Our approach to MACH

Composable commerce is a journey and it is important to phase any implementation. Starting on this journey doesn’t mean that you have to ditch all legacy systems and start with a clean slate. In fact, a truly effective MACH strategy will deliver value from innovative new MACH services but also unlock value sequestered in your existing tech. Moving to MACH doesn’t have to be all of nothing. Here’s how we help organisations to phase their MACH journey.

Targeted

Targeted

Replacing specific applications or elements of applications with minimal impact to the existing tech estate. Establishing early levels of automation.

Mature

Mature

An extensive build or migration of multiple parts of the ecosystem, creating significant changes to integration and service layer, using best-of-breed SaaS components.

Innovation

Innovating

Leveraging MACH principles to drive innovation and efficiencies in the business. Integrating additional systems and fast data processing.

The benefits of a composable approach

Speed

Speed

Smaller, distributed deployments mean quicker responses to market trends with more resilient systems composed of cloud services.

Cost Efficient

Cost efficient

Benefit from on demand licensing and manage investment across different product or ecosystem elements.

Freedom to innovate

Freedom to innovate

Quicker ROI through faster implementation with lower risk on core applications.

Syndication

Syndication

A service first approach, opening services across owned and external channels.

Scalability

Scalability

Roll out features and applications without joining a slow-moving release train.

MACHathon 2024

APAC MACHATHON 2024

A Power of MACH Event

On 23rd April 2024, developers, designers, and creatives came together across 6 days to create and code products for a real-world brief: “The Next One Billion: Tech & Commerce for Good”. Learn more and read about the 2024 winners here.


Our Thought Leadership

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Controlling Content Chaos

A comprehensive guide to enhancing customer value through effective content strategy and management
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How to stop your customers checking out before they check out!

At NRF, we teamed up with our partners Stripe and Contentful to record this MACHHaus podcast which aims to answer some of your questions around payments, checkout and how to keep your customers engaged throughout the customer journey.


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Hard to Attract, Easy to Lose

Why friction-free experiences are non-negotiable in converting your hard-earned website visitors and maximizing your revenue
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Moving towards MACH

Know the difference between the baby and the bathwater
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MACH 3.0

Driving innovation with AI across the MACH ecosystem
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MACH 2.0

Living and thriving with composable architecture
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Our Awards

VML and Wendy's win at the 2024 MACH Impact Awards

Wendys MACH Impact Awards Win 2024

It was great to hear that our client Wendy’s was crowned the winner at the 2024 MACH IMPACT Awards. Picking up the trophy for Best Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Project. More here.

Women in MACH

WIM Breaking Barriers Event Highlights Master

Together with our parent company, WPP, VML hosted the annual flagship Women in MACH event at our Sea Containers campus in London in September 2024. Check out the video below for a taste of how this fantastic community of women and our male allies came together.

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