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American Cancer Society Leverages Azure DevOps for Enhanced Collaboration and Cost Reduction

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage
Applicable Industries	Equipment & Machinery
Use Cases	Visual Quality Detection
Challenge	The American Cancer Society, a large nonprofit organization based in the United States, heavily relies on its volunteers who in turn depend on the society's mobile apps. The organization was facing challenges in terms of collaboration, development speed, process organization, and high database costs. The IT team was in need of a solution that could streamline their operations, accelerate the development process, and significantly reduce their database costs. The existing system was not efficient enough to meet these demands, thereby necessitating the adoption of a more robust and cost-effective solution. Read More
About Customer	The American Cancer Society is a large nonprofit organization based in the United States with between 1,000 and 9,999 employees. The society heavily relies on its volunteers for its operations, who in turn depend on the society's mobile apps for their activities. The organization operates in the nonprofit industry, providing crucial services in the fight against cancer. The society's IT team plays a critical role in supporting these operations, ensuring that the volunteers have the necessary tools and platforms to carry out their duties effectively. Read More
Solution	To address these challenges, the American Cancer Society's IT team decided to adopt Microsoft Azure DevOps. This strategy involved the integration of open-source technologies such as .NET Core with Azure DevOps Services (formerly known as Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services), Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin, Azure App Service, and Azure Cosmos DB. This combination of technologies provided a comprehensive solution that facilitated easier collaboration, faster development, better process organization, and significantly reduced database costs. The adoption of Azure DevOps marked a significant shift in the society's IT strategy, enabling them to leverage the power of cloud computing and open-source technologies to drive their operations more efficiently. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage

Applicable Industries

Equipment & Machinery

Use Cases

Visual Quality Detection

Challenge

The American Cancer Society, a large nonprofit organization based in the United States, heavily relies on its volunteers who in turn depend on the society's mobile apps. The organization was facing challenges in terms of collaboration, development speed, process organization, and high database costs. The IT team was in need of a solution that could streamline their operations, accelerate the development process, and significantly reduce their database costs. The existing system was not efficient enough to meet these demands, thereby necessitating the adoption of a more robust and cost-effective solution.

About Customer

The American Cancer Society is a large nonprofit organization based in the United States with between 1,000 and 9,999 employees. The society heavily relies on its volunteers for its operations, who in turn depend on the society's mobile apps for their activities. The organization operates in the nonprofit industry, providing crucial services in the fight against cancer. The society's IT team plays a critical role in supporting these operations, ensuring that the volunteers have the necessary tools and platforms to carry out their duties effectively.

Solution

To address these challenges, the American Cancer Society's IT team decided to adopt Microsoft Azure DevOps. This strategy involved the integration of open-source technologies such as .NET Core with Azure DevOps Services (formerly known as Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services), Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin, Azure App Service, and Azure Cosmos DB. This combination of technologies provided a comprehensive solution that facilitated easier collaboration, faster development, better process organization, and significantly reduced database costs. The adoption of Azure DevOps marked a significant shift in the society's IT strategy, enabling them to leverage the power of cloud computing and open-source technologies to drive their operations more efficiently.

Impact #1	The adoption of Azure DevOps by the American Cancer Society resulted in significant operational improvements. The new system facilitated easier collaboration among the volunteers, enabling them to work more effectively. The development process was accelerated, allowing for faster deployment of necessary tools and applications. The organization process was better organized, leading to more efficient operations. Most importantly, the high database costs were significantly reduced, freeing up resources that could be directed towards other critical areas. The overall impact was a more efficient, cost-effective operation that could better support the society's mission of saving lives from cancer.

Impact #1

The adoption of Azure DevOps by the American Cancer Society resulted in significant operational improvements. The new system facilitated easier collaboration among the volunteers, enabling them to work more effectively. The development process was accelerated, allowing for faster deployment of necessary tools and applications. The organization process was better organized, leading to more efficient operations. Most importantly, the high database costs were significantly reduced, freeing up resources that could be directed towards other critical areas. The overall impact was a more efficient, cost-effective operation that could better support the society's mission of saving lives from cancer.

Benefit #1	In the first year after adopting DevOps, the American Cancer Society increased funds raised by 86 percent
Benefit #2	Reduced data storage deployment costs by a phenomenal 1,000 percent

Benefit #1

In the first year after adopting DevOps, the American Cancer Society increased funds raised by 86 percent

Benefit #2

Reduced data storage deployment costs by a phenomenal 1,000 percent

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American Cancer Society Leverages Azure DevOps for Enhanced Collaboration and Cost Reduction

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