No Migration Needed: Integrating Gemini into Your Institution’s Ecosystem

Recorded live at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Austin Bates, Gemini for Higher Education, North America at Google.The session explored how operational and administrative efficiency remains a top priority for CIOs navigating fragmented tech stacks and tight budgets. It demonstrated how Gemini for Education was designed to complement, not complicate, existing institutional technology—moving beyond the “all-or-nothing” myth to show how institutions can adopt Gemini regardless of their primary productivity suite, at no cost.Austin Bates walked through how Google Workspace LTI™ securely integrated Workspace apps, including Gemini, with existing LMS platforms such as Canvas and Moodle. The session also highlighted deployment best practices to ensure a seamless end-user experience, providing institutions with a practical approach to integrating AI without requiring full system migration.