Client Story · Shutterfly
Extending the Value of Existing Technology Investments
Shutterfly had already made significant investments in its digital ecosystem, but there was still friction between the tools its content teams used every day. Luminos Labs helped bring those systems together, connecting the platforms its content teams relied on around the way they actually worked. The result was an easier day-to-day experience and more value from technology Shutterfly already owned.
The Business Need
More Value Was Already in the Stack
Shutterfly had been using Acquia DAM to manage its digital assets for years. As the company rolled out Optimizely CMS, content teams needed an easier way to access those assets while creating and managing content.
Every extra step between finding an asset and putting it to use added friction. With a broader CMS initiative already underway, Shutterfly also wanted to be deliberate about where it invested. The opportunity was clear: improve the everyday workflow and get more from the technology already in place.
The Approach
Putting the Investment Where It Mattered
Luminos started with the people doing the work. We looked at how Shutterfly's content teams moved between systems, where extra steps were slowing them down, and which improvements would make the biggest difference.
That gave us a focused plan. We connected Shutterfly's existing Acquia DAM environment with Optimizely CMS, bringing digital assets directly into the content workflow.
Acquia DAM
Manage assets in one place
Luminos Labs
Connect the experience and streamline access
Optimizely CMS
Create, preview, and publish with ease
We stayed close to Shutterfly through implementation, demonstrations, testing, feedback, and handoff. When testing surfaced ideas for additional functionality, we helped the team evaluate what each enhancement would actually add.
Good engineering is also knowing where to spend the engineering hours. We kept the work centered on the capabilities Shutterfly's teams needed and gave the business a clear path to add more when the value justifies the investment.
The Outcome
Less Friction. More Value. Focused Investment.
Luminos delivered a more connected way for Shutterfly's content teams to work. Assets can now be found, previewed, and used within the content experience, cutting extra steps out of an everyday workflow.
We also helped Shutterfly stretch its existing technology investment further. By keeping scope and spending closely tied to the business need, we delivered within the agreed investment and left room for the experience to evolve as Shutterfly's needs change.
Two established platforms working as a more connected experience.
Luminos brought the systems together so content teams could work more efficiently.
Engineering effort went where it would make a difference.
Luminos helped Shutterfly prioritize the capabilities that mattered for launch and create a path for what could come next.
Scope and investment stayed aligned.
A focused approach kept engineering effort centered on the capabilities that would make a meaningful difference.
Better-connected technology. Easier workflows. More value from investments already made.
Could Your Existing Technology Be Working Harder?
There can be a lot of value sitting between the systems a business already owns. Finding it takes more than connecting APIs. It takes understanding how people work, where the friction is, and which problems are worth solving.
That's where Luminos Labs comes in. We help enterprise teams make smarter use of the technology they already have, bringing systems together, improving the experience around them, and putting engineering investment where it will have the greatest impact.