Higher education institutions operate in a continuously-evolving tech landscape. The pandemic created challenges for educators that IT professionals are still working through today. How do we resolve these problems that still remain? There are several areas where analytics from the existing systems can provide for better student experiences: online learning, cost management, and cyber and information security. IT professionals can address any of these issues using Elastic Stack, to quickly and effectively secure, monitor, and analyze their data and modernize practices to meet changing student needs.