Case studies
What we built, who for, and what changed.
63 engagements across cloud, data, AI, search, and observability.
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On-Prem Observability for a National Digital ID Program
2Geographically separate data centers running active-active HASearch & ObservabilityGovernment
AIOps and Monitoring for Government Healthcare
10MEvents processed per minute across the monitored networkSearch & ObservabilityHealthcare
Tuning Enterprise Search Relevance for Big 4 Firm
Search logic, filters, and result scoring aligned across every content sourceAI & Generative AIProfessional Services
GenAI Chatbot for Faster Vulnerability Remediation
Armorcode and external advisories unified into one systemAI & Generative AITechnology
Air-Gapped Observability Platform for Critical Infrastructure
6High-volume data nodes deployed in the production clusterSearch & ObservabilityCritical Infrastructure
Legacy Retail Chain Gains End-to-End Observability
50MMonthly e-commerce visits kept under unified observabilitySearch & ObservabilityRetail
Elastic Cloud Enterprise Upgrade & Storage Optimization
ECE upgraded to v1.12 across the full production clusterSearch & ObservabilityFinancial Services
Elasticsearch Performance Tuning for Global Finance
24 nodesStabilized across a 718-index Elasticsearch deploymentSearch & ObservabilityFinancial Services
Scalable Log Management with Elastic CCR
100GBLog data ingested daily, across multiple applicationsSearch & ObservabilityAutomotive
Securing Hybrid Cloud Monitoring with Elastic
TLS/SSL trust validated across Fleet and Agent policiesSearch & ObservabilityFinancial Services
SOC2-Compliant SIEM for Asia's Bill Payments Platform
Elastic Security deployed for continuous compliance monitoringSearch & ObservabilityFinancial Services
Domo-to-Looker Analytics Migration for a Tech Skilling Platform
1.5M+Learners covered by daily analytics reportingData, Analytics & BIEducation
Migration of Analytics Workload from Snowflake to BigQuery
<10sDashboard refresh on BigQuery, down from hours of ETL lagData, Analytics & BITechnology
Sales and Training Analytics on Looker Studio
Sales, revenue, and training data unified from scattered systems into one Looker Studio viewData, Analytics & BITechnologyTableau to Looker Migration Case Study
10,000+ Tableau dashboards assessed and prioritised for migration
Search & Observability20ECE Platform Modernization
Production hosts re-platformed to RHEL 8 / Podman with zero downtime
Data, Analytics & BI1.9MEnterprise Bank Automation: 1.9M Duplicate Tickets Cleared
Duplicate tickets cleared through automated deduplication
Search & ObservabilitySplunk to Elastic Migration Stabilization
Isolates failed records instead of silently dropping them
Search & ObservabilityUnified Network Monitoring for a Higher-Ed Campus
One platform across every vendor's network hardware
Search & Observability40,000Automated Compliance Reporting for Aviation Security
Device records continuously validated against security coverage
AI & Generative AI10xAgentic AI Cuts UX Friction Analysis Time 10x
Faster user-friction analysis than manual review
Search & Observability9-nodeSolr to Elasticsearch Migration on GKE
Elasticsearch cluster deployed on GKE (3 master, 3 hot, 3 cold)
Search & Observability5+Swiftype to Elasticsearch Serverless Migration for an Airline
Web domains unified into a single search index
AI & Generative AIAI-Powered Risk Signal Detection for a Global Insurer
Replaces manual review of publications, journals, and social feeds
Search & Observability200K+AppSearch Crawler Overhaul for a Japanese Engineering Conglomerate
Documents migrated from Swiftype to Elastic App Search
AI & Generative AI40%Analytics Workload Migration from AWS to GCP
Lower total cost of ownership
Data, Analytics & BIBigQuery Optimization Cuts Cost for a Learning Platform
Tables no longer dropped and rebuilt on every ETL run
AI & Generative AIComputer Vision Speeds Building Plan Reviews for Agencies
Building plans checked against master specs without manual review
Search & Observability100%Real-Time Content Discovery on AWS OpenSearch
Serverless AWS architecture built on Glue and OpenSearch
Search & Observability7.17.15Cross-Cluster Replication Upgrade for a Fintech Firm
Elasticsearch and Kibana upgraded from 7.17.10, in lockstep
Data, Analytics & BIInvestment Management Data Lake
Consolidates financial, economic, and research data across all asset classes
Search & Observability2 weeksWeb-to-Print Firm Boosts Search with Elastic App Search
Discovery to working prototype, before go-live
AI & Generative AIElastic-Powered Financial Monitoring for a Global Finance Firm
Disparate monitoring tools consolidated onto Elastic Cloud
Search & Observability7TB+Elasticsearch 1.x to 8.x Migration for Logistics
Data migrated to Elastic Cloud in a phased, parallel migration
Search & Observability30AgriTech Elasticsearch Migration to Elastic Cloud
Terabytes of Elasticsearch data migrated to Elastic Cloud
Search & Observability465Energy Sector Elasticsearch Migration to Elastic Cloud
Indices and 1.3TB of data migrated to Elastic Cloud
Search & Observability1,000+Elastic Cloud Migration for a US IT Provider
Indices migrated to Elastic Cloud
Search & Observability30+Elastic Cloud Migration for Century-Old USA Poultry Processor
Terabytes of historical data migrated to Elastic Cloud
Search & Observability3,500+Elasticsearch Migration for a Video Commerce Platform
Watchers updated through automated migration
Search & Observability2Cutting Elastic Cloud Costs for a Fashion Retailer
Baseline cluster nodes, down from 22 always-on nodes at peak
Search & ObservabilityEnhanced Aviation Operations with Elasticsearch
Indices and data streams established for maintenance logs and workflows
Search & Observability2.14ECK Upgrade for a Fortune 500 Tech Firm
ECK upgraded from v2.5 onto vendor-maintained Helm charts
Search & ObservabilityLog Ingestion Automation for Cloud Security
Multi-node Elasticsearch clusters stood up without manual steps
Search & Observability1,400Remote Reindexing Strategy for California Travel Startup
Indices unified under consistent field mappings
Search & ObservabilityElasticsearch Optimization for an HR SaaS Platform
Unified index lifecycle and sharding strategy across every module
Search & Observability30+Multi-Tenant Elasticsearch Tuning for a Telecom Platform
Best practices implemented, from alias-based routing to Terraform-defined infrastructure
Search & Observability8.xLegacy Elasticsearch Upgrade for a US Commercial Bank
Elasticsearch clusters upgraded from version 7.17 using custom Ansible playbooks
Search & Observability2,000Modernizing News Search for a Trading Firm
News items processed per second, sustained under peak load
Search & Observability16ELK Stack Upgrade: RHEL 7 to RHEL 8
Elasticsearch, Kibana, Fleet, and Logstash nodes upgraded to RHEL 8
Data, Analytics & BI17,000+Self-Service Tagging App for FinOps Accuracy
Tags standardized through self-service tagging
AI & Generative AISmarter FX and Equity Trade Recommendations
FX and equity trade ideas delivered every night via Tableau
AI & Generative AIVertex AI Chatbot Streamlines HR Support at Scale
Employees get HR policy answers directly in Slack
Search & Observability2.4TBDigital Commerce Firm Migrates to Elastic Cloud 8.3
Analytics data migrated across 9,000 indices
Search & Observability50+Kibana Dashboard Migration and Localization for IT Services
Kibana dashboards translated and migrated
AI & Generative AILegal Judgment Summarization and Audio Conversion
Condenses lengthy court decisions into concise, listenable summaries
Search & Observability30Logstash Pipeline Optimization for a Canadian Bank
Structured observations delivered, from quick wins to strategic fixes
Data, Analytics & BIReal-Time Learning Analytics on Looker and GCP
Looker replaced nightly batch reporting for learners and L&D managers
AI & Generative AITurkish Wheel Maker Cuts Scrap Cost with ML
Faulty wheels forecast earlier in the production line
AI & Generative AI7LXP Platform Expands Across Seven New Marketplaces
New platforms reached, from Microsoft Teams to Salesforce
AI & Generative AI3Japanese Truck Manufacturer Boosts Resolution Speed with NLP
Best-matching historical issues surfaced for every new quality report
Search & Observability14Multilingual Search Relevancy for a Learning Platform
Languages supported for search relevancy and content discovery
Search & Observability35MPerformance Optimization After Elasticsearch Migration for Matchmaking Platforms
Users served through the platform's real-time matchmaking search
AI & Generative AIRemote Damage Assessment Model Speeds Insurance Claims
Fewer minor claims need an in-person inspection
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