Executive Summary

A globally-ranked public university in Sydney undertook a major initiative to modernize its integration platform. The project involved migrating from MuleSoft 3.9 to 4 and designing a scalable integration architecture to support around 20 new strategic initiatives, ensuring the university’s technology stack could support its future growth.

• Completed a seamless and successful migration of the enterprise integration platform to MuleSoft 4.
• Delivered a strategic integration design for around 20 key university-wide initiatives.

About the Client

The client is a globally-ranked public university in the Asia-Pacific region, operating in the Higher Education & Research industry. It serves a diverse body of over 70,000 domestic and international students across multiple faculties.

The Challenge

The university was facing significant challenges with its aging MuleSoft 3.9 platform, which was nearing its end of life. This posed a risk to business continuity and hindered the ability to adopt modern, cloud-native technologies. Their goal was to not only migrate to a supported platform but also to establish a robust and reusable integration framework that could accelerate the delivery of approximately 20 upcoming projects.

The Solution

The solution was a comprehensive architecture and development project. The first phase focused on the meticulous planning and execution of the migration from MuleSoft 3.9 to 4, ensuring all existing services were transitioned with minimal disruption. The second phase involved a strategic architectural design effort, creating a set of standards, patterns, and reusable components for the 20 new initiatives to ensure consistency and speed in future development.

The Results

The project successfully modernized the university’s integration capabilities, creating a more secure, scalable, and high-performing platform. The new MuleSoft 4 environment empowers the university to connect applications and data more effectively. The new integration architecture has significantly reduced the time and cost associated with launching new projects, creating a more agile and future-ready IT ecosystem for its 70,000 students and staff.