Case Study: Royal Dutch Shell accelerates software development with Microsoft Azure and Visual Studio Team Services

Top oil & gas firm accelerates software development to fuel global energy production

Royal Dutch Shell, a global leader in the oil and gas industry, needed to accelerate its software development cycles and foster better collaboration with external vendors to meet the world's growing energy demands. Its on-premises infrastructure was costly to maintain and hindered productivity by taking months to provision external access. Shell partnered with Microsoft to find a modern, streamlined solution to support its developers and reduce IT complexity.

Microsoft implemented a cloud-based solution using Microsoft Azure, Azure Active Directory, and Visual Studio Team Services. This migration provided a centralized, agile environment that significantly cut vendor onboarding time from months to under a week and offered 24/7 global availability. The results included much shorter development lead cycles, a drastic reduction in IT management costs, and the ability to deliver new features in weeks instead of months. Microsoft's solution transformed Shell's technology environment, enabling it to focus on innovative energy solutions.

Royal Dutch Shell

Henk Middendorp

Software Engineering Architect