Case Study: Leading University achieves a real-time, student-first data-driven portal with GigaSpaces Smart DIH

University’s digital services provide a competitive edge in attracting new students

A long-established university of more than 30,000 students and top-100 global ranking faced growing competition from smaller, well-funded colleges because it could not deliver a modern, unified digital experience for prospective students, current students and staff. Its data was scattered across Oracle, DB2, ERP systems, an Academic Student Management System and cloud platforms like Moodle, making it hard to provide accurate, real-time registration, timetables, tuition and campus services without a unified, ACID-compliant integration hub.

The university deployed GigaSpaces Smart DIH on-premises to ingest data via CDC (using IBM IIDR), unify APIs and data models, and serve fast, always-on access through a microservices/data-services framework. The result is a single student portal with real-time registration, timetables and campus services on any device, faster delivery of new apps, improved operational efficiency and a stronger competitive edge in attracting students — with reliable performance even during peak periods.