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# National Storage Affiliates Case Study | Pixeldust Interactive

> A reset of architecture and delivery practices helped modernize storage reservations across more than 1,000 locations.

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Case study / Self-storage

# National Storage Affiliates: Rebuilding trust while rebuilding a reservation system.

A reset of architecture and delivery practices helped modernize storage reservations across more than 1,000 locations.
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Portfolio project image from the National Storage Affiliates Work page or archive. Project portfolio image Reservation platform modernization

Client

National Storage Affiliates

Industry

Self-storage

Project

Reservation platform modernization

Core technology

Headless microservices

Pixeldust Interactive contribution: Agile delivery management Collaborating partner: New Possibilities

01 / The problem

## What the business needed to solve.

The organization needed to replace an aging monolithic reservation and booking application, but the project had suffered from missed expectations and weakened client confidence. The technology and the working process both needed attention.

### The objectives

- 01 Move toward modular, headless services

- 02 Restore predictable delivery and QA

- 03 Serve a large multi-location footprint

02 / The solution

## A more useful digital experience.

Pixeldust Interactive reorganized the initiative around one-week Scrum sprints, reassigned development capacity, and added dedicated quality assurance as work moved toward a headless, microservice-based platform.

01 / Reservation modernization
### Reservation modernization

The replacement architecture separated booking capabilities into more manageable services.
02 / One-week Scrum cadence
### One-week Scrum cadence

Frequent working increments made progress visible.
03 / Dedicated QA
### Dedicated QA

Quality checks became part of delivery instead of an afterthought.

03 / Business value

## How the work helped the business.

The work addressed a real challenge for National Storage Affiliates—improving the experience for customers, teams, or both.

01
### More dependable releases

Smaller increments and built-in testing improved the delivery rhythm.
02
### Better use of resources

The archived writeup reported higher development output alongside lower costs.
03
### Renewed client confidence

Consistent delivery helped restore trust after earlier project setbacks.

04 / Technology

## Tech stack & capabilities.

Technologies and deliverables from the historical project are shown as originally documented, including earlier-generation platforms where applicable.
Headless architecture Microservices Reservation and booking systems Scrum QA workflows Specific service frameworks not recorded

The takeaway

A platform rebuild works best when delivery practices improve alongside the code.
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