U.S. Government Agency Cuts Drupal Hosting Costs 75% Using DevPanel on AWS

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Case Study: U.S. Government News Agency Cuts Hosting Costs 75% with DevPanel on AWS
Source: How a U.S. Government News Agency Uncovered 75% Hosting Savings with DevPanel on AWS by DevPanel (July 20, 2025)

A U.S. government news agency managing 1-2 billion monthly pageviews across 47 Drupal sites migrated from Acquia to AWS using DevPanel. Previously, four sites on Acquia cost nearly $1 million annually-scaling to all sites would have been unsustainable. By adopting DevPanel's AWS-native control panel, the agency achieved estimated hosting costs of ~$200K per year, delivering over 75% savings.

DevPanel provided a point-and-click dashboard, browser-based dev tools, root access, VPN-secured compliance, and 24/7 support. Each Drupal site took under two days to migrate, with performance tests showing faster load times and AWS auto-scaling handling 1M+ hits per minute. The move reduced vendor lock-in, improved developer autonomy, and aligned with federal cloud standards.

DevPanel offers demos and migration consultations at devpanel.com.

Reference: How a U.S. Government News Agency Uncovered 75% Hosting Savings with DevPanel on AWS, DevPanel (20 July 2025)

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