The past spring semester under COVID-19 conditions forced all educational institutions to find ways to make a quick transition to online education technology. At the same time, there have been numerous positive outcomes to this way of working with students. On the other hand, most of the educational methods proved unready for such a swift change of the teaching paradigm. The problem of spreading successfully recommended techniques for building an educational information environment is currently relevant. The current work presents the results of such a development with the application of a cluster of convergent technologies. The problem of introducing modern information-communication technology as a systematic component of forming a new educational model has been repositioned. Distance education technologies are considered by the authors to be an integral part of the educational space and a factor which accentuates the attention of future specialists when choosing areas of education. The pattern of applying cloud technology for building an expert system is examined. A combination of various disciplines for achieving an application convenient for educational activities is demonstrated, where students located in different areas can simultaneously in one task master the roles of expert, manager, programmer, and at the same time use the mathematical apparatus for economic analysis. The focus of the material allows the method to be used when forming software for pedagogical activities. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.