Aristek Systems
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Managed IT services for higher education

We help CIOs, VPs of IT, and enterprise architects at colleges and universities, whose strategic projects are stuck behind daily operations.

We take over tasks that keep slipping: integrations, legacy portal modernization, learning-record data pipelines, and governed AI features, so student data stays protected and FERPA / ADA deadlines stop arriving as emergencies.

23+

years of EdTech expertise

6+

years of AI experience

40+

clients worldwide

We work with

  • Universities modernizing legacy systems

    • Portal was built years ago — thin documentation, unsupported framework
    • Every change request takes weeks
    • Key-person risk with no exit plan
  • Colleges running fragmented LMS / SIS / CRM ecosystems

    • Canvas, Banner, and Salesforce held together by nightly CSV jobs
    • Grades re-entered manually, rosters drifting out of sync
    • Reporting = exporting three systems into one spreadsheet
  • IT teams blocked by integration and compliance backlog

    • Accessibility remediation due, SSO federation slipping
    • AI pilot the provost wants — with no one to own it
    • Strategic projects stuck behind the ticket queue
  • Consortia and cross-institution initiatives

    • Identity federation across separate campus directories
    • Shared data agreements, different systems, different rules per stakeholder
    • Projects that stall in governance, not in code
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Our managed IT services

Each service line is scoped as its own workstream with defined deliverables, so you can start with one and expand, or hand us the whole integration and data layer.

Case studies

  • EdTech software integrations for a U.S. assessment solutions provider

    Learn how we built SSO and automated roster sync across Clever, ClassLink, Canvas, Skyward, and Schoology, replacing manual uploads with real-time API synchronization.

    Results:

    • 60% reduction in admin workload
    • 100% RFP compliance for district integrations
    • 30% increase in district adoption.
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  • Re-architecting a legacy data system for a Higher ed enrollment platform

    Learn how we reverse-engineered the legacy system to recover lost knowledge, then rebuilt it on AWS as scalable, event-driven data pipelines with flexible ingestion, client-specific transformation logic, and multi-cloud portability to avoid vendor lock-in.

    Results:

    • 20+ clients onboarded
    • 30% development cost savings,
    • 30% infrastructure cost reduction
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  • eLearning integration ecosystem for education providers

    See how we built an integration platform that connects content and courses to third-party LMS and SIS through LTI, SSO, deep linking, SCORM, and Common Cartridge — with automated roster sync and grade passback replacing manual transfer.

    • for both K-12 and higher education
    • new integrations under our long-term support
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  • AI admission coach for a college prep platform

    Learn how we embedded an AI module into the eLearning platform: personalized prep timelines, predictive SAT/ACT readiness scoring, and real-time coaching — built on AWS SageMaker with data privacy controls designed in.

    Results:

    • 22% boost in student retention
    • 38% growth in SAT prep completion
    • 30% fewer support tickets.
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  • Data analytics solution for an eLearning SaaS platform

    Check out how we built a centralized data platform with role-based dashboards embedded directly into the product, delivered fully FERPA- and GDPR-compliant.

    Results:

    • 100+ TB of data unified
    • manual reporting replaced with self-service analytics
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Not ready for a project? Start with a roadmap.

We’ll audit your current systems, map integration gaps and compliance exposure, and hand you a prioritized recommendation — useful whether or not you work with us.

Why choose Aristek

Core capabilities

What we deliver:

  • LTI 1.3, SSO, and SAML federation
  • SIS ↔ LMS ↔ CRM data sync
  • Deep linking and grade passback

Why it matters:

  • Faculty stop re-entering grades
  • Students stop juggling logins
  • Help desk ticket volume drops

What we deliver:

  • Learning-record pipelines
  • FERPA/GDPR-aligned data handling
  • WCAG accessibility compliance built into UI and content delivery

Why it matters:

  • Student data privacy stops depending on individual diligence
  • Accessibility deadlines stop being emergencies.

What we deliver:

  • Legacy portal rebuild and re-architecture
  • Migration from unsupported custom systems
  • Cloud-ready architecture designed for enrollment-cycle load spikes

Why it matters:

Legacy system modernization removes the platforms that block every other initiative and the key-person risk behind them.

What we deliver:

  • AI tutoring and content features inside your existing LMS
  • Model and data governance with bias auditing
  • Human-in-the-loop controls for academic integrity.

Why it matters:

Your institution adopts AI on its own terms — with student data protected and faculty oversight preserved.

Educational tech standards and integrations

  • OR-2-1
  • LTI-2-1-1
  • QTI-1
  • PLL-1-1
  • WSAG-1-1
  • data-2-1
  • scorm-1-1
  • xAPI-cmi-1
  • xAPI-1-1
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  • canvas
  • class

Advanced AI-powered features for Higher ed

Every feature ships with defined data boundaries, logging, and review controls. That’s the difference between an AI pilot and a system your institution can stand behind.

  • AI-assisted academic advising support

    “Advisors decide — the system prepares”

    • Surfaces at-risk indicators and suggests interventions from enrollment and performance data.

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  • Automated compliance and accreditation reporting

    “Data collection cycle that takes not weeks, but days or hours”

    • Assembles reports from data already in your SIS and LMS.

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  • AI content adaptation for accessibility

    “WCAG remediation of large course catalogs becomes achievable”

    • Generates alt text, transcripts, and simplified reading versions at scale.

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  • Conversational student support

    “A filter for your team, not a replacement”

    • FAQ triage that resolves routine IT questions and routes everything else to staff.

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AI for education, done right

Take guided tours through our mini solutions that showcase how we approach AI in EdTech to deliver maximum value.

Benefits of managed IT services for higher education

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    Reduce the backlog blocking retention and compliance work

    Integration projects sit unstarted for semesters because internal teams are consumed by operations. Every delayed project has a cost — in staff hours on manual workarounds, in compliance exposure, in initiatives that never launch.

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    Avoid vendor lock-in

    When your data layer is governed independently of any single LMS or SIS vendor, switching platforms — or negotiating with one — stops being unthinkable.

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    Meet FERPA and accessibility deadlines without a new headcount

    Hiring an integration engineer who also knows FERPA compliance and WCAG is slow and expensive, universities compete poorly with tech-sector salaries. IT managed services for colleges close that gap — we bring FERPA and WCAG expertise on engagement terms that fit budget cycles.

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    Adopt AI without exposing student data

    The institutions moving fastest on AI aren’t the boldest — they’re the ones with governance in place. Data boundaries and audit trails turn AI from a risk conversation into a roadmap item.

How engagement works

1. Systems and needs audit
(2–4 weeks)

We inventory your systems, integrations, data flows, and compliance obligations.

Deliverable: a systems map with prioritized recommendations and effort estimates.

2. Team formation and procurement fit
(2–3 weeks).

We assemble the team (typically a solution architect, 2–4 engineers, and a QA specialist, scaled to scope) and align contracting with your procurement requirements — RFP responses, security reviews, data processing agreements.

3. Onboarding and knowledge transfer
(1–2 weeks)

Access provisioning, environment setup, and structured sessions with your staff so context lives in shared documentation, not one person’s head.

4. Embedded delivery
(Ongoing)

Two-week sprints with demos your stakeholders can attend, a shared backlog your team controls, and documentation as a standing deliverable.

5. Review and scale
(Quarterly)

We review outcomes against the roadmap and adjust: expand into new workstreams, hand systems back to your internal team, or hold steady. The engagement flexes with your budget cycle.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — that’s our most common setup. Your MSP or internal team keeps infrastructure, help desk, and networking; we take the integration, modernization, and AI layer they don’t have capacity for. Responsibilities are mapped explicitly during onboarding.

Data flows are documented and minimized before any code is written: we define which fields move between systems, under what agreements, with what retention. Access is role-based and logged, and we work within your existing data governance policies — providing the documentation your compliance office needs for review.

Yes. Integration without replacement is the core of the service. We connect the platforms you already run — commercial or homegrown — through their APIs and education standards like LTI 1.3 and OneRoster. Replacement enters the conversation only if a system genuinely can’t support what you need, and that becomes a planned migration, never a forced one.

Three controls are non-negotiable in our AI delivery: data boundaries (models only access defined, approved data), human-in-the-loop review for any output affecting grades or academic standing, and full audit logging. Bias auditing is part of testing, not a post-launch add-on.

A scoped integration typically runs 2–4 months. Legacy portal modernization usually spans 6–12 months, delivered in phases so working functionality ships throughout. The audit gives you a real estimate before you commit to anything.

Yes. Most clients keep us on for monitoring, updates for new LMS/SIS versions, and new integrations as their stack evolves. Digital transformation in higher education systems isn’t a one-time project — vendors change, standards update, and requirements grow. If you prefer to take over internally, we hand off with full documentation and transition support.

Your backlog isn't going to clear itself.

Tell us which project has been stuck the longest — the integration, the migration, the compliance deadline — and we’ll show you what it takes to ship it.

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