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From Legacy Systems to Learning Intelligence
A Trusted 10-Year Partnership Powering Harvard Business Publishing’s Transition to Cloud-Native, AI-Driven Learning.
Results
Transitioned all monolithic, self-hosted systems into AWS microservices and micro-frontends.
Unified infrastructure and accelerated delivery cycles across Higher Education, Corporate Learning, and HBR.
Enabled HBR Spark; an AI-informed MVP that brings data-driven learning to the business education space.
Highlights / Intro
What began with two engineers and a single project became a decade-long partnership transforming how Harvard Business Publishing delivers digital education.
Across every vertical, from academic tools to corporate training; unosquare has led the evolution of legacy platforms into a connected, cloud-first ecosystem. Together, we’ve modernized infrastructure, refined delivery pipelines, and built a foundation for AI- and data-powered innovation that keeps HBP at the forefront of learning technology.
Challenge
HBP’s existing systems were powerful but fragmented; aging, monolithic applications managed independently by each division.
The result: duplicated efforts, high maintenance costs, and limited agility for launching new experiences.
They needed a modernization partner capable of unifying infrastructure, accelerating releases, and integrating data visibility across business units; without slowing down ongoing operations.
Solution
unosquare embedded a nearshore team of 64 professionals spanning engineering, QA, and DevOps, integrated seamlessly within HBP’s internal organization.
Team
7 Software Engineers (Higher Ed) · 19 Software Engineers (Corporate Learning) · 17 Software Engineers (HBR) · 11 QA Engineers · 3 AWS Engineers · 1 Scrum Master · 1 Site Reliability Engineer
Tech Stack
Java · Spring · Hibernate · MySQL · LTI · React · TypeScript · Webpack · PHP · Jenkins · AWS · Docker · React Native
Our teams migrated all legacy systems to AWS-based microservices, implemented CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery, and supported the creation of HBR Spark, a next-gen MVP powered by cloud scalability and data intelligence to personalize learning experiences.
Our Centers of Excellence amplified both precision and performance across every layer of the transformation:
Cloud COE → cloud-native backbone on AWS, ensuring uptime, scalability, and seamless cross-team collaboration.
Software Engineering COE → unified architecture standards and automated testing frameworks for consistent delivery at scale.
Product Engineering COE → aligned modernization priorities with HBP’s business and educational vision, balancing speed with long-term adaptability.
Data COE → enhanced visibility and accuracy in reporting and analytics—turning operational data into meaningful insight that drives product strategy.
