Amazon Web Services Webinar: Using Kiro to Accelerate Your SaaS Migration

Banner SaaS migrations involve complex integration work — data feeds, API connections, and custom workflows between Banner and campus systems. Many districts face months of manual refactoring, limited IT staff, and rising costs from third-party development. Kiro changes that equation.

Join AWS and Ellucian for a hands-on look at how community colleges can simplify and accelerate their Banner SaaS migrations using Kiro, an AI-powered development tool from AWS.

In this session, you’ll learn how George Washington University used Kiro to automate the migration of hundreds of PL/SQL integrations to Data Connect jobs — reducing weeks of manual work to hours. Members of the AWS Higher Education team who have led Kiro engagements with universities currently in Banner SaaS migration will walk through real examples, discuss how Kiro handles the integration pain points that slow down SaaS transitions, and explore how California Community Colleges can apply this approach to their own migrations.

Whether your district is actively migrating, evaluating SaaS readiness, or still exploring your options, this session will give you a practical look at how AI-assisted tools can reduce cost, speed up timelines, and free up internal resources.

Speakers

Kevin McCandless

Senior Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services

Kevin works with higher education institutions on cloud migration strategy, with a focus on helping colleges modernize legacy ERP systems. He led the Kiro engagement with George Washington University for their Banner SaaS migration.

Patrick Frontiera

IT and Campus Operations Leader, US Higher Education, Amazon Web Services

Patrick partners with colleges and ISVs to accelerate cloud adoption in higher education. He has been working with Ellucian leadership on AI-assisted migration strategies for Banner SaaS customers.