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ReplatformTIRED OF SITECORE COMPLEXITY& COST CONSTRAINTS?See how Steward Health took back control — and how you can, too.Acquia’s top-ranked solution makes iteasy and cost-effective to streamline thedelivery of digital experiences and unleashpossibilities.In May 2019 Sitecore acquired one of itsimplementation partners, Hedgehog: an80-person digital agency. Why? Sitecore v.9is so complex that its customers and partnersneed help, amounting to more services andhigher cost for customers. Organizationsusing Sitecore struggle to adopt its all-in-onepersonalization, analytics and automationtools. Bottom line: it’s not simple. And thatcomplexity is costly.On the other hand, Acquia tools likePersonalization and Content Hub providea centralized view of all content acrossan organization, enabling streamlinedpublishing and syndication across web,mobile, commerce, and other touchpointsand maximizing ROI from contentinvestments. Digital teams can develop,deliver and manage applicationsfrom a single intuitive toolkit. And —importantly — managing experiencesin the cloud removes the burden andrisk of managing legacy, on-premisesystems, allowing for experiencesto scale on demand.
EASILY BUILD, DELIVER, AND MANAGECUTTING-EDGE EXPERIENCESIn just a few short years, customer experiences have shiftedto span diverse digital and physical channels. That shift ischallenging marketing and digital teams to deliver consistentexperiences across touchpoints, while avoiding steeplearning curves or busted budgets.Without the right platform, creating and managing the breadthof online experiences is burdensome and expensive. Deliveringengaging experiences that drive audiences along the path fromawareness to loyalty becomes a convoluted mess. Digital teamsneed a secure, flexible and scalable platform to deliver digitalinteractions at the right time on the right device.SITECORE TO ACQUIASix years ago, Sitecore was a leading platform, widelyadopted for web-based scenarios. But Sitecore has not keptup with modern business requirements: agility, ease of use,personalization, digital journeys, and headless content deliveryfor next-gen apps, kiosks, wearables, and IoT devices. Sitecorefails to provide a modern set of tools to rapidly build andoptimize digital experiences. Analysts criticize Sitecore as acloud laggard, with a difficult UI that requires more trainingthan expected — adding to the cost of an already premiumpriced DXP offering. A migration to Acquia allows you to takeback control over content delivery, easily build decoupledapplications, and quickly orchestrate customer journeys tofoster brand loyalty and reach business goals.“ If we had gone to our old vendor with thedemand to add 8 new sites in a month, theyprobably would have been like, ‘We can’twork with you anymore.’ ”Colleen Walsh, Director of Digital Communications andSocial Media, Steward HealthBUILD BETTER DIGITAL EXPERIENCES, FASTERAs the name implies, Acquia Cloud was born in thecloud to provide the platform, architecture and scalabilitynecessary to deliver engaging experiences across digitalchannels. Powered by Drupal, Acquia Cloud enablesteams to develop digital applications for any device. WithAcquia Cloud, you get:—A platform based on proven and widely adopted opensource technology—Flexible application architecture to enable developersto quickly build new sites and applications—High scalability and responsiveness to ensure yourapplications are available and perform well—The potential to deliver even more comprehensive,personalized customer experiences through Acquia’sbest-in-class Digital Experience Platform2
How Steward Health Found Digital Freedom,without Increasing Cost or Complexity10hospital campuses24urgent care providers4Mpatient encountersper year17,000employeesREMOVED LIMITS— Solved their content-updates bottleneck— Gave over 100 people varied permissions to update sites— Freed up marketing team to focus on strategyAcquia’s software is enterprise-class, but simple to use, making it easyto escape boundaries and empower as many users as desired.BUILT EVERYTHING— Turned a med student’s vision into reality— Built an AI symptom-checking chatbot in weeks— Decoupled architecture enabled agile creation processAcquia’s flexible architecture means you can reinvent yourmarketing strategy without busting your budget—empowering youto work beyond confines and let your wild ideas see the light of day.DEPLOYED FASTER— Easily rolled out new sites as business grew112%increase inunique visitors— Set up 8 new sites in one month— Experienced high speed-to-value ratioAcquia’s integration with other apps enables you to deploy quickly,push updates, adapt, and innovate faster than legacy software, alleasily and in a cloud-native environment.3
SO MANY ADVANTAGES .INCREASE APPLICATIONPERFORMANCE,NOT YOUR BUDGETThe growth in digital teams rarely keepspace with the growth in the channelsyou support. With Acquia Cloud, youcan extend your resources to supporta greater digital footprint throughthe integrated tools, templates andarchitectures available. Ensure yourdevelopment teams spend less timetweaking performance (or learning thesoftware) and more time developingengaging applications.—Increases the effectiveness of yourexisting investments through APIs,cloud hooks and SDKs—Repeatable low-cost deployment ofmany digital experiences at unlimitedscale—Support for multiple runtimes enablesfrontend and backend developmentto occur simultaneously, for mostcost-effective use of resourcesUSE TOOLS AND INTEGRATIONSTHAT DELIVER AT SCALEDELIVER ON A SECURE ANDCOMPLIANT PLATFORMAudiences adopt new devices andformats at a rapidly increasing pace.Touch screens, voice enabled interfacesand the internet of things all competefor audience attention. Companies mustdevelop, test and deploy applicationsquickly and easily to prepare for futuretechnologies while supporting today’s.Acquia Cloud is built to achieve andmaintain compliance across the strictestglobal standards. It ensures platformsecurity for all customers againstthe wide array of digital threats, andmaintains security and customer trustthrough:Acquia Cloud enables you to experimentwith new application interfaces, keepingyou on the cutting edge. Create newapplications with the click of a button.Flexibile application architecture includes:—Integrated developer tools(including on-demand developmentenvironments and integrated codepipeline automation) that provideease-of-use, automation and security—Site templates that allow businessesto launch new experiences rapidly—Drupal and Node.js stacks designedfor decoupled (headless) applications,to support multiple front-end clientswith a flexible back-end architecture—Proven security and complianceadhering to the most strict globalstandards like FedRAMP, HIPAA,Privacy Shield, SOC1, SOC2 and more—Unified, timely and automated siteupdates to maintain security andcompliance adherence acrossapplications4
BENEFITS .AND FEATURES—————Node.js runtime support——Drag-and-drop functionality——Enterprise-level reliabilityDeliver more powerful experiences —without increasing costs or complexity—Deliver digital experiences faster withintegrated developer tools—Increase customer loyalty, acquisitionand retention with consistent digitalexperiences—Gain flexibility to deliver contentacross any channel or device—Scale with a high-performing cloudplatform to support huge traffic spikes—Ensure governance and brandconsistency—Enable developers to createproduction-like developmentenvironments on-demand—Leverage a highly secureplatform, compliant withthe most stringentglobal standardsIntegrated continuous delivery toolsDeveloper toolsDev-Stage-Prod Environments out-ofthe-boxReal-time monitoring andtroubleshooting24x7 Global Support (infrastructureand Drupal application)5
THE FULLY-LOADED, OPEN SOURCEPLATFORM FOR DIGITAL EXPERIENCESAcquia Cloud provides a configured and tuned modern, opensource platform. The best of open source technology includingDrupal, Node.js, Apache, Linux and more has been integratedinto Acquia Cloud to enable teams to spend time where itcounts: building, managing and iterating on new and engagingapplications. Acquia Cloud includes:—Drupal-optimized technology stack, with the flexibilityto deploy front-end application logic based on broadlyadopted Javascript frameworks—Multi-channel design and delivery capabilities to enableyour digital content to easily transition from web to mobileto chatbots and more—Open architecture that supports integration of existingmarketing technology platforms such as email, CRM orcommerce, to maximize your investmentYOUR MOST COST-EFFECTIVE FOUNDATIONFOR TRULY AMBITIOUS DIGITAL EXPERIENCESAcquia Cloud is the first step to amazing digitalapplications—from websites to mobile apps to chatbots.It fully integrates with other Acquia solutions, includingPersonalization and DAM; and it integrates with othercritical systems like e-Commerce, email and CRM. TheAcquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) powers evenmore tailored, productive customer experiences, withoutcomplexity and overhead. Maximize the impact of yoursites through personalization, and increase engagementwith digital assets like images and video. And, do it alleasily, seamlessly, with incredible efficiencies. Contact ustoday to find out how.CONTACT USTo see where Acquia Cloud can take your business, visit acquia.com/cloudor contact sales@acquia.com6
Drupal, Node.js, Apache, Linux and more has been integrated into Acquia Cloud to enable teams to spend time where it counts: building, managing and iterating on new and engaging applications. Acquia Cloud includes: — Drupal-optimized technology stack, with the flexibility to deploy front-end application logic based on broadly
