{"id":61419,"date":"2026-05-22T14:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/en-us\/?post_type=p_case_study&p=61419"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:36:19","slug":"centered-networks-creates-the-national-mall-gateway-with-azure","status":"publish","type":"p_case_study","link":"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/en-us\/case-study\/centered-networks-creates-the-national-mall-gateway-with-azure\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Mall Goes Digital"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, the Trust for the National Mall<\/a> set out to reimagine how people experience one of the nation\u2019s most iconic landmarks. They envisioned a digital platform that extends access beyond a physical visit, reaching people wherever they are. To bring it to life, they needed to support millions of visitors and meet accessibility standards. They needed a partner who could deliver a secure, high-performing experience at public scale while leaving room to grow.<\/p>\n

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How Pax8 Helped<\/h2>\n

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Through the combined efforts of Pax8 and the Microsoft Elevate Team, the Trust was introduced to Centered Networks<\/a>, a partner built to help mission-driven organizations. What began as implementation quickly expanded into full ownership, with Centered Networks leading product strategy, cloud architecture, security and operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we first started, it was really a collection of ideas around the vision,\u201d says Chris Grecsek, Founder and CTO of Centered Networks. \u201cWe had to organize stakeholders to define who we were building for and what we were building.\u201d<\/p>\n

Working with more than 35 collaborators, the team created the National Mall Gateway<\/a>, an immersive experience built around 360\u00b0 visuals and layered storytelling that deepens engagement whether someone is at the Mall or exploring from anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n

From day one, the platform had to handle unpredictable traffic spikes, meet strict accessibility requirements and remain secure while scaling quickly. Built on Microsoft Azure, it delivers a flexible foundation for public scale. \u201cPublic scale means there could be millions of people using the platform on short notice,\u201d Grecsek said. \u201cAnd if we\u2019re seeing a big uptake in usage, then we have the ability to auto scale up, and similarly scale down so they\u2019re not accruing extra expense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pax8 also simplified how the Trust accessed and funded Azure, streamlining procurement and connecting them to nonprofit funding. That support removed friction early, so the team could move faster from vision to a secure, scalable experience live to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Centered Networks built a digital front door to the National Mall, expanding access and delivering at public scale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":61420,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"class_list":["post-61419","p_case_study","type-p_case_study","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p_case_study\/61419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p_case_study"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/p_case_study"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}