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Platform Architecture

A modular, cloud-native architecture designed for higher education, unify your data, layer intelligence, and activate AI companions across the student lifecycle.

3-layer architecture: Foundation, Intelligence, Application

API-first design (REST + GraphQL)

Cloud-native, modular adoption

Pre-built connectors for SIS, LMS, CRM, ERP

SOC 2 Type II Ready with FERPA and GDPR alignment
How It Works

Collect, Analyze, Activate

A continuous loop that transforms raw institutional data into actionable AI-driven student experiences

01

Collect

Unified Data Hub

Ingest and unify data from SIS, LMS, CRM, and ERP systems into a secure lakehouse. Near real-time pipelines ensure every interaction, grade, and engagement signal is captured and normalized.

SIS, LMS, CRM, ERP connectors
Near real-time data pipelines
Secure lakehouse architecture
Normalized common data model
02

Analyze

Intelligence Engine

Apply AI models and knowledge graphs to identify risk patterns, surface insights, and generate recommendations. The intelligence layer learns continuously from institutional outcomes.

Knowledge Engine for contextual AI
Predictive risk models
Campus360 analytics
Continuous model improvement
03

Activate

AI Companions

Deliver personalized guidance through AI companions, enrollment support, academic planning, career recommendations, alerts, and more, embedded in the tools students and staff already use.

Enrollment Companion
Academic Planning assistant
Career Recommendations engine
Proactive alerts & nudges
Architecture Layers

Three layers, one platform

Each layer is independently scalable and upgradeable, adopt one capability at a time or deploy the full stack

Layer 1

Foundation Layer

The Unified Data Hub serves as the secure lakehouse that unifies SIS, LMS, CRM, and ERP data into a single, governed source of truth.

Secure Lakehouse

Unified storage layer combining structured and semi-structured data with full encryption at rest and in transit.

Near Real-Time Pipelines

CDC-based data pipelines that capture changes within minutes, ensuring analytics and AI models use fresh data.

Role-Based Access Control

Fine-grained RBAC ensuring staff see only what their role permits, audit-logged and policy-enforced.

API-First Architecture

Every data entity is accessible via REST and GraphQL APIs, enabling custom integrations and extensions.

Layer 2

Intelligence Layer

The brains of the platform, AI models, knowledge graphs, and analytics engines that turn raw data into predictions, recommendations, and insights.

Knowledge Engine

Institutional knowledge graph that maps courses, programs, policies, and outcomes, providing contextual grounding for every AI response.

AI Risk Models

Predictive models that flag at-risk students based on engagement, grades, and behavioral signals, before issues escalate.

Campus360 Insights

Holistic dashboards combining academic, financial, engagement, and wellness data for a complete student picture.

Layer 3

Application Layer

Student- and staff-facing AI companions that deliver personalized guidance, proactive alerts, and actionable recommendations at every stage of the lifecycle.

Enrollment Companion

Guides prospective students through applications, financial aid, and enrollment decisions.

Academic Planning

AI-assisted degree mapping, course selection, and what-if scenario planning.

Universal Assistant

Conversational AI that answers student questions about policies, deadlines, and campus resources.

Transfer Evaluation

Automated credit articulation and transfer pathway recommendations.

Alerts & Nudges

Proactive notifications for at-risk students, missed deadlines, and opportunities.

Career Recommendations

Role matching, skills gap analysis, and career pathway generation.

Deployment

Deployment options

Choose the model that fits your institution's infrastructure, compliance requirements, and growth plans

Most Popular

SaaS (Multi-Tenant Cloud)

Fully managed by Infinize on our cloud infrastructure. Automatic updates, scaling, and maintenance with strict tenant isolation.

Zero infrastructure management
Automatic updates and patches
Multi-tenant with strict data separation
Elastic auto-scaling
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Enterprise

Customer-Deployed

Deploy on your own on-premise servers or private cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP). Full control over data residency and network policies.

Full data residency control
Custom network and security policies
On-premise or private cloud
Institution-managed updates
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Flexible

Hybrid

Mix cloud and on-premise components. Keep sensitive data on-premise while leveraging cloud for AI compute and application delivery.

Sensitive data stays on-premise
Cloud-powered AI and compute
Flexible component placement
Unified management console
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Integrations

Integration ecosystem

Pre-built connectors for the systems your institution already uses, go live faster with minimal custom development

LMS

Learning Management

Canvas
Brightspace
Blackboard
Moodle

SIS

Student Information

Ellucian
Workday

CRM

Recruitment & Engagement

Slate
Salesforce
Element451

ERP

Enterprise Resource

Ellucian
Oracle
Workday
Trust & Security

Security and compliance built in

Enterprise-grade security and regulatory compliance designed for the unique requirements of higher education

Data security

  • AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit for all data
  • Role-based access control (RBAC) with least-privilege enforcement
  • Full audit logging on every data access, query, and model inference
  • Multi-tenant isolation with strict environment separation per institution

Regulatory compliance

  • FERPA-aligned data handling with institutional data-sharing agreements
  • GDPR-ready with data subject access requests and right-to-erasure support
  • SOC 2 Type II Ready infrastructure and operational controls
  • Regular third-party penetration testing and vulnerability assessments
FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Ready to unify your data and activate AI across the student lifecycle?

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