Pain Point

The legacy website of AT Kearney encountered several pain points:

Scalability Issues: The existing infrastructure lacked scalability, making it difficult to handle spikes in website traffic, especially during peak business hours or specific campaign periods.

Performance Challenges: Slow loading times and occasional downtime were experienced by users, impacting their experience and potentially deterring clients.

High Maintenance Costs: Maintaining the aging infrastructure was becoming increasingly expensive and time-consuming, requiring frequent updates and patches.

Limited Agility: The rigid architecture of the legacy website made it difficult to adapt quickly to changing business needs or integrate new features efficiently.

Solution

To address these challenges and propel AT Kearney into the digital era, we proposed a comprehensive solution involving modernization and migration to Liferay’s cloud-based Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment. Here’s how we executed the project:

Assessment and Planning: Our team conducted a thorough assessment of the current website infrastructure, identifying pain points and outlining objectives for the migration project.

Platform Selection: Based on Kearney’s requirements and future scalability needs, we recommended Liferay, a leading cloud provider with robust PaaS offerings, ensuring flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

Modernization Strategy: We devised a modernization strategy that involved refactoring the existing website codebase to align with cloud-native principles, leveraging Liferay’s architecture, and optimizing for scalability and performance.

Migration Process: The migration process was meticulously planned and executed in phases to minimize disruption. We migrated data, applications, and services to the cloud platform while ensuring data integrity and security.

Integration and Testing: Post-migration, we conducted rigorous testing to validate the functionality, performance, and security of the new cloud-based website.

Training and Handover: We provided training to the client’s IT team on managing and monitoring the new cloud infrastructure, empowering them to take full advantage of the PaaS environment.

Outcome

The successful modernization and migration of Kearney’s legacy website yielded transformative results:

Enhanced Performance: The new cloud-based website demonstrated significantly improved performance, with faster loading times and increased reliability, leading to a better user experience.

Scalability and Elasticity: Leveraging the cloud’s scalability, the website can now effortlessly handle fluctuations in traffic, ensuring consistent availability during peak periods.

Cost Optimization: The PaaS model reduced infrastructure costs by eliminating the need for physical servers and streamlining maintenance, resulting in overall cost savings.

Agility and Innovation: The cloud-native architecture enables the company to innovate rapidly, deploy new features seamlessly, and adapt quickly to market demands.

Global Reach and Accessibility: With cloud-based hosting, the website enjoys a global reach, delivering content efficiently to users across different regions, and supporting the company’s international presence.

Security and Compliance: The cloud platform offers robust security features and compliance certifications, ensuring data protection and regulatory compliance across diverse markets.

Due to the success of this engagement AT Kearney continues to engage Veriday for managing, monitoring, and enhancing the website.

In conclusion, the modernization and migration of Kearney’s legacy website to a cloud-based PaaS environment have empowered the organization to unlock new levels of scalability, performance, and agility, positioning them for sustained growth and digital excellence in the competitive consulting industry.