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IN JUST SIX WEEKS , ZILCH TRANSITIONED
FROM HAVING NO
INFRASTRUCTURE
ON GOOGLE CLOUD OR APIGEE TO
A FULLY- INTEGRATED
PLATFORM ACROSS BOTH ITS TEST AND PRODUCTION
ENVIRONMENTS . its engineers to dedicate their expertise to tackling other challenges and innovations .
Rapid deployment : With ambitious growth plans , Zilch needed a swift and efficient integration of new technologies . This was particularly challenging given its in-house engineers ’ expertise primarily lay in other cloud platforms and technologies .
Security and reliability : As a payment platform and credit provider , Zilch could not compromise on the security and reliability of its services , making the selection and integration of new technologies a sensitive task .
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Scalability for growth : Zilch ’ s rapid user base expansion , especially in the UK , necessitated scalable solutions that could handle increasing loads and offer new features without service interruptions .
The solution
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Rapid Google Cloud and Apigee integration : Searce efficiently set up Zilch ’ s Google Cloud landing zone and its initial Apigee instance . In just six weeks ,
Zilch transitioned from having no infrastructure on Google Cloud or Apigee to a fully-integrated platform across both its test and production environments .
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Expert collaboration : Searce ’ s team of solvers worked closely with Zilch ’ s in-house engineers , ensuring a smooth and informed integration process , leveraging both teams ’ expertise .
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Multi-cloud resilience : By facilitating the integration of Google Cloud alongside AWS , Searce provided Zilch with the resilience of a multi-cloud environment , safeguarding against potential service interruptions .
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API management with Apigee : With help from Searce ’ s team of experts , Zilch utilised Apigee ’ s robust features , ensuring third-party interactions with its systems were swift , secure and dependable . This opened new avenues for customer acquisition and third-party integrations .
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Future-ready discussions : Recognising the potential of big data , ML and AI , Searce and Zilch have
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