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MVP Development and Azure Migration for Construction Software Startup

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Construction

Duration

14 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 May 2013

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

74/100

Good

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Client

WOSAD

New York City, United States of America

Project Summary

Rubius provided technical and development support to a New York construction software startup (WOSAD) to mature its MVP and move its backend to the cloud. The engagement included architectural reviews, development of backend services, database schema redesign, Silverlight frontend work, and an ASP.NET MVC website rewrite. The client praised Rubius for professionalism and problem-solving, saying the partnership converted their product into a professional MVP.

Key Challenges

Need technical support and architectural guidance during MVP development
Migrate backend from on-premise to cloud (Microsoft Azure) and rewrite core services
Improve frontend (Silverlight/XAML) and rewrite website using ASP.NET MVC
Require infrastructure and dev-ops support to host and operate the application

Project Deliverables

New database schema
Rewritten WCF backend service
Microsoft Silverlight frontend improvements (XAML fixes)
Hosted application on Microsoft Azure (VMs and SQL instance)
MS ASP.NET MVC website
Dev-ops setup and infrastructure access

Project Solution

Rubius reviewed the client's chosen technologies and provided architectural guidance and prototypes, allocated a software architect and several developers, and performed backend migration from an on-premise setup to Microsoft Azure. They designed a new database schema, rewrote the WCF service used for frontend-backend communication, provided XAML/Silverlight frontend consulting, deployed Azure VMs and SQL instances, performed dev-ops work to spin up the web app, and later supplied a designer and ASP.NET MVC specialist to rewrite the website.

Project Outcome

Converted product into a professional Minimum Viable Product covering daily needs
Improved platform maturity and reliability, making it more trustworthy for customers

Platforms

Cloud

Tech Stack

C#
ASP.NET MVC
MS SilverLight
Azure
Microsoft SQL Server

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Rubius exhibited professionalism and cooperation in completing deliverables for the client. They helped establish a semblance of maturity for the platform, which amplified its relevance and made it more reliable to its customers. The client commended them for their impeccable problem-solving skills.”
Anonymous
Co-Founder & CTO
Date: 02/03/2021