When "Go-Live" Becomes "Now What?": The Integration Reality Facing Ellucian Institutions
Flat files, Data Connect pipelines, and Ethos complexity create long-term integration problems for Ellucian institutions. This blog explains why they break—and how Lingk modernizes them with AI and expert services.
Why System-Agnostic Integration Is the Key to Long-Term Agility in Higher Education
Higher education technology ecosystems are becoming increasingly diverse, making vendor lock-in a costly barrier to innovation. A system-agnostic integration strategy gives institutions the freedom to choose best-fit systems, modernize on their terms, and maintain long-term agility.
How Lingk Uses AI to Accelerate and Modernize the Integration Journey
Lingk is redefining system integration with an AI-powered delivery model that dramatically cuts timelines while improving accuracy and reducing IT strain. By combining AI Agents with expert Forward Deployed Engineers, organizations can modernize integrations, eliminate backlogs, and build a stronger data foundation faster than ever.
What to Look for in an iPaaS Solution
Looking for the right iPaaS solution? This guide breaks down the must-have features—from AI automation and low-code tools to pre-built connectors and data governance. Learn how Lingk’s iPaaS helps businesses simplify integration, boost efficiency, and scale with confidence.
A CIO’s Integration Strategy for Anthology’s Chapter 11
A concise CIO guide to keep Anthology integrations playing during Chapter 11. Stabilize live flows and rescue stalled work with a 30-day plan and a modern operating model.
Lingk Unveils Symphony Suite: A Unified AI Platform for Orchestrated Integration Delivery
Lingk today announces "Symphony Suite" an AI-powered platform designed to transform enterprise integration delivery. The suite includes tools for metadata management, AI-driven execution, integration, and project management. Symphony Suite enables 50%–70%+ cost savings in total project delivery investment through automation and faster delivery. Symphony replaces traditional consulting models with a productized, outcome-based approach.
Navigating the Anthology Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: What Institutions Should Do Now for SIS and CRM Stability as the Company Restructures
As Anthology restructures and prepares to divest its SIS and CRM lines, institutions face critical decisions to maintain stability and integration continuity. This post outlines immediate steps to future-proof your SIS/CRM strategy and shows how Lingk helps accelerate secure, flexible transitions.
Gartner’s Top CIO Challenges: Application Modernization That Delivers
Explore how Lingk’s All-in-One platform aligns with Gartner’s top CIO priorities for 2025, offering next-gen autonomous Data Agents and IT expertise to help institutions & organizations meet the challenges of digital transformation head-on.
What Institutions Need to Know Before Migrating to Workday Student
Transitioning to Workday Student can be a game-changer for institutions looking to modernize their Student Information System (SIS). But with any new system, challenges in data migration and integration can arise. Explore how institutions can navigate these hurdles and make the most of their Workday Student implementation—with expert guidance and innovative technology from partners like Lingk.
Salesforce Education Cloud as an SIS: A Step-by-Step Migration and Integration Guide
Discover how to migrate to Salesforce Education Cloud as your next-gen SIS. This guide outlines key steps, benefits, and how Lingk simplifies every integration.
Modernizing Anthology Integrations Post Go‑Live
Going live with Anthology is only the beginning. Learn how institutions are modernizing brittle, go-live integrations into scalable, API-ready pipelines with Lingk.
From Data Connect to Enterprise iPaaS: Modernizing Ellucian Integrations Post Go‑Live
When schools move to Ellucian Banner or Colleague SaaS, integrations are often handled through Ellucian’s professional services using Data Connect. Over time, institutions often find themselves limited by what Data Connect was built to do. We explore why these integrations fall short and what institutions can do to modernize and future-proof their integration strategy.
Best Practices for Anthology Integrations
Anthology Together 2025 (AT25) is putting the spotlight on innovation, but for most institutions, the real challenge is integrating Anthology Student with the rest of their tech stack. Learn practical best practices to unify your SIS, CRM, LMS, and beyond—without costly delays or custom code.
What is Data Management?
Data management is the foundation of trusted, AI-ready operations. This guide explains the core components—from schemas to governance—and how Lingk unifies them.
What is Business Process Automation (BPA)?
Discover how Business Process Automation (BPA) is reshaping modern operations—boosting efficiency, reducing errors, and driving digital transformation. Learn how Lingk’s enterprise integration platform turns complex workflows into seamless, scalable automation.
What is IaaS (Integration as a Service)?
Integration-as-a-Service (IaaS) is changing how organizations manage data — and Lingk goes a step further. Learn how Lingk combines an enterprise iPaaS, expert services, and an AI-powered agent to deliver fast, flexible, fully-managed integrations.
A CIO’s Guide to Scaling Ellucian Integrations Beyond Ethos in a SaaS World
As institutions move their Ellucian systems like Banner and Colleague to SaaS, integration strategy becomes critical. This guide explores how CIOs can optimize Ethos and extend its capabilities using scalable tools and expert support for long-term success.
iPaaS for SMBs: Unlocking Enterprise-Grade Integration Without the Complexity and High-Costs
Small and midsize businesses need powerful data integration—but without the enterprise-level complexity or cost. This blog explores how Lingk’s iPaaS delivers scalable, AI-ready automation tailored for growing teams with limited resources.
What is Data Mapping? And How to Automate It with AI
Data mapping is a foundational step in every data integration or migration effort, yet it's often the most time-consuming and error-prone. In this article, we explain what data mapping is, how it works, and how Lingk’s AI-powered Data Integrator Agent automates the process—reducing weeks of manual work to just seconds while improving accuracy and accelerating project delivery.
What Is iPaaS? A Simple Guide to Integration Platforms
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) is a cloud-based solution that centralizes and automates data flows across your organization’s various applications, databases, and services. In this blog, we’ll break down the basics of iPaaS, explore its key benefits, and show why it can be a game-changer for modern, data-driven enterprises.