“ CTP helped us accelerate our new product development into mobile and cloud applications . The team was flexible , knowledgeable and extremely effective at helping us achieve business results .”
- Dane Krampitz , Engineering Director Test & Inspect Division at AFL
Built on Google Cloud Platform
The decision to host AFL ’ s application in the cloud , rather than in existing data centers , was largely due to the collaboration capabilities the cloud provides . AFL needed a solution that would allow contractors and other third parties to access and upload data from their own devices , outside a single organization ’ s firewall . By integrating identity access management , each user has secure access to their own project portal and workflow .
As AFL expands its presence around the world , global autoscaling capabilities are also vital to the platform ’ s success . Google App Engine ’ s s Flexible Environment provides the agility , scalability and prepackaged technology that will help AFL streamline its current and future development efforts . AFL also leverages Google Cloud Platform ’ s Cloud Storage , BigQuery and Data- Store for rapid global deployments .
Managing Ongoing Operations & Development
It was important that AFL partner with an organization that would minimize internal network operations once the application was deployed . “ I was really interested in looking outside of the company and having someone else maintain and support the servers ” says Dane Krampitz , Engineering Director , Test & Inspection Division , at AFL . “ With CTP and Google App Engine , a lot of things are done for you , and that ’ s just a level of work that we didn ’ t want to be the experts in .”
AFL leverages CTP ’ s managed services capabilities for ongoing application support that includes engineering and development , application monitoring and data integration . CTP is currently working with Xamarin to develop cross platform mobile functionality for iOS and Android devices .
The Future is Bright
As the aeRos platform gains traction in the market , new business opportunities are emerging outside of AFL ’ s existing client base . Telco companies have expressed interest in integrating this workflow into their own operational systems through licensing and third-party mobile applications . Dane is excited for the growth ahead . “ We have more opportunities than we can implement right now . Part of the challenge now is just picking wisely .”
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