Design and develop Experience Cards
Learn more about designing and developing Ellucian Experience Cards
Modernization approach
ABCloudz designs and develops custom Experience Cards that enhance Ellucian Experience dashboards with role-specific, interactive, and data-driven components. Our structured approach ensures seamless API integration, optimized UI/UX, and secure, scalable deployment tailored to institutional needs.
Phase 1 — Design and architecture
In this phase, we collaborate with institutional stakeholders to define business requirements, data sources, and UI/UX expectations for custom Ellucian Experience Cards.
User experience design
Designing visually intuitive, responsive, and role-based Experience Cards, optimized for desktop and mobile users.
Security & compliance review
Implementing role-based access controls, authentication layers, and FERPA-compliant security policies.
API and data integration planning
Mapping required Ellucian Ethos API calls, custom API development, and third-party system integrations. Where Ellucian’s standard APIs do not cover specific use cases, we build custom APIs to bridge functionality gaps.
Prototype development
Creating wireframes and interactive prototypes for review and iteration before full-scale implementation. This step includes validating API data retrieval feasibility and performance considerations before development begins.
Phase 2 — Development and deployment
This phase focuses on building, testing, and deploying Experience Cards into the Ellucian Experience environment.
Custom API development
Extending Ellucian’s API capabilities with custom RESTful APIs for real-time data retrieval and updates. Optimized query structures and data caching strategies ensure efficient data interactions and improve overall user experience.
Experience Card implementation
Developing dynamic, real-time cards using React and Node.js, ensuring seamless data interactions. Our development approach ensures Experience Cards remain scalable and compatible with future Ellucian updates.
Integration with Ethos and Data Connect
Establishing secure, event-driven data flows between Ellucian Experience Cards and institutional systems.
Security & compliance implementation
Configuring role-based access controls, authentication layers, and FERPA-compliant security policies.
Testing and user acceptance
Conducting functional, security, and performance testing before deployment.
Deployment and training
Assisting IT teams in deploying cards and training end-users for maximum adoption and efficiency.
We are world champions in migrations!
The ABCloudz team has been doing all kinds of migrations for 20+ years, including various sources/targets, preserving architecture, and performing application modernization, custom and packaged applications, and transactional and analytical workloads, getting involved with 200+ workloads annually.
We are big believers in automate the automatable — the best proof of competency and quality. A unique fact about us is the convert between SQL dialects technology, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2005 (SSMA) and by AWS with the acquisition of DB Best in 2021 (AWS SCT).
Why ABCloudz
ABCloudz is a full-service global technology firm helping higher education institutions manage data, applications, and infrastructure anywhere. We’ve been working closely with Ellucian product and services teams for years, gaining deep technical and functional knowledge of Ellucian Experience. This enables us to design, develop, and deploy custom Experience Cards that seamlessly integrate with Experience, Ethos, and Data Connect — delivering intuitive, interactive dashboards for students, faculty, and administrators.
20 years managing and engineering data and applications
Partnership with AWS, Microsoft, Google and Ellician
Industry expertise in higher education, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and beyond
20+ technology practices
Automate the “automatable”
Focus on data, modernization, and ai
12 steps migration and modernization methodology
How much will it cost and how long will it take?
These are the first questions institutions ask when considering Experience Card customization. The cost and timeline vary based on multiple factors, as each institution has unique dashboard requirements, API dependencies, and UI expectations.
That’s why we don’t believe in guesswork. At ABCloudz, we apply a structured, step-by-step approach inspired by our proven 12-step modernization methodology — starting with a comprehensive discovery phase to ensure every Experience Card is designed for seamless integration into Ellucian Experience.
In this first step, our team thoroughly analyzes your existing Experience setup, API landscape, user roles, anddata access needs. The outcome? A detailed modernization roadmap — a solution design document that outlines every step of your modernization journey. This includes:
with a detailed breakdown of required tasks.
in person-hours for each phase of the modernization.
based on the scope of work.