Getting Started with Clarity

Founded in 2010, Clarity Vision Solutions is an eyewear manufacturer that has experienced tremendous growth and success in a very short period of time. Clarity's expanding online presence and the need to streamline operations prompted their adoption of the Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP). With Liferay DXP, Clarity aimed to unify their digital environment, enabling them to efficiently manage customer interactions, employee workflows, and partner communications.

As Clarity continues to grow, they require more complex workflows, seamless integration with external systems, and advanced features. While Liferay’s built-in features meet some of their needs, Clarity recognizes the need to extend the platform’s default capabilities. To address the growing complexity of their business processes, Clarity needs to extend Liferay DXP by creating custom applications that support their critical businesses process.

Critical Success Factor

Clarity has identified several critical success factors vital to their evolution and go-to-market strategy while lowering operational costs:

• Maximize Maintainability: Leverage Liferay's documented extension points and follow development best practices to ensure maintainability. This minimizes the effort required to update and manage custom solutions, reducing long-term costs and ensuring ongoing stability.
• Optimize Resource Utilization: Utilize existing development skillsets and resources within the organization. This reduces the need for specialized expertise and minimizes the cost of development and maintenance.
• Ensure Scalability: Design applications that can adapt to future growth and increased user demand. This involves using scalable architectures and technologies that can handle larger volumes of data and traffic without performance degradation.
• Prioritize User Experience: Focus on creating user-centric applications that are intuitive, accessible, and engaging. This enhances user satisfaction, improves adoption rates, and contributes to a positive brand perception.

Conclusion

Adopting a modern approach to Liferay application design is critical to Clarity achieving their goals. By adhering to modern principles, they can build scalable, maintainable, and user-friendly solutions that drive business success.

Next, you’ll explore the key principles that define modern Liferay application design.