Sitecore 10 Migration and Website Performance Boost for a Global Consultancy for Flexible Workspaces

The Customer’s website had major performance issues because it was running on the outdated Sitecore 8 platform instead of the newer Sitecore 10. Some pages took around four seconds to load. There were also data inconsistencies across servers caused by limitations for the full-text search functionality in the Lucene library.

Given the website’s crucial role as a primary conversion channel, addressing these issues became imperative to ensure seamless business operations and maintain optimal performance.

SaM Solutions’ Sitecore experts collaborated with the Customer’s team to gather and evaluate requirements, establish project goals and objectives, outline the scope of work, and determine the appropriate tech stack. In response to the identified issues with the Customer’s website, our team embarked on a systematic upgrade of the Sitecore platform from version 8 to version 10.

The strategy was executed by a dedicated team, composed of a project manager, a business analyst, Sitecore-certified developers, a system architect, a UI/UX designer, and QA specialists.

To ensure successful migration results, SaM Solutions’ experts:

• Analyzed the project backlog and conducted the website’s content, SEO, tech, integration, and infrastructure audit.
• Prepared and optimized a new Sitecore 10 infrastructure.
• Migrated all the content to a new platform.
• Redesigned key pages upon the Customer’s request.
• Developed new website features and integrations.
• Conducted end-to-end QA and testing and a post-migration audit.
• Implemented new features for website health monitoring.
• Launched the revamped website.

The successful migration to Sitecore 10 facilitated the transition from Lucene to the latest version of Solr, resolving the data inconsistency issue. Solr’s support for searches by GPS coordinates was particularly crucial for the Customer.

SaM Solutions’ team expertly managed the website’s upgrade from Sitecore 8 to Sitecore 10, enabling uninterrupted services for users without any inconvenience.

The migration resulted in a significant improvement in page load time, reducing it from 4 to 1 second, thereby achieving the goal of performance enhancement.

Moreover, the transition from Lucene to the latest version of the Solr full-text search platform improved search speed and outcome quality by leveraging location data, while also resolving data inconsistency issues across servers.