Triangu

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of Charity Lab Foundation

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Charity Lab is involved in the technological development of the nonprofit sector through the participation of businesses, technology companies, and volunteers. We combine the collected technologies into a unique platform, Charity Hero, which combines fundraising technologies, a loyalty program, and various marketing mechanics for nonprofit organizations.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Triangu to accomplish?

• Our main objective was to establish a cloud environment that supports our mission to make charity more accessible and transparent
• Triangu’s expertise was needed to set up infrastructure on AWS, streamline our development processes through CI/CD pipelines, implement real-time monitoring, and ensure strict security protocols.
• Additionally, we wanted to enhance cost management and set up systems that would scale as our organization expands.

SOLUTION

How did you find Triangu?

We found Triangu through recommendations within our network of partner companies.

Why did you select Triangu over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Triangu were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Triangu's scope of work was multi-faceted. They initiated the project by setting up the AWS infrastructure, which included configuring Amazon EKS, optimizing Helm charts, and auditing existing VPCs. For our data needs, they rolled out PostgreSQL, Redis, and RabbitMQ with high availability configurations.

A crucial part of their deliverables was the implementation of GitFlow and CI/CD pipelines, significantly enhancing our development efficiency. To maintain system health, Triangu set up real-time monitoring with OpenSearch and configured alerts for critical issues. Additionally, they focused heavily on security, implementing strict access controls, and regular audits via AWS Security Hub.

On the cost management front, they deployed AWS Cost Explorer and set up budget alerts to give us better visibility over expenses. Lastly, Triangu optimized our resources for scalability, leveraging autoscaling and cost-saving options such as Reserved and Spot Instances.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The project's success is evident in several measurable outcomes:

The setup of a secure and scalable AWS infrastructure that supports our growing application needs.
Enhanced development efficiency through the implementation of CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time by 40%.
Improved real-time monitoring and logging, allowing us to identify and address issues proactively.
Greater visibility and control over our cloud costs, thanks to the cost management tools Triangu implemented.
The seamless rollout of our digital food bank platform, paving the way for integration with municipal initiatives.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Triangu demonstrated excellent project management throughout the engagement. They delivered each component on schedule and were highly responsive to our evolving needs. They maintained clear communication, provided regular updates, and adjusted their approach based on our feedback. Their ability to adapt and remain flexible was crucial to the project's success.

What was your primary form of communication with Triangu?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

What impressed us most about Triangu was their strategic mindset and attention to detail. They didn't just implement a solution; they built an infrastructure tailored to our long-term goals and scalability needs. Their commitment to understanding our mission and aligning their technical expertise with our vision set them apart.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Triangu could have done differently?

Overall, our experience with Triangu was extremely positive. If there is an area for potential improvement, it would be in further refining the documentation for some of the more complex configurations. While their documentation was comprehensive, a bit more detail on specific implementation aspects would aid our internal team in ongoing maintenance. Nonetheless, they were always available to clarify any points when needed.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Digital Transformation Advisor of IFES Ukraine

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are the Ukrainian field mission of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES Ukraine), which builds sustainable democracies for a better future. Since 1987, IFES missions have operated in more than 145 countries, both in developing countries and in countries with mature democracies.

Since 1994, IFES began to play a key role in the formation of democratic electoral processes and institutions in Ukraine. As a technical assistance provider IFES Ukraine strengthens democratic progress in Ukraine by implementing this project to its beneficiary - the Central Election Commission of Ukraine (CEC) which is the end user of the project outcomes.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Triangu to accomplish?

• Enhance Data Visualization: Develop a dynamic election data platform to display election results
• In-Depth Analysis: Analyze various aspects of election data using advanced AWS features through the election results platform
• Leverage AWS Tools: Evaluate AWS's capabilities to replace the current CEC’s web-platform during and after elections enabling automatic data download and visualization

SOLUTION

How did you find Triangu?

Referral

Why did you select Triangu over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget

How many teammates from Triangu were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Our specialists built the architecture featuring Amazon RDS with PostgreSQL and Amazon QuickSight:

• Data Migration: Transfer data from the existing database to Amazon RDS for enhanced analysis.
• Data Visualization: Configure Amazon QuickSight to visualize and analyze the data from Amazon RDS. QuickSight enables the creation of diverse dashboards, including graphs, visualizations, and reports, which can be published for public access.

This architecture ensures a seamless data collection, processing, storage, analysis, and visualization workflow. It also offers scalability, security, and data availability, providing high flexibility and performance for analytical operations.

The Triangu team developed a demo version of the web platform on AWS in collaboration with IFES technology and cybersecurity experts.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The project successfully implemented a web platform demo with critical functionalities:

• Election Results Display: National election results were presented using AWS tools, featuring charts and graphs with detailed breakdowns from regional to polling station levels.
• Detailed Result Demonstration: The platform effectively showcased the detailed display functionality by illustrating results from a specific region in Ukraine down to individual polling stations.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Their project management was highly effective, delivering all key items on time. The team was responsive to our needs, demonstrating flexibility and providing timely updates throughout the process. They developed a demo version of the platform with full functionality, ensuring seamless data migration, visualization, and analysis. 

What was your primary form of communication with Triangu?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

What impressed us most was their deep technical expertise, responsiveness, and ability to seamlessly integrate complex AWS tools to deliver a tailored solution. Their approach to data visualization and platform architecture was innovative and scalable, ensuring high performance and security. 

Are there any areas for improvement or something Triangu could have done differently?

While the project was successful overall, a few areas for improvement could include more detailed documentation of the implementation process to ensure smoother handover and maintenance.

However, this issue was addressed during the design of the final progress report. In particular, the vendor engaged one technical writer to help draw the detailed report addressing key questions from the beneficiary 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am Director of Engineering for EGYM, representing the largest training floor platform for fitness facilities. With fully electronic exercise equipment, a unique training concept, and our vendor- independent EGYM ONE platform, we’ve laid the perfect foundations for a successful business that meets your customers’ needs – keeping them happy and loyal.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Triangu?

After business restructuring, we faced with the necessity to merge our two Atlassian cloud tools (Jira, Confluence) into one space.

What were your goals for this project?

Migrating the data from two Jira cloud instances into a single instance and then perform the same operation for the Confluence clouds. Since Atlassian doesn't offer an instance merging service, Triangu needed to find a solution for this challenge themselves. Furthermore, that solution had to work flawlessly and had no place for an error, considering that losing data was impermissible.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Via professional reference.

Describe the project in detail.

Triangu couldn't simply take the cloud backup and unpack it on the Jira cloud because a part of the data would be lost. The loss of even the tiniest portion of data was unacceptable, so they had to find a way to keep the data intact on both instances — the one they were migrating from and the one migrating to. Also, they were required to keep all settings and history as they were. We have proposed to split the process into two steps. The first step was testing — Triangu downloaded the data from two Jira Clouds to their servers and merged it. Then they fixed all issues that came up during those procedures and uploaded the data from the third test server to the test cloud. The steps above were taken due to the impossibility of reaching the database directly from the cloud. Triangu had to download all the data as is and then bring it to the proper format for merging. After the successful execution, we performed User Acceptance Testing and stayed satisfied with the result. Having achieved the desired outcomes, Triangu repeated the process to include the new data that was generated by us while Triangu ran the tests.

What was the team composition?

The team consisted of Project Manager and 2 Atlassian certified experts from Triangu side.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Triangu found a way to successfully merge two Jira clouds and two Confluence clouds without any data, settings, and history loss. It definitely was a success.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Quite effective and efficient. We had a minor slip in milestones, but this was due to a new challenges detected with our data.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Great professional commitment, fearless attitude towards challenges, almost 24/7 work. Agile commercial approach, acceptance of own issues with underestimations in the fixed price project. Superb and friendly communication team2team.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Some sales and marketing could be less aggressive, but I guess, this is a common sales flaw, especially when facing the engineering.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CTO of BBH Stockholm the leading growth acceleration consultancy firm in Sweden, and the creator of E-Brain; an e-commerce platform allowing for innovation.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Triangu?

BBH Stockholm worked with Panini Internazionale on the digiphysical ecom project E-BRain, where Triangu provided DevOps consulting services (AWS, Terraform, Jenkins, Github, Vault by HashiCorp).

What were your goals for this project?

The goal of the project was to build a human centric platform allowing Panini to serve their customer in a more contextual and convenient matter and to build loyalty by saving time for their customers. To reach this goal, BBH Stockholm decided to launch the flexible e-commerce platform eBrain.

This Platform-as-a-Service solution allows any store or merchandiser to make its own branded application and use data-driven marketing, data intelligence systems, and other innovative features. To achieve these ambitious goals, BBH Stockholm partnered with Triangu to make the PaaS solution for building e-commerce apps with the above-mentioned data intelligence and customization features.

The first priority was making the platform robust enough to serve a large number of users and be easily scalable. BBH Stockholm also wanted to safeguard their intellectual rights on these specially developed features and ensure that the codebase of the platform data management systems could not be co-opted by competitors.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

From previous experience and recommendations

Describe the project in detail.

BBH Stockholm worked with Triangu creating the infrastructure for E-Brain & Panini Internazionale, a healthy fast food company, for which BBH Stockholm created a digiphysical ecom & loyalty platform E-Brain, including a central data intelligence system that, paired with a smart suite of services, allowed a seamless journey for clients and employees.

What was the team composition?

The team from Triangu consisted of Cloud Architect, Senior DevOps engineer and 2 Middle DevOps Engineers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Triangu developed the microservices architecture of the platform from scratch and met all development requirements in terms of desired functionalities and integration with external systems.

The resulting cloud infrastructure, built on Amazon ECS, is easily scalable - the number of instances can increase or decrease along with changes in traffic or userbase. The central data intelligence management remains hidden from platform users and sensitive information is stored in a Vault by HashiCorp.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Working closely with daily stand ups and close communication over slack, together with a process in Jira created a effective and transparent workflow.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Triangu is very knowledgeble in AWS which awas the main service used for this project. Their knowledge together with great availability allowed for great quality.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Remote collaboration is always hard but creating a close and transparent communication within a tight constant team has been the key success factor in this project.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

ControlPay is a world’s leading freight audit and logistics visibility provider. The company serves as a trusted Partner between multinational clients and carriers.

Having strong heritage in logistics and roots in the freight forwarding industry since 2002, ControlPay successfully achieves cost saving and ensures strong visibility in the complex processes for their clients. I work for ControlPay on Managing Director position.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Triangu?

ControlPay faced challenges in combining ticketing system and service desk platform. There was a need to find perfect combination that could lead to process flows optimization, information consistency and logical team coordination per business process;

What were your goals for this project?

Gain customized and properly functioning ticketing system with integrated service desk platform Optimization of business processes for better orientation on Client need

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Tendering process

Describe the project in detail.

- Jira migration and upgrade

- Jira Service Desk customization according to the established processes

- Redesign of workflows

- Workflows automation with additional Jira plugins

What was the team composition?

PM from ControlPay side and Project Team from Triangu.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

- Disposal of manual tickets distribution

- Improved and re-established business processes

- Requests flow visibility and quick processing

- Routine task automation minimized time for ticket processing 

Thanks to Triangu’s expertise we managed to create perfect infrastructure that supports efficient business flows the way that we deliver our final product to the Client on time and with required quality.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The team was flexible and ready to use all possible and comfortable ways to be connected depend on the location of necessary team players. Their proactive approach and orientation on a great final helped us to reach success in this project.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Triangu added a great value to the project thanks to their working approach that envisioned audit as the first step and the final offer that was based on detailed analyzes of Client specifics. So as result we gained unique set up that was tailored for our special business domain the best.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We were happy with provider working approach, communication level and quality of services.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the CIO at Astarta-Kiev, a vertically-integrated agri-industrial holding. We are the number one milk and sugar producer in Ukraine.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Triangu?

As our company continued to grow, our existing ticket-tracking system and knowledge management database (KMDB) were unable to keep pace with changing requirements. We could not rank tickets by service catalog, implement SLA/OLA, track resource planning, or estimate change requests. Therefore, we needed to migrate and integrate Atlassian products for IT software management (ITSM).

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to implement ITSM based on ITIL v3 processes and scrum/agile methodologies for software development, business analysis, and project execution.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Industry partners recommended Triangu. They delivered top results in procurement procedures.

Describe the project in detail.

Triangu standardized IT business processes, including user support; service catalog and software delivery management; and project and knowledge management. Their team migrated data from our legacy ticketing system to Jira. They preserved existing ticket statuses and business process flows to prevent negative user experiences.

What was the team composition?

We worked with a project manager, a business analyst, a service desk manager, and an Atlassian engineer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Triangu not only achieved our objectives but proposed additional benefits in Jira process automation. We subsequently integrated other business processes in Jira.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The Triangu team was flexible and responsive. Utilizing their deep expertise in Atlassian software, they were able to provide solutions to specific requirements. Their capabilities exceeded our expectations.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They thoroughly reviewed our requirements and then recommended the best method for implementing cost-effective and process-optimized solutions. We were amazed at how quickly Triangu delivered such high-quality results.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Everything was on time and within the budget. There was no room for improvement.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

IDEMIA is a multinational company in the security mobility domain. We provide services to global financial institutions, mobile operators, public security, and citizen identity. We have a team of 14,000 people from all over the world. I am the head of delivery within the mobile operator business unit, in charge of solution deployment and support.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Triangu?

We obtained a market within the Commonwealth of Independent States, specifically Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine. These regions have native Russian speakers, which is why we decided to work with Triangu.

We knew them previously and had worked together within another company for support. We were happy with their results and professionalism, so we decided to contract several services with them, including project management and business development.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We provide mobile financial services for mobile operators. Clients can use their phones as mobile wallets, keeping money in their mobile accounts instead of having an account at a bank. We propose these solutions to mobile operators so they can provide services to their subscribers.

We won a deal with a global group serving the countries previously mentioned, and started the deployment of this solution. Within this scope, Triangu manages the project in Kazakhstan and Ukraine. They also supply integrators who finalize statements of work. They approve and validate specifications with the customer, based on our product and its customizations. They put together a statement of work based on discussions with the customer.

We develop solutions in our own labs and run R&D in different areas. Triangu validates the delivery, ensuring that what we produce is in line with the statement of work to which the customer has agreed. This involves technical validation and installation on different platforms, as well as acceptance testing with the customer. They provide global project management, including invoicing.

This isn't really development since the core of the product only changes in our labs in the U.S. They perform integration, customization, and configuration based on customer needs. They also offer additional business consultancy, in which they help our customers ride down their requirements and needs.

What is the team composition?

Integrators and technical engineers from their team manage the integrations. They have the computer science skills to deploy these solutions under Linux operating systems, using Oracle databases and three-layer applications with redundancy. It’s a full and complicated solution that requires technical expertise.

How did you come to work with Triangu?

Most of them were working for us through another company. When they gained independence and built their own company, we decided to work with them as well.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Triangu’s team in 2014 when our company had a different name. We have a long-term ongoing project with them. So far, we haven’t explored opportunities to work with Triangu on other projects.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

They’ve helped move the product within the customer’s proximity. They’re professional, and they know what they’re doing. While working in these countries, their Russian language competency is a plus for us.

How did Triangu perform from a project management standpoint?

Their performance is very good. We store our information on Jira and Confluence. Within these two projects, Triangu integrates with our team. They use our global delivery tools, perform the same kind of reporting, and participate in weekly meetings with different project managers.

We’ve integrated them with our own team, using our own project deployment methodology. We have weekly calls, we use email, and we have face-to-face visits in Ukraine. They are responsive, deliver on time, and do things as expected 95% of the time.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They are very professional.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could improve by reducing their prices. They are doing well, but there’s always room for improvement.

Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?

Look at Triangu’s services and product documents. We know what they can do, but I’ve never visited their website and am not sure how they describe their services as we deal with them directly.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of Tabulate, an end-to-end bookkeeping and payroll company initially focused exclusively on restaurants. Our software powers the bookkeeping and payroll services that we provide.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Triangu?

We didn’t have anyone on our team with expertise to run our Amazon Web Services (AWS). We needed someone to manage continuous integration, backup, redundancy, and scalability.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We initially hired Triangu to just do our AWS setup, but now they manage our entire infrastructure. They set up and help select servers, provide guidance on other infrastructure tools we should use, and streamline our services. They inform our best practices and release code in test environments before it goes into production. We’ve had them do server configurations and collaborated on if we should use Docker containers. They monitor our server performance and fix any issues with memory, processing, capability, or other features.

We recently assigned them to work on our data infrastructure. They ensure the data we’ve collected is backed up and recoverable. They also run our disaster recovery processes, including documentation. If something goes wrong on either the server or app level, they make sure we can recover from it and prevent it from happening again.

What is the team composition?

We have two main points of contact. If I have a small technical question, I’ll just ask a team member. The team has gotten as large as five people, depending on the project.

How did you come to work with Triangu?

One of our partners brought them on for a different project. It went well, so we decided to partner again.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent between $50,000–$100,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We’ve been working together since 2014.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We measure success based on the number of issues we have with our infrastructure, which isn’t many. When they do happen, Triangu implements both immediate and long-term solutions to keep the infrastructure running. Users have said the system is efficient and easy to use. We’ve had outside consultants examine our infrastructure, and they say it looks great.

How did Triangu perform from a project management standpoint?

Triangu is highly responsive and readily available; the time difference isn’t a problem. If there’s an emergency in the evening or on the weekend, Triangu usually responds within a few hours.

We mainly communicate over Skype but also use email to summarize discussions.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Because of Triangu, I don’t have to worry about our server crashing. They take care of everything and make my job much less stressful. If something does go wrong, they fix it immediately.

When we first started, we were a small company, but Triangu still treated us well. They’ve always provided high-quality work. Triangu uses cutting-edge technology and keeps our system updated and dynamic.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Sometimes I have to request additional documentation, but it’s not that bad.

Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?

Clearly define your expectations and project goals. If you do, they’ll deliver.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the head of engineering in a Swedish-owned company called Remit AB. We provide outsourcing, out staffing, and offshoring services for client companies. We provide an entire set of services, working with clients from the idea stage to development.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Triangu?

We lack DevOps knowledge and needed a company to assist us in this area. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Triangu engaged with us to make assessments on several of our projects. They participated in creating architectural approaches and worked through business projects to assess their current state. 

They implemented and delivered a solution with CI/CD, infrastructure monitoring implementation, and CD delivery optimization.

There were also some projects where they did the technical assessments. They gave us their proposals on what should be done, where to begin, different changes needed, and what process would provide the best results.

Throughout, Triangu proposes process ideas to us and we use them as an outsourcing partner to take on some of our customer requests.They are currently working on delivering a project for one of our customers and developing demo screens. There’s been a continuous delivery of products throughout this integration.

What is the team composition?

They provide a senior-level QA expert, in-house engineers, and a top-level management person that addresses questions/requests, resource planning, and acts as the main point of contact.

How did you come to work with Triangu?

We had been searching for a DevOps partner, and Triangu was referred to us. We had a discussion and started to work together.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in 2015 and the work is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We have seen an increase in performance. Our collaboration continues to be quite successful, which is why we are still working with them.

How did Triangu perform from a project management standpoint?

In most projects, we handle project management from our side, but they communicate well with us and provide great resources.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re professional and we can easily engage with them on any new DevOps business approach. They are responsive and flexible communicators.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They specialize in AWS, but they could expand and grow in their expertise.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Engage with them as much as possible from the very start, the sooner the better. Give them your ideas. Some issues can be avoided by getting on the same page with one another. Their engineers propose different solutions and ways to improve the process of delivery. Listen to them, as they have great ideas and know what they’re doing.