Case Study: Connecticut State Colleges and Universities achieves 90% reduction in hourly labor costs with Ellucian Cloud

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shares its cost model for calculating cloud efficiencies

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, a statewide higher‑education system, faced very high labor costs maintaining five on‑premise instances of Banner. To reduce expenses and improve security, monitoring, and disaster recovery, they evaluated and engaged Ellucian, using Ellucian Banner delivered via Ellucian Cloud.

Ellucian migrated the Banner instances to Ellucian Cloud, providing 24/7 monitoring, upgrades, and full DR while freeing IT staff for student‑facing, business‑focused work. The change cut hourly labor costs by about 90% (from roughly $3,000/hour to just over $300/hour), delivered stronger disaster recovery, and increased staff time spent with students.

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities

Joseph Tolisano

Chief Information Officer