How is your eCommerce business doing? Has your business matured and you’ve realized your existing technology can’t meet your future business growth? Or, is your platform provider(s) making the push to upgrade to a new release?
Either way, most businesses re-platform every two to three years, according to Forrester. In this same study, eCommerce executives cited the top five reasons to re-platform:
- Improve business agility
- Lower overall operational and ownership costs
- Align cost of ownership against online revenues
- Support multi-channel initiatives
- Speed up deployment of new features and functionality
It’s no secret that re-platforming projects are a big undertaking – from evaluating technology options to implementation and maintenance. However, choosing a new digital commerce platform – or upgrading your existing one – doesn’t have to be daunting.
In our latest guide – Best Practices for Choosing a Commerce Platform, Part 2 – we examine the top three areas to consider when evaluating digital commerce platforms:
- Capabilities and functionality that will help achieve your goals
- Integration with internal and external third-party platforms
- Platform scalability and hosting environment
Waiting until your business has nearly outgrown your existing platform doesn’t allow enough time for a thorough, thoughtful evaluation. As you’re making plans for 2017 and evaluating your options, take a look at the best practices in this guide. You’ll also see how our clients’ recent re-platforming projects have boosted their eCommerce success.
