AdTech Modernization Case Study

20 Years of Technical Debt
Modernized in One Year

How a global Ad Tech leader migrated decades of legacy hardware to the cloud and achieved SOC 2 certification—all while managing exponential growth.

100%
Cloud Migration
12 Months
Timeline to SOC 2
Secure
Scaling During Hypergrowth

The Problem: Legacy Shackles

This Ad Tech company was a pioneer in the space, but that success came with a cost: 20+ years of legacy hardware and software dependencies.

They were facing a perfect storm. Revenue was growing exponentially, but their infrastructure couldn't scale securely. They desperately needed to modernize to the cloud and achieve SOC 2 to close enterprise deals, but their "big iron" roots were holding them back.

The Strategy: Modernize Under Fire

1

Lift, Shift, then Optimize

We didn't just move servers. We architected a secure cloud environment that allowed for immediate migration to stop the bleeding, followed by rapid containerization to gain efficiency.

2

Security as a Framework

We implemented frameworks that didn't just check boxes for SOC 2, but actually kept the company secure during their explosive growth. Security became an enabler of speed, not a gate.

3

Cost Discipline

Moving legacy to cloud is dangerous for budgets. We implemented lowered dependencies and strict financial governance to ensure cloud costs didn't balloon like the legacy maintenance fees had.

The Outcome

In just one year, we transformed a 20-year-old on-premise giant into a nimble, cloud-native operational powerhouse.

Certification
SOC 2 Achieved

Opened Enterprise Markets

Architecture
Cloud Native

Zero On-Prem Reliance

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