Skrym, an innovative Swedish logistics startup, was determined to build their product quickly and efficiently from the ground up. With a team lacking extensive cloud infrastructure experience, Skrym sought a solution that would provide security, stability, and best practices without diverting their focus from product development.

The Challenge

• Building a reliable, scalable, and secure platform without extensive cloud infrastructure expertise
• Staying focused on product development while ensuring robust infrastructure management
• Implementing security and stability best practices without extensive manual work

Picking Encore Cloud and GCP as a solution

Skrym chose Encore Cloud and deploying to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as the foundation for their platform, allowing them to:

• Build their product from the ground up with a secure and stable infrastructure
• Maintain a laser focus on delivering product quickly, without worrying about platform work
• Benefit from Encore Cloud's standardized approach, which provides security and stability best practices out of the box

The Results: 90% reduction in DevOps workload

By building their product on Encore Cloud, Skrym experienced:

• Time spent on DevOps reduced by 90%
• Speed of delivery increased by 2.4x
• Enhanced confidence in their infrastructure's stability and security

“Encore Cloud has been a game-changer, enabling our team to focus on product development without getting distracted by the complexity of cloud infrastructure.”

Jakob Nordfeldt — CEO at Skrym

"Encore Cloud’s standardized solution for implementing microservices means we can trust that our platform is secure and reliable while rapidly shipping features to customers."

Max Danielsson — Product Manager at Skrym

Conclusion

Skrym's success in building a revolutionary logistics platform from scratch using Encore Cloud highlights the power of a streamlined infrastructure management solution for startups. By leveraging Encore's built-in security and stability best practices, Skrym was able to fast-track their product development and maintain focus on delivering exceptional value to their customers.