Case Study: Migrating a Web Server for Better Security and Speed with Webspeed

About the Client:

CK Marketing Solutions Inc. is a cross-cultural marketing agency based in Canada. The company connects businesses between North America and Japan, offering marketing, media, and event services. One of its flagship media outlets, LifeVancouver, is the most popular Japanese-language website in Vancouver, delivering local news and event information to the Japanese community. Its sister site, LifeToronto, provides similar content for Toronto residents.

Challenge:

• With growing traffic, both LifeVancouver and LifeToronto began experiencing concerns over site performance and security on their existing hosting environment.

• They needed to ensure fast, stable content delivery to audiences in both Canada and Japan.

• A key requirement was to migrate without downtime, preserving ad revenue and audience trust.

Our Solution:

• Designed a migration plan to our managed WordPress hosting service, Webspeed.

• Conducted a pre-migration audit of databases, plugins, and traffic patterns to minimize risks.

• Set up a staging environment for testing and performance tuning before the live switchover.

• Implemented Webspeed’s built-in firewall, malware scanning, and automated backups to strengthen security.

• Configured CDN and caching to deliver content faster for users in both Canada and Japan.

The Outcome:

• Increased security through regular backups and proactive monitoring.

• Achieved zero downtime during migration, ensuring uninterrupted access for readers and advertisers.

• Freed CK Marketing Solutions’ team from server management tasks, allowing them to focus on content creation and community engagement.

Client Feedback:

“For over 15 years, our web media has served as a bridge between Canada and Japan, loved by Japanese speakers in both countries, as well as those in North America who are interested in Canada and planning to come here. Today, it reaches more than one million users annually.

As our databases expanded and response times slowed, we faced ongoing challenges with hosting performance and security—critical concerns for a media outlet delivering information to such a wide audience.

Moving to Webspeed by Beyond GTA turned out to be the best decision. Beyond carried out the migration with the meticulous care and reliability we associate with Japanese professionalism. Their post-migration support has also been outstanding, giving us complete peace of mind.

Looking ahead, as a fellow Japan-rooted company, we are eager to collaborate further, championing Beyond’s strengths and growing together.”

Why It Matters:

LifeVancouver and LifeToronto serve as vital information sources for the Japanese community in Canada. By moving to Webspeed, CK Marketing Solutions enhanced site performance, strengthened security, and optimized operational efficiency—allowing them to focus on delivering valuable local content to their audience.