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Outsourced Azure Resources for Travel Search Engine

Services Covered:

Cloud Consulting and Services • Software Product Development
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Industry
Industry

Advertising & Marketing

Duration
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29 months

Budget
Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date
Start Date

1 March 2015

Team Size
Team Size

1-5

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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71/100
Good

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Client

Confidential

map Ukraine

Project Summary

Simelabs improved an international travel company's Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure, rewriting parts of the search engine and backend to handle high traffic. The team implemented engine logic using Elixir and supported the client's market expansion into China and sales partnerships in India, contributing measurable revenue gains. The engagement was delivered on a time-and-materials basis with ongoing support.

Key Challenges

  • High request volume (~100 requests per second) from the Chinese market.
  • Existing satellite structure and search engine were not ready to handle the traffic.

Project Deliverables

  • Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure capacity buildout
  • Rewritten search engine interface and backend logic
  • Improved search engine and engine logic implemented using Elixir
  • Ongoing application management and project reporting

Project Solution

Logiticks used their Microsoft Azure expertise to build out the client's cloud infrastructure capacity and rewrote portions of the search engine interface and backend. They implemented improved engine logic using Elixir and supplied senior full-stack development resources, plus project management and tooling to manage deliverables and reporting. The engagement was executed on a time-and-materials basis.

Project Outcome

  • New Azure infrastructure and an improved search engine and logic.
  • Generated a few hundred thousand dollars in margin through new market sales and partnerships.
  • Enabled successful operation in the Chinese market and helped secure corporate customers in India.
  • Delivered technical leadership and senior development resources (Elixir and senior full-stack developer).

Platforms

  • CloudCloud

Tech Stack

  • ElixirElixir
  • AzureAzure

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88star5 out of 5 stars

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Simelabs' (formerly Logiticks') developments increased the capacity of the cloud infrastructure, permitting smoother entry into the Chinese market. Their development team used Elixir to implement an improved engine and logic, while their project manager offered fresh ideas and valuable business connections.”

Anonymous

Founder

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.

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