When buying or building a company’s technology infrastructure, there are several things to consider. One of the most important is its scalability, that is to say its ability to evolve over time.
An infrastructure unable to evolve can cause slowdowns and costly reorganization, becoming a real handicap to the proper development of a company.
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For this reason, particular importance must be given to the growth of the technological infrastructure envisaged. In a guide, Kaliop, the specialist in digital transformation and innovation and Contentful, content management solution (CMS), come back to the dimensions of scalability that must be taken into account when choosing your content infrastructure. One of them is horizontal scalability, in other words the possibility of adding servers in order to respond to the growing activity of the company.
Scalability to address the increase in products, applications and channels
As a company develops, the number of content produced, products offered and applications used naturally increases. Instead of adopting a new platform to more smoothly manage each element, some companies are bundling content management solutions (CMS) to serve different channels and products.
However, this strategy is not the most effective. Too many CMSs create content silos, redundant operations and slow development cycles. Becoming too heavy and fragile, developers are constantly caught up in the maintenance of these multiple systems. A digital tool that does not hold up therefore impacts the entire activity of the company.
For this reason, it makes more sense to opt for a comprehensive platform that meets multiple use cases and needs. It must be equipped with various functionalities that allow employees to easily manage their current projects, the channels used and the different products. In this way, it is adequate in each development cycle of a company: creation of a new site, introduction of an additional project, implementation of a new product… By getting this white paperyou will discover in detail the elements to consider when choosing your solution.
DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE FOR FREEFor example, you have to make sure that it is well suited to your company’s sector of activity, rather than adapting your activity to a rigid interface or platform. In this way, it is possible to create more efficient development workflows. In the long term, this translates into rapid delivery of new products and ease of creating new experiences.
By downloading this guide, you can learn about six other dimensions of scalability to consider when choosing your technology infrastructure. It is an essential point of reference for knowing best practices and mistakes to avoid. To get all the advice from the experts at Kaliop and Contentful, don’t forget to download the full white paper !