Streamlining Digital Infrastructure with Ecommerce Microservices Architecture

An American multichannel video programming distributor needed to decouple its technology from its parent company systems to support the independent requirements of the business division and remain competitive in its fast-paced industry.

Industry

B2C | Telecom

Region

North America

About the Company

A leading provider of satellite and streaming television services, offering digital entertainment and multi-channel video programming to customers across the Americas.

Results at a Glance

Microservices enabled a systematic migration in a phased approach to minimize risk and leverage the most strategic and critical capabilities faster.

The organization achieved rapid adoption of the new platform and full independence from the legacy system, and is fully equipped with a modern, flexible architecture that leverages DevOps and continuous innovation.

Challenges

The streaming media service needed to decouple its technologies from its parent company systems to enable more independent innovation and sharper customer experience:

Cart and Checkout components could not handle the service’s unique business requirements
Dependency on parent system Payment and Order services were limiting
It needed its own User account capabilities, features, logic and UI
To remain competitive in the industry, it needed architecture to support rapid and continuous delivery