Rewriting a Streaming Platform into a Modern, Scalable, AWS-Based System
The client
Anime Digital Network streams animation to French speakers across Europe, on a subscription model, using an advanced recommendation system that learns from how people watch and points them at things they will like.
In French-speaking countries it is the most successful and most visited anime streaming platform there is, and it works hard at the relationship it has with that audience.
The challengeWhat the teams actually needed
Holding that position had become difficult, because the platform underneath it was no longer up to the job.
Challenge 01Downtime when it matters most
High traffic brought downtime that got between users and the service they pay for, alongside website performance that was not good enough.
Challenge 02Technology past its time
The platform ran on PHP and Joomla, with a legacy setup that was inefficient and stopped it scaling.
Challenge 03Features that could not land
Because of all that, introducing the new features already planned was difficult.
What we did
A PHP platform rebuilt as a cloud streaming service
The plan was a rebuild focused on long-term stability, scalability and room to innovate — less downtime under load, and a platform ready for considerably more traffic.
Modern, scalable, quick
The old PHP platform became a modern cloud video streaming solution, which is what the competitive advantage now rests on.
Ready for the peaks
The product is prepared to handle big traffic rather than survive it.
CI/CD across the process
Continuous integration and delivery pipelines cover integration, building, testing and deployment, and give the client somewhere to test before release — which improves the experience and cuts the risk of error.
Autoscaling on AWS
Autoscaling in the AWS environment lets the business keep growing, and the client came back for multiprofiles, a Zendesk integration, and purchasing inside the app and on Smart TV.
Client testimonial
This is what we can call a true partnership! Whenever we faced challenges, we could rely on Netguru. They advised us many times and their approach & planning were always right. The entire team grew thanks to this collaboration as the ADN service did.
Tech stackThe tools that made it possible
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AWS
The cloud environment, with autoscaling behind the growth.
02
CI/CD
Pipelines covering integration, build, test and deploy.
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