endorsedOngoing

Wheel of Fortune Website: AWS Migration & Acquia Replatform

Services Covered:

Website Development • Cloud Consulting and Services • CMS Development • Application Integration

Industry

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Duration

122 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 June 2016

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

76/100

Good

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Client

Wheel of Fortune

Los Angeles, United States of America

Project Summary

Metal Toad provides ongoing development and maintenance for an entertainment website (Wheel of Fortune). They migrated the site to AWS, completed a Salesforce integration, and are replatforming the site to Acquia CMS while handling data migration and cloud scaling for high-traffic sweepstakes. The engagement improved site stability and flexibility and the team uses Slack and JIRA for transparent collaboration.

Key Challenges

Upgrade legacy homegrown platform to a modern version
Improve robustness to support high traffic during sweepstakes

Project Deliverables

AWS-based hosting and cloud infrastructure
Salesforce integration
Frontend application maintenance
Scalable cloud setup for high-traffic events
Replatforming to Acquia CMS
Data migration

Project Solution

Metal Toad updated and maintains the client's website, migrated the platform to AWS, and executed a Salesforce integration. The vendor maintains the frontend application and cloud infrastructure, scaling resources during high-traffic sweepstakes. They are currently replatforming the website to Acquia CMS and assisting with data migration.

Project Outcome

Improved scalability and stability after AWS migration
Successful Salesforce integration
Reliable site performance during high-traffic sweepstakes
Improved project transparency and collaboration using Slack and JIRA

Platforms

Cloud
CMS
Web

Tech Stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
React.js

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.63

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Metal Toad executed a successful transition to the Cloud, which increased the website’s stability and flexibility to support critical operations. The team utilizes project management tools that enable transparent collaboration. They provide valuable suggestions that encourage project improvements.”
Eesha Dhanraj
Head of Technology
Date: 06/17/2020