Case Study: Arc Technology Group achieves flexible, scalable Joomla content management, faster deployments, and reduced maintenance with Microsoft Azure

Arc Technology Group Provides Flexible, Scalable Solutions with Joomla, Microsoft Azure

Arc Technology Group is a Chicago-based Joomla development firm that builds responsive, open-source content management solutions for clients from startups to Fortune 50 companies. Faced with the need to deliver a platform-agnostic, easy-to-manage CMS that works across Linux, iOS, and Windows and can scale to store user data and assets, Arc sought a cloud backend that would support PHP-based web servers, multiple database frameworks, and rapid project deployment.

Arc chose Microsoft Azure for its PHP and database integration, global infrastructure, and scalable services (Azure Managed Cache, SQL Server in VMs, Azure Traffic Manager, Azure SQL Database, and ClearDB MySQL). The result was faster development with familiar tools, reduced project startup and maintenance costs, and the ability to pursue clients regardless of platform—culminating in outcomes such as a 15% annual cost reduction for a client (Hilco Industrial) and greater flexibility to expand services globally.

Arc Technology Group

Robert Jacobi

President