The Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) wanted to focus on creating a great user experience for their customers while reducing maintenance and hosting cost. This would allow ARI to focus on their core foundational goals instead of managing infrastructure. A scalable solution was required and Microsoft Azure WebServices was the ideal choice. ARI partnered with XCentium to upgrade their website to Sitecore 8.2u2 and migrate to Azure WebApps. ARI's three new sites also run on Azure SQL Database and XCentium’s Gigya connector for Sitecore to handle all user profile data. One pleasant surprise once launching the site in Azure was the site’s improved performance. This was first noticed when browsing normal Sitecore pages with static content. Pages that had previously taken 4 or 5 seconds to load

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