Resources for What’s Next
For registrars, admissions officers, CIOs, and other functional leaders facing the hard questions about modernization and AI.
Shifting enrollment, aging SIS platforms, and growing skepticism about the value of higher ed — the challenges are real.
This library is built for institutional decision-makers who need honest guidance, outcome-based case studies, and actionable playbooks — not more noise.
Is Your Institution One Resignation Away from a Crisis? The Hidden Risk Inside CAMS SIS
CAMS — built on a legacy, non-relational database architecture — was not designed for the operational complexity that today's registrar offices face. It was built for a different era of higher education, when enrollment was simpler, student pathways were linear, and the same five staff members had been running the office for twenty years.
As you know, that era is over.
Beyond CRM: 3 Ways We Showed Salesforce is Ready for SIS Primetime
Vadim Gorlick, CEO of Tondro, a Salesforce implementation partner with extensive higher education experience, demonstrated how CRM systems can transform campus operations by serving as a central data repository and streamlining many processes. He showcased Salesforce's capabilities in handling academic and financial operations, including flexible term structures, course registration, and payment plans.
Why Salesforce Is the SIS You Didn’t Know You Needed
Let’s be real: most SIS platforms are stuck in the past.
Built for a world of paper forms and 9-to-5 office hours, traditional SIS systems are clunky, rigid, and allergic to change. They're not built for the way students expect things to work today—and they definitely weren’t built for the way your team needs to operate.
But plot twist: you might already be sitting on the solution.
If you’re using Salesforce (or even just thinking about it), you’re halfway there. What you may not realize is that Salesforce can also run your entire Student Information System. Yes, really.