A global pharmaceutical company managing over 1,000 websites approached Newpage with a complex challenge.
They were struggling with the inefficiencies of their static websites hosted on a third-party Drupal platform and needed a more streamlined, cost-effective solution.
Challenge
The client had made initial progress by developing a method to host static sites in AWS S3. However, they faced several key issues:
- Lack of a solution for handling dynamic content across their extensive website network.
- High ongoing maintenance costs associated with the Drupal platform.
- Labor-intensive management processes for their numerous static websites.
The client needed a partner with expertise in creating innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective backend application platforms and infrastructure solutions.
Approach
Our team developed a comprehensive strategy to address the client’s needs:
- Proposed a solution to streamline website management and eliminate Drupal licensing fees.
- Designed a plan to migrate static HTML web pages to AWS S3 buckets.
- Developed a microservices architecture to generate dynamic web pages with forms on-demand.
Implementation Details:
To realize this strategy, we:
- Created generic microservices configurable for specific websites using a standard JSON configuration template.
- Implemented customizable form aspects via configuration, including form fields, validations, and process types.
- Introduced pre-built configurations for rapid creation of common form types such as contact forms and simple logins.
- Executed the transition of 1,000 static websites from the Drupal platform to the new AWS S3 and microservices-based architecture.
Results
Our solution delivered significant improvements to the client’s web operations:
- Revised architecture reduced the complexity of managing extensive website network.
- Achieved substantial cost savings by eliminating licensing fees and optimizing infrastructure
- Eliminated labor-intensive maintenance activities that boost productivity of valuable resources
- New architecture provided greater flexibility for making updates and modifications to website
- The optimized combination of static pages and dynamic pages improved website responsiveness by reduced loading times and increased responsiveness.
- The new system is better equipped to scale to client’s growing web presence and evolving needs
The solution is a reflection of our capability to deliver targeted solutions for complex web management challenges.
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