Case Study: Pfortner achieves 60% faster development cycles with SUSE Studio from SUSE

Accelerating Development Cycles and Enabling Rapid Business Growth

Pfortner, an IT services and solutions company in South Africa serving the financial services sector, needed to accelerate its development cycle as client demand for customization grew. The company also wanted to help new developers become productive faster and respond more quickly to requests for tailored secure connectivity appliances. SUSE and SUSE Studio were used to address these challenges.

SUSE implemented SUSE Studio to give Pfortner a controlled, web-based environment for building, testing, and customizing Linux-based appliances on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. The result was a 60% reduction in appliance development time, faster training for new developers, and the ability to deliver new functionality or patches in as little as one to two days, creating a stronger time-to-market advantage for Pfortner.

Pfortner

Aubrey Swanepoel

Managing Director