--- title: How did Scott Williams transform De Gruyter's online presence? 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Podcast interview with Charleston Hub Share [mailto:?subject=&body=https://67bricks.com/blog/how-did-scott-williams-transform-de-gruyters-online-presence-podcast-interview-with-charleston-hub](mailto:?subject=&body=https://67bricks.com/blog/how-did-scott-williams-transform-de-gruyters-online-presence-podcast-interview-with-charleston-hub) In February 2021, De Gruyter launched a new platform.  It is 600 times faster than its predecessor, experiences less downtime than ever (website availability close to 100%), and De Gruyter’s downloads have more than doubled.  Plus they expect to see traffic rise over 200% over a 12-month period.   How did VP Platform and Technology Scott Williams, who had no experience of academic publishing prior to joining the Berlin based publisher, transform De Gruyter’s online presence? 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