Digital platforms connect people, data, processes and existing systems.<\/p>
They provide a central point of access to information and services, automate workflows and form the basis for digital business models<\/strong>, customer portals<\/strong>, dealer solutions<\/strong> and internal specialist applications<\/strong>.<\/p> BitStone develops platforms that work technically and can also be operated, extended and adapted to new requirements over the long term.<\/p>","p17_project_intro_outro":"","p17_project_situations_title":"Typical starting points","p17_project_situations_heading":"When does a digital platform make sense?","p17_project_situations_body":" A digital platform makes sense when:<\/p>","p17_project_situations_outro":"","p17_project_situations_items":[{"item":"multiple processes currently run across different systems or rely on manual workarounds,"},{"item":"customers, partners or dealers need a central digital point of access,"},{"item":"data from different applications needs to be brought together,"},{"item":"existing solutions no longer scale or are reaching their technical limits,"},{"item":"a digital business model needs to be established or expanded,"},{"item":"numerous interfaces and breaks between systems slow down processes,"},{"item":"an existing platform needs modernising,"},{"item":"operations and ongoing development need to be organised professionally for the long term."}],"p17_project_questions_title":"Typical questions from our customers","p17_project_questions_heading":"Typical questions from our customers","p17_project_questions_body":"","p17_project_questions_outro":"","p17_project_questions_items":[{"item":"Do we need a new platform, or can we develop our existing systems further?"},{"item":"Which processes should be brought together on a common platform?"},{"item":"Which existing systems and data sources need to be integrated?"},{"item":"Which architecture will be scalable and maintainable over the long term?"},{"item":"How flexible must the platform be to accommodate new products, markets or user groups?"},{"item":"Cloud, on-premises or hybrid?"},{"item":"Which roles, permissions and security requirements need to be considered?"},{"item":"How do we avoid creating new technical dependencies?"},{"item":"How do we organise operations, support and continuous development?"}],"p17_project_services_title":"What we deliver","p17_project_services_heading":"Typical platform projects","p17_project_services_body":" We develop and modernise solutions including:<\/p>","p17_project_services_outro":" Our projects range from new platforms to the gradual modernisation of existing business-critical solutions.<\/p>","p17_project_services_items":[{"item":"customer portals"},{"item":"dealer portals"},{"item":"B2B platforms"},{"item":"e-commerce platforms"},{"item":"self-service portals"},{"item":"service platforms"},{"item":"product data platforms"},{"item":"learning and community platforms"},{"item":"workflow and process platforms"},{"item":"data-intensive specialist applications"}],"p17_project_process_title":"How we work","p17_project_process_heading":"From the initial idea to long-term operations","p17_project_process_body":"","p17_project_process_outro":"","p17_project_process_rows":[{"title":"Understand","body":" We analyse the business model, user groups, processes, existing systems, data and objectives.<\/p>"},{"title":"Design","body":" Together, we define the target vision, architecture, roles, integrations and a sensible implementation sequence.<\/p>"},{"title":"Develop","body":" We implement the platform iteratively, integrate existing systems and continuously test quality, security and performance.<\/p>"},{"title":"Launch","body":" We support migration, rollout and the transition into production.<\/p>"},{"title":"Operate and develop","body":" If required, we take responsibility for operations, support, monitoring, optimisation and continuous platform development.<\/p>"}],"p17_project_quality_title":"What makes a good digital platform","p17_project_quality_heading":"Technically robust. Relevant to the business.","p17_project_quality_body":" A good platform combines several requirements:<\/p>","p17_project_quality_outro":" What matters is an architecture that fits your business model and future development, rather than maximum technical complexity.<\/p>","p17_project_quality_items":[{"item":"clear business value"},{"item":"intuitive user experience"},{"item":"clean system integration"},{"item":"scalable architecture"},{"item":"strong security"},{"item":"reliable performance"},{"item":"good maintainability"},{"item":"clear roles and permissions"},{"item":"consistent data"},{"item":"long-term extensibility"}],"p17_project_benefits_title":"Clear customer value","p17_project_benefits_heading":"Less complexity. Connected processes. Greater scalability.","p17_project_benefits_body":" A well-designed digital platform provides:<\/p>","p17_project_benefits_outro":" The goal is a digital foundation that grows with your business over the long term.<\/strong><\/p>","p17_project_benefits_items":[{"item":"connected end-to-end processes"},{"item":"a central point of access for users, customers or partners"},{"item":"more consistent data"},{"item":"less manual work and fewer breaks between systems"},{"item":"faster introduction of new offerings"},{"item":"better integration of existing systems"},{"item":"greater scalability"},{"item":"predictable operations and continuous development"}],"p17_project_technology_title":"Technologies and expertise","p17_project_technology_heading":"Technologies and expertise","p17_project_technology_body":" Depending on the starting point and requirements, we use technologies and practices including:<\/p>","p17_project_technology_outro":" The technology follows the task, rather than the other way around.<\/p>","p17_project_technology_items":[{"item":"Cloud platforms"},{"item":"Microservices"},{"item":"APIs"},{"item":"Databases"},{"item":"Identity & Access Management"},{"item":"AI integration"},{"item":"DevOps"},{"item":"CI\/CD"},{"item":"Monitoring"},{"item":"Security"},{"item":"Web & mobile frontends"},{"item":"System integration"},{"item":"Automated testing"}],"p17_project_references_title":"Relevant success stories","p17_project_references_heading":"Relevant success stories","p17_project_references_body":"","p17_project_references_outro":"","p17_project_references_rows":[{"case":1351,"body":" B2B platform for exchanging structured product information between manufacturers, suppliers and dealers.<\/p>","label":"View success story","context":""},{"case":1345,"body":" International B2B platforms supporting a business-critical digital sales channel.<\/p>","label":"View success story","context":""},{"case":1353,"body":" Scalable voucher and loyalty platform with high transaction volumes.<\/p>","label":"View success story","context":""},{"case":1347,"body":" Digital platforms for dealer, service and business processes.<\/p>","label":"View success story","context":""}],"p17_project_fit_title":"When is BitStone the right partner?","p17_project_fit_heading":"When is BitStone the right partner?","p17_project_fit_body":" BitStone is a good fit when:<\/p>","p17_project_fit_outro":"","p17_project_fit_items":[{"item":"your platform is business-critical,"},{"item":"several systems or data sources need to be integrated,"},{"item":"long-term scalability matters,"},{"item":"existing solutions need modernising,"},{"item":"operations and ongoing development need to be organised professionally,"},{"item":"you need a partner who takes technical responsibility as well as providing development capacity."}],"p17_project_contact_title":"Planning a digital platform?","p17_project_contact_heading":"Planning a digital platform?","p17_project_contact_body":" Let's explore which platform fits your situation and what a sensible next step would look like.<\/p>","p17_project_contact_outro":"","p17_project_contact_cta":"Discuss your platform project","p17_project_contact_url":"\/en\/contact\/","p17_project_contact_secondary":"View success stories","p17_project_contact_secondary_url":"\/en\/success-stories\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/redesign.bitstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/redesign.bitstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/redesign.bitstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redesign.bitstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redesign.bitstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1596"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/redesign.bitstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1649,"href":"https:\/\/redesign.bitstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1596\/revisions\/1649"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redesign.bitstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/redesign.bitstone.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}