Big Data Solution That Saves Millions in Hardware and Licensing Costs

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, October 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Trifork Announces the Financial Impact of Open-Source Big Data Platforms

As of today, Pyton Travel Technology - an Amadeus company (AMS.MC) - launched its next generation dynamic travel booking engine. The platform introduces incredible performance improvements and rich functionalities which enable customers to rapidly build flexible travel solutions. This platform firmly secures Pyton's position as a leader in travel retail.

Trifork helped Pyton by building an innovative big data platform that delivers unsurpassed flexibility and blazing fast search results. In an industry renowned for unforgivingness towards performance bottlenecks, speed was a key requirement. Through revolutionary new techniques, Trifork enables end-users to search through over 600 million records in under 50 milliseconds. This allows Pyton to easily serve over 35 million requests per day, a hundredfold improvement compared to the old platform.

Pyton realized that its Microsoft SQL-Server system no longer matched its operational vision. The hardware-hungry platform led to ever-increasing costs and maintenance challenges. To overcome these challenges, Trifork designed a fully open-source solution which allowed Pyton to phase out over 80 servers and accompanying Microsoft licenses.

Peter Boneschansker, CEO of Pyton: "The number of euros in savings is very impressive, but what is really unbelievable are the rich new functionalities we can now offer. The platform enables us to accelerate innovations that will drive the future of our company. Trifork has shown profound technical expertise during this project and truly delivered on their promises, something I have rarely seen in the industry."

Marc te Vruchte, Technical Director at Trifork: "When creating high performance big data platforms, we always start with the business domain. Understanding the customer journey, knowing which requirements drive value, and gathering KPI's are the architectural foundation. We continuously monitor the systems behavior, allowing us to guarantee that all KPI's are met. This instrumentation enables us to rapidly iterate on design decisions and efficiently create an optimal solution. Combined with an open-source architecture, powered by Debian, Docker and Elasticsearch, we have designed an efficient platform that saves a lot of money."

About Pyton Travel Technology 

Pyton is an award winning travel technology company with offices in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. For over 20 years, we have delivered successful software applications for travel companies, OTA's, physical and virtual tour operators, travel management companies and technology partners in more than 20 countries. Pyton has been part of the Amadeus IT Group since September 2015.

About Trifork Eindhoven B.V. 

Trifork is a software service provider delivering tailor made, innovative, high-performance solutions based on advanced open-source technologies. Trifork helps companies to implement best-in-class solutions while saving money, improving quality, and reducing risks. With its headquarters in Switzerland, Trifork has over 500 employees worldwide. Its offices in Amsterdam and Eindhoven are specialized in high-performance big data platforms, machine learning and Internet of Things solutions. Through its GOTO conferences, Trifork invests in remaining at the forefront of the technology landscape in order to help its clients benefit from the opportunities offered by cutting edge technology