Insurance heavyweight Allianz is supporting its ambition to become a “digital by default” business with the selection of a new platform to accelerate software development and delivery.
The UK insurer has a 400-person team relying on Java and mainframe software practices to deliver a diverse array of insurance products. Allianz has found it harder to move developers between teams when tight project schedules required it.
Allianz is now turning to CloudBees Jenkins Platform to increase automation, improve consistency and meet demand for quality software on shorter delivery cycles.
The platform enables the Allianz teams to use a flexible and scalable approach to hasten the delivery of innovative software applications.
“The insurance industry is fast-moving and our ability to quickly bring products to market to support the customer journey is increasingly important. We need both speed and agility,” said Adam Rates, head of strategy and architecture at Allianz.
With the new platform, Rates said the insurer’s development teams are delivering projects that are larger and more complex at a faster pace.
“We are pleased Allianz Insurance has placed their trust in the CloudBees Jenkins Platform to meet rapidly changing customer and business needs, and hit their ambitious digital goals,” commented CloudBees CEO Sacha Labourey.
“Long, monolithic development cycles are a relic of the past, and for risk-based businesses such as Allianz Insurance, it is clear they see value in a faster, more nimble approach to software delivery,” he added.
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