Cook County DEMRS - Website Replatform

Clarity Partners provided services for the Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Services (DERMS) to re-platform and execute a CMS version upgrade of the DEMRS website. The primary objective of the engagement was twofold. Objective one was to execute a platform shift from Amazon Web Services to Acquia Cloud Site Factory. Objective two was a major CMS version upgrade from Drupal v7.x (current) to Drupal v9.x, utilizing Acquia Site Studio. This re-platform and CMS transition to Drupal 9.x required a major rebuild of the site. The mandate was to perform a base “lift and shift” of the existing website to the extent practical and possible. Clarity worked with the Bureau of Technology (BOT) and DEMRS to navigate the rebuild through the launch of an updated website. The upgrade will allow DEMRS to mitigate risk by keeping the websites they support on current software releases. In addition, they have enhanced page building flexibility by leveraging Acquia Site Studio.