With our GeorgiaBEST Managed Services solution, we take on the daily technical administration of key enterprise applications so you can focus your IT resources on other strategic priorities. We will update, upgrade, monitor and maintain your systems. You control the implementation and upgrade timing.

In addition to technical administration, our service team also provides:

• Regular communications to keep you informed of upcoming upgrades, enhanced functionality, known issues, and end of life support as well as functional configuration status checks on required set up and business process evaluation for critical application upgrades.
• Ellucian contract review and negotiation services for institutions to ensure inclusion of all work components including integration’s, in vendor statements of work.
• Project oversight to support institutions in maintaining forward momentum and issue resolution with vendors for items that could threaten project completion.
• Tracking for ALL infrastructure and application upgrades (not just Banner regulatory or USG mandated updates) for a comprehensive list for your ecosystem.
• Annual reporting of infrastructure and application currency and compliance.
• Annual reviews of institutional Banner customization’s to look for opportunities to implement baseline and/or Georgia Enhancements functionality.
• On-site visits to discuss campus strategic initiatives, current and future projects, provide service updates, and discuss opportunities to collaborate in implementing new features and services.

GeorgiaBEST Managed Services provides Banner and Degree Works managed services. Additional products and solutions are available for hosting in the managed services ecosystem such as Banner Document Manager, Automic, Ellucian Mobile and other approved third-party products.

Who are our current customers?

• Banner Managed Services customers
  • Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
  • Albany State University
  • Atlanta Metropolitan State College
  • Clayton State University
  • College of Coastal Georgia
  • Columbus State University
  • Dalton State College
  • East Georgia State College
  • Fort Valley State University
  • Georgia College & State University
  • Georgia Gwinnett College
  • Georgia Southern University
  • Georgia Southwestern State University
  • Gordon State College
  • Middle Georgia State University
  • Savannah State University
  • South Georgia State College
  • University of West Georgia
  • Valdosta State University
• Degree Works Managed Services customers
  • Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
  • Albany State University
  • Atlanta Metropolitan State College
  • College of Coastal Georgia
  • Columbus State University
  • Dalton State College
  • Fort Valley State University
  • Georgia Gwinnett College
  • Georgia Southwestern State University
  • Middle Georgia State University
  • Savannah State University
  • South Georgia State College

Why Choose Managed Services?

GeorgiaBEST Managed Services provide the predictability of a fixed-price offering with the depth, breadth and flexibility of a team-based service delivery model. This approach reduces the cost to deploy and manage new applications while shortening the time-to-value of these applications.

GeorgiaBEST Managed Services engagements are supported by a team of experienced application administrators, service managers and GeorgiaBEST program functional liaisons. With the added support of multiple experts, you can rely on our collective resources to get the job done under even the most challenging circumstances.