Case Study: Global media and entertainment company cuts cloud migration planning time in half with CAST Highlight

Global Media Company Cuts in Half Migration to Cloud Planning Time with CAST Highlight

A global media and entertainment company operating hundreds of properties across TV, film, theme parks and streaming needed to migrate a portfolio of 600+ applications to the cloud. The estate used a diverse tech stack (Java, .NET, JavaScript, SQL Server, Oracle) and many open‑source components with security vulnerabilities, leaving the client and their systems integrator unsure where to start and needing rapid, accurate cloud‑readiness assessments, effort estimates, and a continuous migration program.

The client’s architects and their SI implemented CAST Highlight to automatically analyze source code, produce software bills of materials, surface migration blockers, and recommend paths like Refactor, Rearchitect or Rebuild. Automation cut average assessment time by about 50% for familiar apps and up to 5× for unfamiliar ones, flagged roughly 50% of apps as good refactor candidates for PaaS, accelerated cloud‑native adoption, reduced costs, and let architects focus on higher‑value infrastructure and integration work.