Media
Zero-Downtime Sitecore Upgrade from 7.2 to 10.2
Modernizing a decade-old Sitecore ecosystem for a large media company, without disrupting global content delivery.
Problem Statement
Client's Problem
A large media company was running on Sitecore 7.2 a decade-old version and needed to modernize its digital ecosystem to unlock current capabilities while keeping global content delivery running without interruption.
Technical Limitations
The existing setup carried a decade of legacy complexity in its architecture. Migrating content and users had to happen with zero downtime, and the search infrastructure needed to move from Lucene to SOLR, which meant untangling a web of code dependencies along the way.
Key Challenges
- Legacy architecture: moving a decade-old, complex Sitecore setup
- Migration: shifting content and users with zero downtime
- Search: migrating from Lucene to SOLR while resolving code dependencies
Technology Stack
CMS: Sitecore XP 10.2
Search: SOLR
ORMs: Glass Mapper
Hosting: Azure Hosting Environment
Business Impact
The upgrade delivered a 45% improvement in speed alongside enhanced SOLR search performance, all executed with zero downtime. High-volume user data including roles and policies migrated intact, and the client now runs on a scalable, future-ready architecture built for modern demands.
What Our Clients Say
"The upgrade to Sitecore 10.2 was seamless Arroact moved a decade of content and users without a single hour of downtime. The performance gains have been immediate, and we finally have the modern architecture to support where we're headed next."