TopSchool's Chris Chumley Discusses the Impact of Open Architecture SaaS in Higher Education

New eBook Highlights Flexibility, Customization and Integration Strengths

Denver, CO - May 10, 2011 - TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle Management (SLM) solutions for higher education, has released a new eBook that tackles the benefits colleges and universities can expect through an open architecture SaaS model.  Chris Chumley, author and vice president of Product Management at TopSchool, highlights the ways in which open architecture SaaS can help institutions advance student services, save money and stay competitive.

"The shift toward an open architecture SaaS model is giving colleges and universities new and more flexible ways to customize their systems," said Chumley.  "Institutions have the opportunity to create a system that meets their unique needs through the seamless integration of numerous applications.  This level of integration enables schools to create efficiencies and streamline their operational processes and reporting activities."

According to Chumley's eBook, " The Powerful Impact of Open Architecture SaaS on Student Data Management," integration hasn't always seemed like a feasible concept.  Traditionally, despite the high implementation fees and maintenance costs to achieve an integrated enterprise, often an institution's systems still struggled to "talk" to each other, creating major challenges across student data management.

An open architecture model, on the other hand, allows for complete student lifecycle management, giving institutions the tools to:

  • Better support students - schools have the flexibility to readily adapt to the changing needs of students so they can meet their needs
  • Maximize ROI - schools will only pay for the systems that are relevant to their school
  • Secure a competitive advantage - schools will have more time and resources to focus on recruitment, retention and program development

"This is an exciting time in the market - open architecture SaaS is impacting higher education in the right ways right now, and this is only the beginning of what I believe we will see going forward," said Chumley.

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