ewaytech

Case Study

Scaling an E-commerce Platform for a 10x Increase in Traffic

We re-architected a monolithic e-commerce site into a microservices-based platform, handling Black Friday traffic with zero downtime.

Scaling an E-commerce Platform for a 10x Increase in Traffic

The Challenge

A popular online retailer was facing major performance issues with their monolithic e-commerce platform, especially during peak shopping seasons. The site was slow, difficult to update, and couldn't handle traffic spikes, leading to lost revenue and customer dissatisfaction.

The Solution

We migrated the entire platform to a microservices architecture on Google Cloud Platform. Each core function (e.g., product catalog, cart, payment) became an independent service. We implemented a containerized deployment using Docker and Kubernetes for auto-scaling and used a CDN for faster content delivery. The frontend was rebuilt as a PWA using Next.js for an app-like experience.