Clear Course Case Study

Strategic technology partnership delivering scalable, cloud-native platforms and accelerated product innovation across ClearCourse’s growing software ecosystem.

Client Overview

ClearCourse is a technology company focused on helping small and medium-sized businesses grow and succeed. Their vision is to be an engine that powers SMEs by providing industry-specific software, built-in payment solutions, and essential business tools that make everyday work simpler and more efficient.

ClearCourse aims to give business owners more time and confidence to focus on what they love by streamlining operations, improving customer experiences, and enabling growth. Their solutions are tailored to the unique needs of different industries, helping businesses reach more customers and operate with greater clarity and control.

The Challenge

1

ClearCourse, a rapidly scaling UK-based software and payments group, faced the critical challenge of modernizing multiple legacy platforms while serving thousands of customers across regulated industries without any service disruption.

2

Each product in their growing portfolio operated with disparate architectures, deployment models, and integration patterns, creating operational friction that slowed innovation to a crawl. Engineering teams struggled with manual deployments, fragmented systems, and mounting technical debt. The absence of unified infrastructure made every release a high-risk event, while outdated mobile experiences eroded customer satisfaction.

3

The organization needed to transform their entire technology foundation while maintaining platform stability, scaling engineering capabilities across business units, and enabling faster delivery all within an environment where reliability and compliance are non-negotiable.

200OK's Approach

We partnered with ClearCourse as an embedded strategic technology partner, integrating directly into their ecosystem to deliver an intelligent business transformation combining product-led thinking, cloud-native engineering, and automation-first design.

Solution Architecture & Execution

  • Cloud-native platform modernization – Migrated core systems to Azure and AWS with microservices architecture, eliminating single points of failure and enabling independent scaling across business units
  • API-first integration framework – Unified fragmented systems through standardized APIs, enabling seamless data flow between internal products and third-party platforms while reducing integration complexity by 70%Automated delivery infrastructure Implemented
  • CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation, transforming release processes from manual, multi- day events into continuous, push-button deployments
  • Enhanced digital experiences – Rebuilt mobile and web applications with modern frameworks and responsive design, dramatically improving performance and user engagement
  • Platform observability and security – Embedded monitoring, logging, and security controls at the infrastructure level, providing real-time visibility while ensuring compliance with regulated industry requirements
  • The transformation was executed through a phased, risk-managed approach across a 9+ year partnership, maintaining uninterrupted service throughout—critical for a business serving regulated sectors where downtime directly impacts customer operations.

Results & Impact

The transformation delivered measurable improvements across content management, user engagement, and operational efficiency.

99.9% platform uptime maintained

Zero service disruptions during multi-year transformation across three corporate transitions, protecting customer operations and revenue continuity

60% faster time-to-market

New features and products now deploy in weeks instead of months, enabling ClearCourse to respond rapidly to market opportunities and customer needs

50% reduction in operational costs

Cloud-native infrastructure and automation eliminated manual overhead, freeing engineering resources to focus on innovation rather than firefighting

Seamless acquisition integration

Modern, modular architecture enables rapid onboarding of newly acquired products, accelerating growth strategy and reducing integration timelines from months to weeks

3x improvement in deployment frequency

Automated pipelines and microservices architecture transformed releases from quarterly high-risk events to daily, low-risk deployments

Enhanced customer satisfaction

Modern mobile and web experiences drove measurable increases in user engagement, with improved app store ratings and reduced support tickets

Future-ready scalability

technical debt accumulationOver 9+ years, 200OK Solutions has operated as ClearCourse's strategic technology partner, delivering continuous innovation and enterprise-scale evolution. This long-term partnership demonstrates the value of architecture-led thinking and sustained collaboration over transactional delivery models—enabling ClearCourse to innovate faster, operate smarter, and strengthen their competitive advantage.