Strategic Education Inc

Written By Omprakash Das

100+ APIs Delivered, 4 Legacy Systems Retired, and 3X Faster Monitoring and Alerting — CloudPaths Powers Strategic Education’s API-Led Digital Modernization

Client: Strategic Education Inc. (SEI)
Industry: Higher Education Technology
Operations: North America & ANZ
Platform: MuleSoft CloudHub 2.0, API-led Microservices, Anypoint MQ

Business Transformation Overview

Strategic Education Inc. (SEI) operates a sophisticated digital education platform, enabling seamless learning, enrollment, and financial services across global student populations. But as enrollment surged and student journeys became more personalized, SEI’s legacy interfaces and outdated on-prem infrastructure struggled to deliver the required performance, scalability, and compliance.

CloudPaths reengineered SEI’s integration architecture with a modern, API-led, cloud-native delivery model—enhancing performance, reliability, and real-time visibility.

Key Challenges

  • High Transaction Volumes: Bursty, term-based activity placed heavy demands on interface processing and reliability.

  • Legacy Technical Debt: Outdated, fragmented systems required reengineering to meet cloud-first demands.

  • Inconsistent Performance: Existing architecture lacked the agility and performance needed for asynchronous processes.

  • Limited Observability: No real-time insights or proactive alerts across mission-critical academic and financial transactions.

CloudPaths Solution

  • SEI Delivery Component Model: Architected a scalable integration framework emphasizing reliability, security, automation, and real-time observability.

  • MuleSoft API-Led Architecture: Designed and delivered a microservices-driven ecosystem using MuleSoft CloudHub 2.0 and Anypoint MQ for cloud-native integration.

  • API Engineering at Scale: Delivered over 100 enterprise-grade APIs over 24 months using an onsite-offshore hybrid delivery model to balance speed and cost.

  • Monitoring & DevOps Automation: Implemented custom business KPIs, alerts, CI/CD pipelines, and dashboards for proactive monitoring, performance management, and continuous delivery.

Business Impact

  • 100+ APIs Delivered at Scale: Enabled seamless, high-volume transaction processing between systems with improved performance and traceability.

  • Retired 4 Legacy Systems: Simplified the integration landscape and reduced maintenance burden through cloud migration.

  • 3X Improvement in Alerting and Observability: Delivered real-time monitoring for both technical and business exceptions—enabling faster response and resolution.

  • Modern DevOps Delivery Framework: Fully automated deployment, testing, and release management processes across SEI’s integration landscape.

Outcome

CloudPaths transformed SEI’s digital backbone—modernizing integration with scalable APIs, embedded observability, and engineering automation.
The result: a resilient, compliant, and learner-centric experience, purpose-built to scale with SEI’s global ambitions.

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