How do you help a media giant not just renovate, but build a new home? We faced this exact challenge. This case is clear proof that a well-assembled team is what makes a project succeed.

VentureBeat approached us. It was a challenge. Working with a leader in the tech media industry means there is no room for error. Their platform was obsolete and needed replacement, but with one non-negotiable condition: 6 million readers could not lose access to 20 years of content. The task was complex: expand editorial capabilities, reduce costs, and find a solution for an archive of over 130,000 articles. And all of this – within the tight deadlines set by the client from the start.

We proposed a transition to a headless architecture using Contentful. This move created a modern and flexible foundation. Editors gained speed, the site got a new interface, and overall performance improved significantly.

The key challenge was migrating the archive. A full migration of all 130,000+ articles into the new system was economically impractical. We implemented a hybrid model: new, active content runs on Contentful for speed and flexibility, while the historical archive resides in optimized cloud storage. This decision reduced their ongoing CMS costs by over 20%.

In parallel with developing the new design, we built custom scripts for secure data migration. The result – a seamless transition with no downtime. Now, VentureBeat has not just an updated website, but a reliable and scalable platform ready for future challenges.

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