Case Study Enterprise-Scale

THE OBJECTIVE

A leader in the global life reinsurance industry set out to upgrade its systems to support:

• Increased demands for speed-to-market
• Continuous innovation
• Scalability
• Reduced software licensing costs

The solution

The company identified the Grails framework as the ideal toolkit for the project. Systems were successfully upgraded using the Grails framework as the driver for their:

• Internal and external web services
• XML SOAP-based services
• REST services
• AngularJS applications
• Traditional web 1.0 applications

THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY

Outstanding software engineering support and strong documentation, bolstered by a vibrant user community, make the Grails framework a terrific choice for any organization looking to quickly bring industrial-strength, scalable, and integrated solutions to market.

Because the Grails framework represents a combination of convention over configuration and sensible defaults, it has been described as “Java on steroids.”

Popular among shops that have invested in Java or JVM-based technologies, the Grails framework:

• Facilitates rapid application development
• Is welcomed by development teams, including those currently using Spring and Hibernate, due to its ability to accelerate developer productivity by 50-70%
• Is applauded by businesses as a tailored feature set, resulting in streamlined learning, development efficiency, and support responsiveness
• Supports exponential scaling
• Deploys well within existing, complex environments
• Provides necessary flexibility to develop plug-ins and to quickly resolve issues

Grails is not just for rapid prototyping; our situation is proof that Grails is built for enterprise-scale application development.

Development with Grails is significantly faster than with Java, or anything else we had worked with or explored.

OCI consultants deliver a level of consistency that we haven’t seen. And that consistency means reduced risk to our projects.

Client Testimonials

OBJECT COMPUTING GRAILS SUPPORT

Having successfully upgraded its systems with the Grails framework, the company reached out to us for assistance in augmenting and supporting its technical teams.

Because Object Computing is home to the Grails framework, our Grails team stands apart from other technology service providers with regard to our Grails expertise.

When it comes to maintaining and upgrading Grails applications, enhancing features and functionality, integration assistance, and more, our clients come to us for access to the architects and engineers who developed the framework and have spent their careers supporting and maturing it.

• Grails co-founders lead the Object Computing Grails team, along with subject matter experts from around the globe.
• Engaging the core Grails team enables faster project upgrades, improving overall speed-to-market.
• Training programs are delivered by Grails team members, who are uniquely positioned to share first-hand experience with the framework and to provide customized, targeted training.
• Engaging the Object Computing team affords access to our network of open source technologists, delivering quick and seamless support for all projects, even those not integrated with Grails applications.