KSB Technologies

Technologies: React / C# / .NET Core 6 / Azure / Azure Functions / MongoDBAbout the ClientAutoFlow provide intelligent and innovative bodyshop solutions that are not only user focused, but responsive to changes in the industry. The result is a solution that is dedicated to maximising the efficiencies of repairer’s work-flow processes and management.About the ProjectAfter a brief discovery phase with the CTO and other members of the AutoFlow team, a roadmap of the application was discussed and a plan was set in place. KSB Technologies set to work with a team of 3 AutoFlow Developers managed by a senior architect.Main functionalities that were implemented by KSB Technologies include:Analysing the existing system and document processes and user journeys flow…Architecting the system using a number of different approaches such as Domain-Driven Design, Microservices & Event Driven Development.Build an MVP from scratch using Azure Cloud Technologies and ReactImplement Coding Standards across the AutoFlow group.Revaluate current DevOps processes and enhance current ways of working.

Technologies:  Azure DevOps / Terraform / YAML / C# / Azure Functions / MicroservicesAbout the ClientBrit is an international general insurance and reinsurance group specialising in commercial insurance. About the ProjectBrit Insurance were growing rapidly and were really pushing cloud technology within the business. However, they were struggling with Infrastructure As Code (IAC) and finding experts that could use Terraform to create environments and ensure each resource was deployed correctly. KSB Technologies offered a helping hand and over a number of months helped deploy a large amount of Microservices for eTrading solution delivery team, as well as fixing existing pipelines and setting a IAC standard. Main functionalities that were implemented by KSB Technologies include:Create IAC standards across BRIT teams.Created numerous Pipelines in Azure DevOps using YAML. Created multiple environments using Terraform.Enhance existing pipelines and upgraded to YAML.Identify solutions to issues which were causing pipelines to fail.Deploy Azure Functions, Azure Web Apps and Azure Logic Apps.Ensure APIM was set up correctly using Terraform including VNet, WAF, AAD

Technologies:  C# / .NET Core 3 / Azure Functions / SQL Server / Entity Framework / About the ClientDavies Group deliver operations, consulting and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation, customer experience, human capital, transformation & change management. About the ProjectDavies Group were looking to increase the performance of several different areas of an Insurance Claim System to efficiently speed up the application within a certain time frame stated by an end client. Experts at KSB Technologies were able to achieve this by refactoring existing C# code, improving the SQL Stored Procedures to be more efficient and adding indexes. Updating C# code for Entity Framework queries, ensuring only the necessary objects were retrieved. Finally a decision was made to remove heavy front-end processing to backend processes using Azure Functions. Main functionalities that were implemented by KSB Technologies include:Build FaaS solution using C# and Azure functions.Build RESTful API’s following the Microservices design pattern.Fine tune SQL Stored Procedure, adding Indexes and extracting large data sets into small more manageable tables.Refactor existing C# code.Added Unit Tests to existing areas to ensure refactoring didn’t cause any issues.Creating all the infrastructure code (IAC) using ARM templates.Add CI/CD pipelines for new Function Service in Azure DevOps.

Technologies:  C# / .NET Core 3 / Azure Functions / Azure SQL / Azure Search / Azure Maps / Azure Cosmos DB / Power BIAbout the ClientThe ESFA brings together the former responsibilities of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and Skills Funding Agency (SFA) to create a single agency accountable for funding education and skills for children, young people and adults. About the ProjectNational Careers Service were looking for an Serverless PaaS application which would allow them to share data from several different providers with different CRM systems and consume this data in house in a generic format. This would allow ESFA to analyse the services they offer and look for areas of improvement. This data would also be used to report back to the GOV using Power BI Dashboards. Main functionalities that were implemented by KSB Technologies include:Help design system architecture using DDD and Microservices.Build PaaS solution using C# and Azure functions.Build RESTful API’s following the Microservices design pattern.Develop Unit Tests suite including automated testing.Expose Swagger endpoints.Develop a large amount of reusable NuGet packages for the rest of NCS.Develop a change feed system to expose data to a Reporting Database for Power BI Reporting.Leading a team of 8 and setting up coding/testing standards.Develop a backup procedure for Cosmos DB to run on a nightly basis.