Engineering Case Studies
Designing a Federated Enterprise Search Platform for 150+ Websites
Lessons from Drupal, Lucidworks Fusion, Apache Solr, and Applied AI Retrieval
A technical case study on designing a federated enterprise search platform for a global healthcare ecosystem spanning 150+ websites.
- Drupal
- Lucidworks Fusion
- Apache Solr
- Search API
- OAuth
Stabilizing a Compromised WordPress Platform During an Active HTTP Flood
Incident Response Under Active Attack
A compromised application, a distributed HTTP flood, and a constrained origin. An evidence-led investigation into restoring integrity and containing resource exhaustion while production remained under attack.
- Nginx
- WordPress / WooCommerce
- Apache
- PHP-FPM
- systemd
Modernizing IndieCommerce: An E-Commerce Platform for Independent Bookstores
Rebuilding a Nonprofit's Shared Storefront Platform on Drupal
A team case study on modernizing IndieCommerce, the American Booksellers Association's shared e-commerce platform for independent bookstores, built on Drupal as part of an eleven-person Lullabot team.
- Drupal
- JavaScript
- DevOps / CI Automation
- Automated Testing
- PCI Compliance Tooling
Migrating Universal Kids From Drupal 7 to Drupal 8 Without Rebuilding the React Front End
Consolidating a Decoupled Architecture for an NBCUniversal Property
A small Lullabot team, including Eduardo Telaya as a senior developer, migrated Universal Kids' CMS from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8, consolidating a Drupal 7 plus legacy Java plus MongoDB architecture into one system while preserving its React front end.
- Drupal 7
- Drupal 8
- React
- Java (legacy, retired)
- MongoDB (legacy, retired)
