Available Software

General Software

We encourage students to install software on their own devices before trying to use a lab computer when possible. Using your own device gives you more flexibility in where to store your files and how your software is configured. Using your own device also helps keep our costs associated with the virtual lab down.

Software	Windows	Mac
Microsoft Office	Available from K-State	Available from K-State
Microsoft Project	Available from Microsoft (more info)	Not available
OS Financial Trading System	Available from FTS	Not available
Power BI Desktop	Available from the Microsoft Store or .exe installer	Not available
R	Available from CRAN network	Available from CRAN network
R Studio	Available from Posit (Desktop edition)	Available from Posit (Desktop edition)
Tableau	Available from Tableau (One year free with student verification)	Available from Tableau (One year free with student verification)
Visual Studio	Available from Microsoft (Community edition)	Available from Microsoft (Community edition)
Visual Studio Code	Available from Microsoft	Available from Microsoft

VMware Software

Students enrolled in MIS courses have access to free VMware programs, including Workstation for basic virtualization on a personal machine, and vSphere and vCenter for enterprise virtualization experience.

To request access to the VMware software store, please email a request to cbait@k-state.edu from your university email address. Once your request is processed, you will receive an email from the VMware D2L Brightspace system. Use the link included in the email to register your account with your @ksu.edu email address.

Once you are registered, the software store can be access through the VMware D2L Brightspace page.

Other Microsoft Software

Students enrolled in a College of Business class can obtain additional Microsoft software for free through Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching.

To access the software, go to https://aka.ms/devtoolsforteaching and click Sign In. Enter your @ksu.edu email if prompted, and complete the sign-in process. If you are signed into a personal (non-university) Microsoft account already, you'll need to log out of that account first.

Once you agree to the terms of agreement and are signed in to Microsoft Azure, you will be directed to the Education Hub. You can find software available for download in the Software link in the left navigation bar.

Please email cbait@k-state.edu if you have any questions.