Client's Testimonial

"The professionalism and technical depth of the Developers.dev team were exceptional. They navigated the complexities of our legacy systems with ease and delivered a modern, scalable platform that has revitalized our digital strategy. Their DevSecOps approach gave us the security and reliability a national broadcaster requires."

Head of Digital Transformation, EuroRadio

Client Overview

A major European public broadcaster, "EuroRadio," with a history spanning decades, needed to modernize its digital presence. Their existing web-based audio player was built on monolithic, outdated technology, leading to poor performance, scalability issues, and an inability to launch a competitive mobile app. They needed to migrate to a modern, cloud-based infrastructure and launch new mobile experiences.

Problem

EuroRadio's digital growth was stalled by technical debt. They couldn't handle peak traffic during popular live shows, and the lack of a mobile app was causing them to lose their younger audience to streaming giants. They needed a partner to re-architect their entire streaming backend and build new mobile frontends.

Key Challenges

Cloud Migration:

Migrating a massive archive of audio content from on-premise servers to the cloud.

Microservices Re-architecture:

Re-architecting a monolithic backend into a resilient microservices architecture.

Cross-Platform Mobile:

Building cross-platform mobile apps that could handle live streaming and on-demand content.

Security & GDPR:

Ensuring enterprise-grade security and compliance with strict European data privacy laws (GDPR).

Our Solution

We structured the engagement around a Fixed-Scope Project for the migration and a T&M Model for app development to allow for flexibility.

☁️ Cloud Migration

Our AWS Server-less & Event-Driven Pod planned and executed a phased migration of the audio archive to Amazon S3 and built data-enrichment pipelines to process metadata.

⚙️ Microservices Backend

Our Java Microservices Pod deconstructed the monolith, creating independent services for user authentication, content management, streaming, and ad-insertion, all running in Docker containers managed by Kubernetes.

📱 Cross-Platform App

To maximize reach and control costs, our Flutter Cross-Platform Mobile Pod developed a single application for both iOS and Android, delivering a consistent, high-quality user experience.

🔒 DevSecOps Automation

Our DevSecOps Automation Pod integrated security scanning, compliance checks, and automated testing into the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring the platform was secure by design.

Implementation and Execution

Phase 1 (Months 1-3)

Audit of legacy systems, detailed migration planning, and defining the microservices architecture.

Phase 2 (Months 4-7)

Execution of the cloud migration and development of core backend microservices.

Phase 3 (Months 8-12)

Development of the Flutter mobile application and integration with the new backend.

Parallel Work

Continuous security audits and performance testing throughout the project.

GDPR Compliance

Worked closely with the client's legal team to ensure all user data handling was fully GDPR compliant.

Launch

Conducted a parallel run, slowly transitioning traffic from the old system to the new platform to ensure a zero-downtime cutover.

Positive Outcome

✅ Improved Reliability

The new platform boasts 99.99% uptime, completely eliminating crashes during peak traffic events.

📈 Mobile Audience Growth

The new mobile apps were downloaded over 500,000 times in the first three months, capturing a significant share of the target youth demographic.

💲 Operational Efficiency

The move to a managed cloud environment reduced infrastructure maintenance costs by 35%.

⚡ Faster Feature Development

The microservices architecture allows EuroRadio to develop and deploy new features in days instead of months.

Why Choose Us

🏢 Enterprise Modernization

We excel at transforming legacy systems.

☁️ Cloud Expertise

Deep knowledge of AWS and cloud-native principles.

🔒 Security & Compliance

Essential for enterprise and public sector clients.

💲 Cost-Effective Development

Use of Flutter saved significant time and money.

⚙️ Microservices Mastery

Ability to architect for flexibility and scale.

🚚 Complex Migrations

We handle high-stakes data and infrastructure transitions.

🟢 Zero Downtime Deployment

Critical for "always-on" services like broadcasting.

🤝 Flexible Engagement

Combining Fixed-Scope and T&M to fit the project's needs.

🎯 Process-Driven Execution

Our mature processes ensured a smooth, large-scale project.

Conclusion

Developers.dev successfully partnered with a major European broadcaster to execute a complex digital transformation, replacing their technical debt with a modern, scalable, and secure platform that positioned them for future growth in the digital audio landscape.

Modernizing a Legacy Audio Platform for a European Broadcast Leader

Industry Broadcasting, Media & Entertainment