From the field

Notes on integrating the systems your campus runs

Field notes and write-ups from actual integration work — SIS, CRM, ERP, LMS, HR, and the AI tools institutions are now layering on top of all of it.

AI Integration

Wiring AI Agents Into Campus Systems

Most campuses are hybrid, not cloud-native. What that means for scoping AI integration work, why identity is the whole game, and why this work is suddenly fundable.

August 5, 2026 · 9 min read
Delivery

Scope Is the Design Work

Finding real scope in higher ed systems integration discovery, holding it against reasonable pressure, and why simplicity and ROI are two separate arguments.

July 22, 2026 · 5 min read
Architecture

Building a Toolbox on Decades of On-Prem

Why vendor independence is a prerequisite for automation, and what that looked like on one campus running a Student Information System older than most of its staff.

July 15, 2026 · 4 min read