Modernization & Scalability
Modernizing the systems behind the business.
Modernization isn't simply replacing old technology with new technology. It's about making systems easier to maintain, reducing unnecessary dependencies, and creating an architecture that can evolve with the business.
The Challenge
The technology environment included aging application frameworks, legacy development workflows, and integrations that depended on tightly connected systems and manual processes.
As business needs changed, these dependencies made every change slower and riskier, and made it harder to keep data consistent and operations reliable. The modernization had to fix this without disrupting the business, which meant changes had to be invisible to customers and operations.
The Approach
Platform Modernization
Migrated applications from ColdFusion to .NET, modernizing the application foundation while preserving existing business functionality.
Migrated the e-commerce website to Shopify without disrupting customers or regular business operations.
Modernizing Development Workflows
Migrated source control from TFS to GitHub and replaced manual builds and deployments with automated CI/CD pipelines, establishing a modern, repeatable foundation for ongoing development.
Decoupling Integrations & Data Processes
Re-architected the title management system’s integrations around a single source of truth for products and authors. Automated and decoupled data jobs to reduce dependencies and improve data consistency across connected systems.
The Results
- Change without disruption. Migrations, including the move of the e-commerce site to Shopify, happened without interrupting customers or regular business operations.
- Faster, repeatable releases. Automated CI/CD pipelines replaced manual builds and deployments, so releases are consistent and no longer depend on manual steps.
- Data you can trust. Products and authors are maintained in one place, so connected systems no longer disagree.
- Fewer dependencies, safer change. Decoupled, automated data processes mean one system can change without breaking the others.
- Less developer dependency. Business teams manage product and author information themselves, with no developer needed for routine updates.
- A foundation that lasts. Applications run on a supported platform with modern source control, so the team can spend its time on new features instead of keeping old systems running.
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