Case Study: Lloyds Banking Group achieves 3x faster macOS build times with MacStadium Orka

Lloyds Banking Group cuts macOS build times 3x with MacStadium

Lloyds Banking Group, a major UK-based financial services group, was facing challenges with its iOS development pipeline. Their team relied on an on-premises fleet of 15 Mac minis, which led to build instability, operational delays, and a lack of scalability. They sought a solution to automate and virtualize their infrastructure to improve reliability and efficiency. They chose to implement MacStadium's Orka to address these issues.

By adopting MacStadium's Orka, Lloyds Banking Group replaced its physical infrastructure with automated, scalable macOS environments in the cloud. This solution provided full control over their build environments, enabling rapid scaling and swift adaptation to new technologies. The results were significant: build times were reduced by over 3x from 90 minutes to 25 minutes, and provisioning new environments was cut from a week to just 30 minutes. MacStadium's solution also improved reliability with clean, isolated VMs and delivered substantial cost savings by eliminating failed builds and manual maintenance.

Lloyds Banking Group