Case Study: Hilti accelerates secure software delivery with GitLab

How CI/CD and robust security scanning accelerated Hilti’s SDLC

Hilti, a global construction services provider and manufacturing leader, wanted to bring software development in-house so its engineering teams could gain full visibility and control over source code, improve governance, and meet strict compliance requirements. To do this, Hilti looked for a platform that could support SCM, CI/CD, and strong security scanning while remaining easy to onboard and integrate.

Hilti chose GitLab Ultimate, and GitLab implemented an integrated solution with SCM, CI/CD, SAST/DAST, container scanning, dependency scanning, secret detection, and license compliance. With GitLab, Hilti increased code checks by 400%, cut feedback loops by 50% from 6 days to 3 days, and reduced deployment time from 3 hours to just 15 minutes, helping teams release faster with better security and compliance oversight.

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Raphael Hauser

Head of Governance