Eficode
Boosting Productivity in Software Development through Automation

With a shortage of skilled resources, software development industries are going through a crisis of manual testing inefficiency. Automation of software development processes not only resolves the issue of labor shortage but also increases productivity as developers can concentrate more towards the end-user services. Automation also ensures that there are no breaks in any existing functionality, which reduces the stress on developers. “Productivity can rise massively in a company that adopts automation for their software development operations,” states Risto Virkkala, founder, and CEO of Eficode. Eficode, a vastly experienced Finnish company, is digitally transforming organizations across the Nordic region, through its automated DevOps services and products. With more than 300 designers, developers, coaches, automation engineers, and specialists, Eficode is a part of hundreds of DevOps audits every year and delivers high-quality products in a short period.

Eficode is the Nordic pioneer in DevOps that is centric minded and boasts vast expertise across Europe. “Our customers utilize Eficode’s DevOps services to achieve a high level of automation in realizing digital services,” quotes Virkkala. Eficode begins its DevOps operations with a team of experts that formulate a development plan based on present infrastructure status and maturity level of the client. By doing this, the client has a clear path of its objectives and can then fully harness the benefits of automation.

Eficode has a unique product called ROOT, which automates the development of tools and frameworks for the client and eliminates massive expenditure on assembly-line development, support, and maintenance work.

After the development plan and into the product building phase, the client can begin test automation or Robot framework construction, wherein the product is continuously tested for bugs, and a backstop is created to eliminate resurfacing of the bugs. In case the client does not have test automation setup, robot framework is viable as it is extensible and is a universally adapted test automation method. Eficode also provides consultation to support the software team during this automation period. To lessen the time-to-market of the software releases, an efficient delivery pipeline service is required. Eficode’s ROOT automatically designs secure pipelines, by using methods such as real-time data analysis, SonarQube scanners to detect vulnerabilities and prevent unsafe codes.

Splitting a monolith into microservices can be achieved through containerization, making coding more comfortable, faster, and potentially more secure. If the framework of an enterprise requires containers in their infrastructure, then Eficode provides containers such as Kubernetes and Cloud-native confidence. Eficode helps the organization in moving its data centers and hardware onto cloud by offering its partnered services with Alibaba Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Partner, and Google Cloud. Eficode’s DevOps services, along with ROOT, enables continuous integration and delivery, improved production, quality, cost management, and transparency to assist in decision making. Automation and security go hand-in-hand and so, Eficode provides high quality security measures to its clients and its infrastructure.

Eficode also provides test automation services for physically embedded devices such as elevators, medical products, automotive, and factory production lines. In the future, Eficode is looking to internationalize its operations, and the first steps have been taken by opening offices in the Netherlands and Germany. Eficode sees a massive demand for automation in the future, especially with industries such as automotive going electric and in need of useful software.