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	TrustBills Builds a Secure, Compliant Kubernetes Platform for the German Market

TrustBills Builds a Secure, Compliant Kubernetes Platform for the German Market

Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Process Control & Optimization
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	TrustBills, a German-based auction platform for trade receivables, faced several challenges in its operations. The company had to comply with stringent EU data privacy and compliance regulations, which required them to run their own Kubernetes cluster instead of using a managed service. This was further complicated by the need to protect and secure customer data in a security-conscious market. TrustBills spent 10 months testing open source container storage solutions but failed to identify a solution with sufficient levels of scalability, resilience, and security. The company needed a solution that would allow them to efficiently allocate resources, provide performance guarantees for each service, and ensure that if one service was compromised, not all other services would be affected. Read More
About Customer	TrustBills is a German-based company that operates the first auction platform for trade receivables. The platform allows suppliers to upload their specific trade receivables, and investors can bid on them, essentially betting on the risk of the trade receivable. This provides an advantage to the supplier as they get 100% of the auction price straight away, enabling them to finance the ongoing operations of their business without having to wait until the trade receivable is due. TrustBills' platform is fully automated, making it much easier for suppliers to sell their receivables and for investors to acquire them. The company works with a variety of parties, including banks, suppliers, debtors, and investors, and is committed to ensuring that all personal and financial data is stored properly and securely. Read More
Solution	TrustBills turned to Portworx PX-Enterprise, a cloud-native storage solution for Kubernetes. The solution offered a stable, resilient, and secure platform for TrustBills' containerized workloads. Portworx enabled logical separation between different services, allowing TrustBills to efficiently allocate resources and provide performance guarantees for each service. The solution also ensured that if one service was compromised, not all other services would be affected. TrustBills also used Docker and rkt as the container engine and Kubernetes as the orchestration layer. The company found Portworx easy to install and operate, and the support team was responsive and helpful in resolving issues. TrustBills was able to depend on Portworx and get to market faster without having to worry about how to make an open source storage solution stable, resilient, and secure enough for their needs. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Process Control & Optimization

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

TrustBills, a German-based auction platform for trade receivables, faced several challenges in its operations. The company had to comply with stringent EU data privacy and compliance regulations, which required them to run their own Kubernetes cluster instead of using a managed service. This was further complicated by the need to protect and secure customer data in a security-conscious market. TrustBills spent 10 months testing open source container storage solutions but failed to identify a solution with sufficient levels of scalability, resilience, and security. The company needed a solution that would allow them to efficiently allocate resources, provide performance guarantees for each service, and ensure that if one service was compromised, not all other services would be affected.

About Customer

TrustBills is a German-based company that operates the first auction platform for trade receivables. The platform allows suppliers to upload their specific trade receivables, and investors can bid on them, essentially betting on the risk of the trade receivable. This provides an advantage to the supplier as they get 100% of the auction price straight away, enabling them to finance the ongoing operations of their business without having to wait until the trade receivable is due. TrustBills' platform is fully automated, making it much easier for suppliers to sell their receivables and for investors to acquire them. The company works with a variety of parties, including banks, suppliers, debtors, and investors, and is committed to ensuring that all personal and financial data is stored properly and securely.

Solution

TrustBills turned to Portworx PX-Enterprise, a cloud-native storage solution for Kubernetes. The solution offered a stable, resilient, and secure platform for TrustBills' containerized workloads. Portworx enabled logical separation between different services, allowing TrustBills to efficiently allocate resources and provide performance guarantees for each service. The solution also ensured that if one service was compromised, not all other services would be affected. TrustBills also used Docker and rkt as the container engine and Kubernetes as the orchestration layer. The company found Portworx easy to install and operate, and the support team was responsive and helpful in resolving issues. TrustBills was able to depend on Portworx and get to market faster without having to worry about how to make an open source storage solution stable, resilient, and secure enough for their needs.

Impact #1	TrustBills was able to get to market faster without having to worry about how to make an open source storage solution stable, resilient, and secure enough for their needs.
Impact #2	The company was able to efficiently allocate resources and provide performance guarantees for each service.
Impact #3	TrustBills was able to ensure that if one service was compromised, not all other services would be affected.

Impact #1

TrustBills was able to get to market faster without having to worry about how to make an open source storage solution stable, resilient, and secure enough for their needs.

Impact #2

The company was able to efficiently allocate resources and provide performance guarantees for each service.

Impact #3

TrustBills was able to ensure that if one service was compromised, not all other services would be affected.

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TrustBills Builds a Secure, Compliant Kubernetes Platform for the German Market

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