Case Studies
.NET Case Study
The Requirement
The client is a leading financial and insurance service provider in Europe. The client was spending a huge amount of their productive time for re-entering data into their in-house Asset Management Tool. The data regarding new assets were already entered in the ERP suite that they use. The client was looking for a solution to integrate with their existing Asset Management tool so that the system will pull the required data from the ERP suite. The manual process of re-entering data caused many problems like inconstancy, data entry errors and delay in uploading the Asset Management tool.
BLTS’ Solution
After conducting a thorough requirement analysis, BLTS suggested SQL server Data Transformation services to synchronize data between the two isolated systems. DTS packages were created and scheduled to synchronize data at specified intervals.
The Result
The client was able to assign resources to more on productive activities, than data entry functions that consumed a lot of time. The reports generated from both the systems were in tandem.
Technology:
Platform: MS SQL Server Data Transformation Services
Database: MS SQL Server 2000
Software Testing Case Study
The Requirement:
The client is a Europe-based product development company which provides their products as a hosted service. The client had invested a considerable amount of their budget in developing a robust product. The client was finding it difficult to ensure repeatability and stability of testing procedures in order to quicken and streamline the ongoing changes/enhancements. New versions of the product were released every year and the enhancements/addition needed to be continuously tested. But making their inhouse testing team carry out this task resulted in significant time loss for the stakeholders. It also impacted the overall quality of testing along with associated costs and time.
The client was on the look out for an offshore test partner to:
- Integrate test cases into an automation framework (Quick Test Pro 8.2)
- Validate and update the test automation framework
- Build and maintain test repository
BLTS' Solution
After a thorough Knowledge transfer and system study process, BLTS suggested Mercury QuickTest Pro 8.2 for test automation. Every measure was taken to ensure the overall quality of deliverables is achieved within the agreed timeline. The test automation was achieved using Mercury QuickTest Pro 8.2 and respective technology add-ins. The whole testing process was customized as per the client’s requirements. We employed a step-by-step process which included the following methods:
- Documentation of test cases for the modules under consideration
- Test Case Approval from the client
- Test Automation and execution
- Verification of automated test scripts
- Closure and acceptance
The availability of experienced testing professionals, automation experts and the vast experience in delivering similar projects helped us complete the project within time and budget.
Results:
The client was able to reduce cost of ownership by around 25% and as the automation is highly scalable and easy to maintain. It also helped to reduce production cost.
Technology:
Platform: Whitebox Linux and Apache Tomcat
Framework: Java 1.4.2
Database: MySQL
Script Development: Mercury Quick Test Pro 8.2 with Java Add-in
Managed Services Case Study
The Requirement:
The client is a mid-sized commercial web service provider. Their core activity is to provide customers with virtual computers on rent. The client wanted to develop a webhosting environment which will allow their customers to create, launch, and terminate server instances on demand.
The Solution:
BLTS has developed a new webhosting environment for the client. The webhosting allows scalable deployment of applications by providing a web services interface through which customers can request an arbitrary number of Virtual Machines, i.e. server instances, on which they can load any software of their choice. After establishing a webhosting environment the current users of the service are able to create, launch, and terminate server instances on demand. The implementation allows server instances to be created in zones that are insulated from correlated failures.
The Result:
By the usage of the webhosting environment the client was able to improve operational efficiency and make considerable cost savings by outsourcing maintenance activities to BLTS. The expected server instance in the next stage is around 5000. BLTS is also planning to use a couple of management systems (ENOMALISM and RIGHTSCALE) to monitor and manage their Data farm.
