developing security policies for the institution. Number 7, providing user support. Number 6, increasing capacity for change. Number 5, demonstrating IT's value. Number 4, improving student outcomes. Number 3, funding IT strategically. Number 2, optimizing technology and teaching and learning. And the number one issue is evolving staffing models. These issues represent a time of change, peril, opportunity and innovation. The inflection point is upon us, whether we're leading the change or catching up. These Top 10 IT Issues for 2015 can help guide us into the future.