Ayla Networks Saves $50k Annually with Headless Content Management Solution
Customer Company Size
SME
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Contentstack
- WordPress
Tech Stack
- Headless CMS
- IoT Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
- Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Software
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
- Sales & Marketing
Services
- System Integration
- Training
About The Customer
Ayla Networks is a company that offers an IoT Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) technology. This platform allows manufacturers to build cloud connectivity solutions to turn simple home appliances, HVAC, lighting, and other things into intelligent devices. The company is spearheading the movement in IoT and has experienced rapid growth, necessitating a more advanced content management solution to reflect its forward-thinking technology. With a team size of 51-200 employees, Ayla Networks needed a scalable and efficient solution to manage its growing digital content needs.
The Challenge
Ayla Networks faced significant challenges with its traditional CMS, WordPress. The architecture and content structure of WordPress did not align well with the website’s format, making it difficult and time-consuming to navigate, locate pages, or find assets. Employees lacked a staging environment to preview content before it went live, making publishing a nightmare. The need for technical assistance from a skilled developer for even the simplest updates became a costly bottleneck. As the business expanded and the demand for content increased, the process proved inefficient, not scalable, and too expensive. Ayla Networks needed a robust content management platform that was simple enough for the marketing team to manage content without IT dependency. After trying Contentstack, they chose it for its technology and industry expertise.
The Solution
Ayla Networks implemented Contentstack, a headless CMS solution, to address its content management challenges. The new platform made creating, updating, and managing content very easy with tools that even business users could use, eliminating the need for highly trained technical staff. The architectural structure of Contentstack provided peace-of-mind by decoupling content management from web servers, ensuring the website remained operational even if Contentstack became unavailable. Contentstack’s professional services team made the migration painless, freeing up internal developer time and resources to focus on fine-tuning content and improving SEO. Within the first few weeks of launching Contentstack, Ayla Networks saw a significant increase in productivity and efficiency within the marketing department.
Operational Impact
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