There was a time when Nokia was the king of mobile phones. Then, Apple and Google’s Android came along and kick-started the smartphone revolution. Nokia was still engineering great, durable phones. However, as people started to embrace touchscreen display, ease-of-use, and user experience, its technology slowly became obsolete.

Similarly, higher education institutions have undergone several technology transitions to optimize connected learning, boost operational efficiency, and automate processes. For many years, iPaaS has been the go-to tool for higher ed institutes to make this possible. However, now, iPaaS platforms are facing the same problem that Nokia faced with the emergence of advanced integration platforms.

Let us learn why higher Ed institutions are moving away from iPaaS.

Why are Higher Ed institutions Moving Away from iPaaS?

Don’t get us wrong. iPaaS has been a great tool for college students, administration, and forward-thinking IT professionals. It allows colleges to integrate on-premises applications and data with a cloud-based application. However, since its inception, the technology hasn’t changed much and is an extremely service-heavy application.

Higher ed institutions have to manage with messy APIs, unhealthy data, expensive maintenance packages, and inefficient information flow. Below are the three major shortcomings of iPaaS for higher ed institutes:

1.     Complex Integrations

Most college IT teams can only handle a few integration tasks and require advanced software or IT knowledge to efficiently do so. However, with multiple departments, information pipelines, and tons of data to manage, these platforms are making it difficult to explore new opportunities due to process inconsistencies and siloed systems.

2.     Too Many Providers

Colleges are looking for an all-in-one solution to facilitate data flow. Unfortunately, iPaaS has several providers with a different range of services and individual perks. For new colleges planning to hop on board, this arrangement is confusing and will require more research before choosing the right one.

Instead, higher ed institutions are opting for an integration platform, such as ASMA Connect, that allows them to effortlessly integrate several on-premises applications, verify data, facilitate real-time reporting, and allow interdepartmental communication.

3.     Greater Potential for Data Duplication and Human Errors

While iPaaS can empower different departments to manage data instead of your IT team, this can potentially put your data in danger of duplication, manipulation, and desynchronization. For instance, if the IT department makes changes to a student’s address or contact number, it may not be updated on other department systems.

As a consequence, the accounts department or administration might disperse student documents to the wrong address or fail to contact them.

Bottom Line

The bottom line is that iPaaS is quickly becoming obsolete in higher education institutions as they look to adopt futuristic, fully-optimized solutions to manage data follow.

AMSA Connect is a one-of-a-kind integration platform you can use for phone/email verification and data deduplication. It also offers an in-built communication feed where several departments can connect and exchange real-time information. On-premises departments can also use it to update multiple systems simultaneously.