Let us help you with your Optimizely 12 upgrade strategy.
Our experts will audit your technology and provide you with a detailed report and implementation recommendations.
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We can help you plan for the heavy lift.
Here are a few of the key considerations:
Code Updates
Your team will need to upgrade your website to .NET 6 in order to use Optimizely CMS 12. This is a significant undertaking as it will involve major changes to your website's code and dependencies.
Infrastructure
The upgrade to Optimizely CMS 12 will require modifications to your Optimizely Content Cloud environmental infrastructure and Microsoft DevOps deployment pipelines. You will need to ensure that the upgrade does not impact your live Optimizely CMS environments.
Integrations
Any place that your Optimizely CMS website connects to third-party data will require modification to avoid breaking. This includes scheduled jobs, content providers, visitor group criteria, and more.
Diagram Technical Analysis
Here's how we can help:
Impact Assessment
Conduct a thorough code review to identify the specific changes and their potential impact on the organization. This includes identifying all the applications, integrations, and systems that are dependent on the current version of Optimizely and evaluating the potential impact of the upgrade on them.
Requirements Audit
Evaluate the technical requirements for Optimizely CMS 12, including compatibility with the existing hosting infrastructure. If your website is hosted in Optimizely's Content Cloud, identify steps to migrate to the CMS 12-based infrastructure.
DevOps Report
Our DevOps team will review your current environment architecture and identify what will need to change with your deployment pipelines as you migrate to Optimizely CMS 12.
Timeline Draft
Develop a comprehensive project plan with a realistic timeline for the upgrade. Consider the potential impact on the organization's day-to-day operations and schedule the upgrade during a time that minimizes disruptions.
Training Assessment
Based on the existing website's functionality, our team of experts will identify areas of change within Optimizely CMS 12 and recommend training to fill any knowledge gaps.
Communication Plan
Our team of digital strategists will draft a written plan to communicate the upgrade plans and potential impacts to all stakeholders.
"The upgrade to Optimizely CMS 12 will not be a standard update. It will require changes to almost all of the back-end code for your website."
- Chris Osterhout, SVP of Strategy