Case Study: RS Group achieves 5x higher throughput with Apollo GraphQL

RS Group boosts throughput 5x with Apollo GraphQL

RS Group, a global supplier of industrial and electronic solutions, faced a fragmented tech landscape due to decades of legacy APIs. This resulted in unclear ownership, duplicated functionality, and siloed systems that slowed innovation and made integrating acquisitions difficult. To modernize their stack, they turned to vendor Apollo GraphQL for a solution using Apollo Federation.

Apollo GraphQL implemented a unified supergraph using Apollo Federation, GraphOS, and Router Core. This solution standardized API operations, established clear ownership, and enabled an event-driven architecture. The results included a 5x increase in throughput, a 24% reduction in P95 latency, reduced infrastructure costs, and significantly faster website performance, allowing RS Group to scale efficiently.

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