Case study · Enterprise data management
Zero downtime. For the first time in four years.
Re-architecting, building, and migrating an enterprise data management and reporting system from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9.
The engagement
Expertise for a system that cannot fail.
Digital Polygon was brought on as a strategic partner to deliver a Drupal 7 to Drupal 9 re-platforming for a mission-critical data management and reporting system. Our team was chosen for deep expertise in Drupal and Drupal migrations combined with a track record of delivery success.
The engagement covered the full re-architecture, build, migration, and launch, from cleaning years of technical debt to hardening the application for fully authenticated traffic.
What we delivered
One senior team, strategy through launch.
Drupal architecture
A re-architected platform designed to clear years of technical debt.
Drupal development
Senior Drupal engineers building for scale and maintainability.
Migration expertise
Proven Drupal 7 to Drupal 9 migration planning and execution.
AWS DevOps and automation
Server optimization, automation, and ongoing DevOps support on AWS.
“The new reporting period went amazing! The team is extremely excited. This is the first reporting period in 4 years without a site outage. Thank you to the team for making this a success!“
By the numbers
A migration measured in results.
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4,829
172,000+
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More about the work
Deep work across every layer.
Drupal 7 to Drupal 9
The existing system was riddled with technical debt that had to be identified and cleaned in the new build.
Complex data modeling
The existing data model spanned more than 60 entity types and 800 fields.
Business process management
Complex data collection, submission, and approval workflows delivered with the automation and scale required.
Elaborate user migration
We hardened the application and optimized performance for 100% authenticated traffic.
Automated report generation
Dynamic reporting with downloadable XLS and PDF versions.
Performance testing and tuning
Load testing and AWS server optimization for a robust, scalable application ready to deliver value.
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