COUNTRY FOCUS: ITALY
“
THE RED HAT CONSULTING
TEAM HAVE EXCELLENT TECHNICAL
SKILLS THAT WERE APPARENT
WHILE THE TEAM WORKED CLOSELY
WITH US TO SUCCESSFULLY ROLL
OUT THE NEW SYSTEM.
OpenShift Container Platform streamlines
platform management and patching.
Gianfranco Scocco, CIO at Coopservice
“We have many databases with many
different kinds of information. With Red
Hat Data Virtualization, we can give each
application the access to the data it needs
and enforce strict data governance without
replicating the information in our IT
systems,” said Scocco. “We can now keep
just a single copy of each set of data such
as payroll information. Running both Data
Virtualization and JBoss EAP on OpenShift
makes them more scalable as our application
portfolio and data volume grow.”
Faster delivery with agile development
Coopservice worked closely with Red
Hat Consulting to define its new system
architecture, as well as successfully install
and configure its new Red Hat platforms.
“The Red Hat Consulting team have excellent
technical skills that were apparent while the
team worked closely with us to successfully
roll out the new system,” said Scocco. Using Red Hat OpenShift Container
Platform, JBoss EAP and Red Hat Data
Virtualization helps Coopservice keep
pace with business demands by taking
advantage of more agile, adaptable
development processes and resources.
Standardised development
environment speeds delivery – Greater
efficiency with unified management “We have a standard language between the
development and IT operations teams, so
we don’t have to arrange or adapt a new
technology every time we develop a new
solution or service,” said Scocco.
Coopservice has unified and streamlined IT
management by standardising on OpenShift
Container Platform. By running JBoss
EAP and Red Hat Data Virtualization on
OpenShift, the company has established a
single environment for managing most of its
applications, as well as all of its development
and delivery processes. Data Virtualization
allows multiple data sources to be treated
as a single source, speeding data access
for applications and streamlining data
governance. In addition, using JBoss EAP on
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With greater visibility and control over
applications and processes, as well as
integrated technologies from a single
vendor, Coopservice helps both development
and operations teams save time. As a result,
the company can meet increasingly short
time frames for production delivery.
“The new platform lets us respond faster
to the demands of our business which is
important because the time we have to
put solutions into production and meet
customer demand is getting shorter and
shorter,” said Scocco.
Lower staffing costs
With a single platform built with flexible
open source technology, Coopservice has
improved its staffing costs through more
efficient work.
“We create about 40 or 50 new services
each year and for each new service we
develop, Red Hat OpenShift Container
Platform saves us about 5 to 7 days of
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