Key points:

• Ellucian has been recognized in the education category for promoting AI-driven cloud innovation in higher education.
• Ellucian Student integrates students, HCM, and finance onto a AI native, SaaS platform, with the aim of supporting an end-to-end student lifecycle.
• Leveraging the Ellucian Higher Education Knowledge Graph, Ellucian AI provides credible intelligence, automation, and action support for nearly 10,000 higher education processes.

Reston, Virginia, USA, October 27th / PRNewswire / -- Higher education technology solutions provider Ellucian announced today that the company won an award in the 2026 Stratus Cloud Computing Awards in the education category. This is also the third consecutive year that Ellucian has received this award. The award is presented by Business Intelligence Group and is intended to recognize companies, products, and individuals that offer truly differentiated cloud products and services in the market.

Specialized innovation for higher education

Ellucian won an award due to Ellucian Student. This product is a comprehensive solution in the field of higher education, supporting the end-to-end student lifecycle. Ellucian Student adopts a native SaaS architecture and is driven by Ellucian Platform, integrating students, HCM (human capital management), and finance into a single native AI environment, connecting people, resources, data, and decision-making around student success.

Ellucian, President and CEO, Laura Ipsen said: "We are honored to receive the Stratus Cloud Computing Award for the third consecutive year, as it reflects the success of our clients, especially their students. Institutions are asking AI to accomplish some truly challenging tasks, ranging from understanding how scholarship processes actually work to how academic departments handle various exceptions, and then transforming these insights into meaningful actions. The original intention of Ellucian Student was to support the entire student lifecycle, providing faster responses while reducing administrative burdens, allowing the teams involved to focus on what is most important. We are grateful to our clients; their cooperation and expertise continue to shape our innovative approach in the field of higher education."

AI designed for the operation mode of higher education

The foundation of Ellucian AI is Ellucian Higher Ed Knowledge Graph, which is a dynamic directory covering nearly 10,000 higher education processes. It is established on over 50 years of experience in collaboration with colleges and universities. This foundation provides the institutional context for Ellucian AI, enabling it to operate within the unique business logic, regulations, policies, and work processes of higher education.

Through Ellucian Student, institutions can:

• Automating complex tasks: Intelligent agents coordinate various actions within cross-institutional workflows.
• From insight to action: Embedded intelligence helps institutions identify needs and respond more quickly.
• Operate with confidence: AI operates within the framework of institutional policies, roles, and governance.
• Reduce fragmentation: Unified SaaS basic connection data, processes, and experience.

Promote the development of the next generation of cloud computing

Stratus The award is intended to recognize organizations and individuals who define the next phase of cloud computing. In this phase, the criterion for success is what the system can deliver, rather than where it runs. Winners are selected based on their contributions to driving cloud innovation, delivering measurable value, and advancing the industry forward.

Business Intelligence Group Chief Honorary Officer Russ Fordyce stated: "For a decade, the question about cloud computing has always been 'where does it run?' This year, every serious entry has answered another question: 'What can it do without us?' Ellucian has received this recognition in the education category because it demonstrates what its technology can actually accomplish, not just what it promises. Today, cloud computing is setting this as the standard, and this team is meeting that standard."

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What is Stratus Awards?

Stratus Cloud Computing Awards Honors companies, products, and individuals that innovate in the cloud field and provide truly differentiated products and services. Since 2014, this program has been recognizing organizations that create measurable value through cloud-based solutions, covering infrastructure and platform services, security, edge computing, as well as the AI systems that operate on them today. Each nomination is evaluated by a panel of experienced business professionals based on objective scoring criteria to identify the work that truly pushes forward the boundaries of the cloud.

What is Business Intelligence Group?

Business Intelligence Group ( BIG ) is an independent award organization that has been recognizing outstanding achievements in the business field since 2012. Now, entering its 14th award season, BIG operates 12 annual programs covering areas such as innovation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, customer service, cloud computing, sustainable development, sales and marketing, workplace culture, and women's leadership. Its business award programs include BIG Innovation Awards, AI Excellence Awards, Fortress Cyber Security Awards, Excellence, in, Customer Service Awards, Stratus Awards, for, Cloud Computing, Sustainability Awards, SAMMY Awards, for, Sales, and, Marketing, Best Places, to, Work Awards, Herizon Awards, We Love Tech Awards, NAA Top Employers Award, and BIG Awards, as well as for and Business.

Unlike public voting, BIG's program relies on a professional jury and objective scoring criteria to identify organizations, products, and individuals that are having a real and measurable impact. Winners will receive a complete promotional toolkit, including blockchain verification credentials, press support, social media materials, and prominent exposure within the community of over 1 million business professionals worldwide on BIG.

For more information about the BIG award category, nomination deadlines, and judging criteria, please visit bintelligence.com.

What is Ellucian?

Ellucian provides innovative support for higher education, collaborating with approximately 3,000 clients across 50 countries to serve over 21 million students. AI's platform is trained using the richest dataset available in the field of higher education, which enhances efficiency, offers personalized experiences, and increases engagement among students, teachers, and staff. With decades of experience and a focus on the unique needs of educational institutions, Ellucian's platform boasts first-class SaaS capabilities and provides insights needed now and in the future. These solutions and services cover the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, registration, and retention, as well as labor force analysis, fundraising, and alumni engagement features. Ellucian's innovative solutions, a vast partner ecosystem, and a community of over 45,000 users provide best practices to help institutions achieve greater success and better student outcomes.

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