Enterprise Cloud Partner for Higher Education

Your Entire Academic Stack. On Your Terms. In Your Cloud.

No surprises from Oracle or 3rd Party vendors, full accountability and clarity of your assets to the Cloud. Banner & Peoplesoft, Workday to Canvas and Research Systems, iAppSys SafeSwitch helps you move & manage your full Higher Ed technology estate with the scalability of SaaS, but without giving up your data, your customizations, or your sovereignty.

Potential TCO Reduction

20 %

Days to savings guarantee

< 24

Month 1-3 cloud costs covered

50 %

EdTech categories supported

The iAppSys Difference

Optimize & control Oracle, Microsoft, & VMware costs.

Bring only what you need.

iAppSys SafeSwitch changes the cloud to fit your university, uses the assets you already own, and gets rid of the ones you don’t need. From Oracle Campus licensing to Microsoft EA, we cover it all and give you the same scalability and security as SaaS while giving you the keys to your database, the freedom to use your own licenses, and the power to innovate with AI on your own terms.

The Real Cost of Ellucian SaaS

The SaaS Trap vs. The Freedom Model.

What Ellucian’s sales team won’t tell you upfront. Every feature they sell as a benefit comes with a hidden cost to your institution’s independence, your data, and your long-term budget.

Feature

Ellucian SaaS The SaaS Trap

iAppSys SafeSwitch The Freedom Model

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Black Box

No direct SQL access. Forced to use restricted APIs that are slower and less flexible than native database scripts.

Full Control

Retain native SQL and DBA access for all reporting, automation, and integrations. Your data, your way.

settings Customization

Restricted

Must de-customize and delete your unique business logic. Years of institutional knowledge lost to fit Ellucian's mold.

Preserved

Your custom scripts, PL/SQL, and workflows move with you as-is. No re-engineering. No lost institutional IP.

paid Financial ROI

SaaS Tax

You pay for a bundle that ignores your existing Oracle licenses. Double-dip fees hidden in the subscription price.

High ROI

Use BYOL and Oracle Support Rewards to slash costs. Every dollar spent on OCI reduces your Oracle support bill.

speed Agility

Vendor-Driven

Maintenance and patches are forced on their schedule. Your IT team has no veto power, even during peak registration week.

Institution-Driven

You decide when to patch based on your academic calendar. Zero forced downtime during critical enrollment windows.

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Vendor-Locked

Limited to the Ellucian roadmap and API speed. Cannot connect directly to modern AI platforms without vendor permission.

AI-Native

Plug your data directly into Vertex AI, SageMaker, or OCI AI. Full DBA access means no middleman, no rate limits, no delays.

security Security

Multi-Tenant

Shared environment creates compliance and audit risks. Unsuitable for DoD, NIH, HIPAA, and ITAR research data.

Sovereign Cloud

Dedicated, isolated cloud tenants for every institution. Built for FERPA, HIPAA, CMMC, and research compliance from day one.

date_range Timeline

Slow

18 to 24 month re-engineering project. Institutions often realize too late how long and costly the de-customization truly is.

Fast

Rapid Lift and Shift migration to the hyperscaler of your choice. SafeSwitch completes in under 90 days with costs covered.

Why SafeSwitch

All The Benefits Of The Cloud.
None Of The SaaS Tax.

By hosting Banner and your entire Academic Stack in a self-managed cloud environment with iAppSys SafeSwitch, you get enterprise-grade cloud without surrendering your data, your IP, or your operational independence.

Benefit #1

Retain Your Intellectual Property

In your own cloud, you never de-customize. Your existing PL/SQL, custom scripts, and third-party integrations continue to work perfectly. You move at the speed of your institution, not at the speed of a vendor’s SaaS compliance roadmap.

All Banner customizations preserved, no multi-million-dollar de-customization project

Native PL/SQL, scripts, and integrations continue to run as-is

Your business logic, your rules, your workflows, fully intact

Upgrade on your timeline, not a vendor's forced release calendar

Benefit #2

Direct Data Ownership for AI & Analytics

Full DBA control means you can pipe raw data directly into the AI platform of your choice. No middleware bottleneck, no API rate limits, no vendor permission required.

Ellucian SaaS

Data trapped behind APIs. Cannot connect directly to Google Vertex AI, Oracle HeatWave, or Azure ML without Ellucian as middleman.

iAppSys SafeSwitch

Full DBA access. Pipe raw Banner data directly into Vertex AI, HeatWave, or Azure ML for real-time predictive student modeling. Zero middleman.

Benefit #3

Dramatic Cost Savings Including Oracle Support Rewards

This is the killer feature for Ellucian customers. Hosting on OCI or running Oracle on GCP, AWS, or Azure unlocks savings that Ellucian SaaS makes completely invisible to you.

Oracle Support Rewards: Every $1 spent on OCI directly reduces your annual Oracle tech support bill, dollar for dollar

BYOL: Bring your existing licenses and eliminate the double-dipping hidden in SaaS subscriptions

Multi-cloud flexibility: Run Oracle Campus Licenses on GCP, Azure, AWS, or OCI, whichever fits your budget

iAppSys Cloud Cost Calculator: We model total cost across all clouds and show you the right answer for your campus

Confused by your Oracle sales team?

One rep says you must maintain the Campus License. Another says you need Exadata. Exadata for Ellucian Banner? Do not let vendor pressure drive a six-figure hardware decision. iAppSys gives you independent, expert guidance on exactly what you need and what you do not need.

Ask us: Do you even need your Oracle Campus License anymore? The answer might surprise you.

Benefit #4

Strategic Agility and Sovereign Security

You control the security perimeter. For institutions handling sensitive research data including DoD, NIH, HIPAA, and ITAR, a dedicated sovereign cloud tenant is non-negotiable.

Dedicated cloud tenant: Your data never shares infrastructure with another institution

Patch on your schedule: You choose when to update, never during registration week

CMMC / ITAR / HIPAA ready: Architecture built for compliance from day one

Scale on demand: Burst capacity for peak enrollment without paying for it year-round

Choose your region: Data sovereignty for international campuses and research partnerships

The Only Unified Academic Stack Migration Framework

Move Your Entire Academic Stack. Not Just One App.

iAppSys SafeSwitch treats your university as an enterprise with unified cloud architecture, cross-system data strategy, Oracle and Microsoft licensing optimization, and AI-readiness built in from day one.

SIS / ERPBannerPeopleSoftWorkdayColleague

LearningCanvasBlackboardMoodle

ResearchInfoEdHuronCayuse

CRMSlateSalesforce

AnalyticsTableauPower BISuperWave AI

OracleLicense Opt.BYOLDBA Mgmt

MicrosoftM365 AuditExchangeAzure

Cloud OCI AWS Azure GCP

All systems. Any cloud. One SafeSwitch migration.

SafeSwitch Cost Comparison

Don't pay twice. Use SafeSwitch.

Whether migrating Banner, Canvas, or your entire stack, SafeSwitch covers your new cloud costs during migration so you only ever pay what you pay today. No double-payment. Ever.

SafeSwitch vs. Traditional Migration: 12-Month Cost View

iAppSys covers your costs during months 1 through 3 so you never double-pay

Guaranteed savings in under 90 days for any system in your stack

iAppSys covers 100% of new cloud costs in Month 1 and 50% in Month 2. You pay only what you already pay today while iAppSys migrates your full Banner, Oracle, LMS, or research stack beneath you. Zero risk, immediate ROI.

SafeSwitch Methodology

Your Road To The Cloud. 5 Steps. As Fast As 20 Days.

Free Consultation

Multi-cloud, multi-vendor software & asset review + FREE Cloud Credits.

Days 1-3

StopLight Report

Cloud architecture and ROI projection across your full EdTech, Oracle and Microsoft stack.

Days 4-6

Platform Build

Define parameters, roles, and migration schedule for every system in scope.

days 6-10

Final Review

Present optional Cloud platforms, costs & evaluation criteria.

Days 10-15

Plan & Execute

SafeSwitch migration schedule, planning, architecture & design with contract.

Days 15-20

Higher Ed Technology Ecosystem

Every System Your Institution Runs. iAppSys Supports It All.

Enterprise SIS & ERP

Ellucian
Banner

Workday
Student

PeopleSoft

Oracle Student Cloud

Learning Management

Instructure
Canvas

Blackboard / Anthology

Moodle

D2L Brightspace

Research Administration

InfoEd
Global

Huron

Cayuse

Kuali Research

Student CRM & Admissions

Slate by Technolutions

Salesforce EduCloud

Business Intelligence & AI

SuperWave AI

Tableau

Power BI

Oracle Analytics

Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle OCI

Amazon AWS

Microsoft Azure

Google GCP

cloud

Hybrid

SuperWave AI by iAppSys

One AI Layer for Your Entire Campus

After migration, SuperWave AI connects directly to all your institutional data including Banner, Canvas, research systems, and CRM, giving administrators and analysts unified, real-time, natural-language access through LLMs and Generative AI. Because you own your database, there is no vendor middleman standing between you and your data.

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Cross-System Natural
Language Queries

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Student Success
Dashboards

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Enrollment &
Financial Analytics

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Research Grant
Intelligence

insights
Admissions Pipeline
Insights

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Direct Vertex AI &
HeatWave Integration

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Secure Cloud Or
On-premise AI

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Enterprise Cloud Partner for Higher Education

Your Entire Academic Stack. On Your Terms. In Your Cloud.

Optimize & control Oracle, Microsoft, & VMware costs.

Bring only what you need.

The SaaS Trap vs. The Freedom Model.