ACTION ITEM

Approval of the renewal of the Ellucian Banner Hosting agreement for three (3) years and movement of the hosting agreement to the same renewal period as the Ellucian Banner Software Maintenance renewal, which is October 1 through September 30.

FACTS

Kentucky State University (KSU) moved its Banner system to the cloud in 2018. KSU's system is now on Ellucian's infrastructure and stored in a top-tier data center that is reliable and secure. KSU's Ellucian experts are now providing the following services:

application, database, and operation system management

○ system monitoring and backups

○ software upgrades

○ 24 x 7 support

o redundant, layered security

○ disaster recovery

○ peak system performance

The hosting agreement ends April 30, 2023.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS

We are requesting approval to use $151,277 in E&G funding through September 30, 2023, and $387,267 in E&G funding for the period October 1, 2023, through September 24, 2024.

RECOMMENDATION

Interim President Ronald A. Johnson recommends the renewal of Ellucian Hosting agreement for 3 years and movement of the hosting agreement to the same renewal period as the Ellucian Banner Software Maintenance renewal, which is October 1 through September 30.

MOTION

Approve the renewal of the Ellucian Banner Hosting agreement for 3 years and move the hosting agreement to the same renewal period as the Ellucian Banner Software Maintenance renewal which is October 1 through September 30.