{"id":11236,"date":"2019-09-18T19:49:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T19:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webscale.com\/?post_type=blog&p=11236"},"modified":"2023-12-29T08:29:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T13:29:59","slug":"4-t-framework-re-platforming-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webscale.com\/blog\/4-t-framework-re-platforming-success\/","title":{"rendered":"The 4 T Framework for Re-platforming Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 2020 – for many online merchants and Magento developers, it’s a date that’s already burned into memory. Magento 1 will end of life and with that, no further features, functionalities, or security updates\/patches will be made available. The scariest part of this is, probably, that Magento 1 sites will be increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks.<\/p>\n

If you’re not already planning your re-platform to Magento 2, it\u2019s time to start.<\/p>\n

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Re-platform, Not Upgrade<\/h3>\n

When going from Magento 1 to 2, it\u2019s important to know what you\u2019re getting into. Magento 2 is an entirely new platform with substantial framework differences and a very dissimilar hosting backend. From a development standpoint, a Magento 2 site needs to be built from the ground up, requiring significant resource and time commitments.<\/p>\n

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Finding the right development and hosting partners can be hard with so many options (and a ton of marketing fluff) out there. Project management and estimating timelines can be tricky, especially if you haven\u2019t done this before.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also important to address user experience, scalability, performance, and security issues, as these are different for a Magento 2 site. For example, Magento 2 handles load differently from Magento 1, so it can be hard to forecast how a site\u2019s scaling needs will change after the transition.<\/p>\n

Finally, it\u2019s imperative to ask yourself, \u201chow do I know it\u2019s going to work?\u201d<\/p>\n

Magento 2: An Opportunity<\/h3>\n

Most Magento 1 sites are evolutions; some have been undergoing incremental changes for almost a decade. Re-platforming to Magento 2 could be an opportunity to go back to the drawing board and deliver a brand-new, world-class user experience. It\u2019s also a chance to take advantage of the latest Magento features and functionalities.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, you can devote some project cycles to evaluate (or re-evaluate) all your options from a development, infrastructure, and hosting perspective \u2013 things like, your choice of hosting provider, development partner, CDN, security solution stack, etc.<\/p>\n

The 4T Framework for Re-platforming Success<\/h3>\n

At Webscale, we have helped dozens of merchants with their Magento re-platforming efforts. Based on our learnings, experiences, and successes, we built a framework around 4 Ts \u2013 best practices surrounding the most important factors to ensure re-platforming success.<\/p>\n

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1. Technology<\/h3>\n