May 2026

Last month, we shared one of the strongest signals we heard from institutions preparing for Ellucian SaaS: integrations are now one of the biggest modernization concerns.

That makes sense. Banner and Colleague rarely stand alone. They connect to many other systems that institutions rely on every day.

A key part of modernization is knowing what each integration really does before you rebuild it: which rules it carries, which outcomes still matter, and which on-premises assumptions should not follow you into SaaS.

To help higher-ed leaders, functional stakeholders, and technical teams make that work easier, ABCloudz created two practical guide series:

How to modernize Banner integrations for Ellucian Platform (SaaS)

How to modernize Colleague integrations for Ellucian Platform (SaaS)

These guides give teams a practical way to classify existing integrations, understand what the old process really does, uncover hidden rules, and prepare better questions before future-state architecture work begins.

How to use the guide series

Start with the main guide for the system you use: Banner or Colleague. It gives your team the big picture first and points you to the deep-dive guides for the integration patterns that may match your current state.

Then move to the matching deep-dive guide. That is where the conversation becomes more practical: typical current state, possible future state, lessons from ABCloudz project experience, and a focused questionnaire for that specific pattern.

Use the questionnaires before planning sessions or discovery calls. They help your team collect the details that are often scattered across scripts, reports, files, vendor documents, old tickets, screenshots, and staff memory.

Built from real ABCloudz project experience

The guide series are based on real Banner and Colleague integration modernization work, not generic theory.

Both series connect to published ABCloudz case studies involving systems such as Maxient, T2 Systems, Ex Libris Alma, Rave Alert, Handshake, AdvisorTrac, TutorTrac, TeamDynamix, Barnes & Noble Adoption, BMTX BankMobile, Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge, ALEKS, PowerFAIDS, Arthur Gallagher, SARS Anywhere, Salesforce EDA, Follett Bookstore, ClockWorks, ProVerify, Remind, and other vendor systems.

Planning your Ellucian integration modernization path?

If your team needs help assessing Banner or Colleague integrations for Ellucian Platform (SaaS), we can help you understand the current state, define the future-state architecture, and move forward with more confidence.

ABCloudz is an Ellucian Service Partner with more than 10 years of experience helping institutions modernize within the Ellucian ecosystem.

Talk with ABCloudz about your Ellucian integration modernization path.

Best regards,
The ABCloudz Team