Objenious: Faster data processing for the Internet of Things

LoRaWAN is a low-power wide area network that connects smart sensors to the internet.  After the launch of LoRaWAN just two years ago, Objenious very quickly designed its infrastructure. The previous system struggled to handle the amount of data generated by the network, and could not support the agile development that Objenious hoped to implement.

Eliminate data transmission delays

The use of smart sensors and IoT technology generates vast amounts of data which is constantly updated and must be stored immediately. As the volume of the data began to increase, Objenious’s infrastructure was unable to keep up with demand, and portal users began to experience lag and slow response times. Objenious needed an infrastructure that was reliable and able to provide its customers with the data insights they needed immediately.

For this, Objenious switched to a cloud platform and developed a containerised infrastructure capable of easily adapting to peaks and troughs in demand. By setting up a cloud-based data warehouse to work with Objenious’s Cassandra database, they were able to automate the transfer of data from the warehouse to the database. Objenious is now able to offer immediate data analysis to its customers and analyse its own data.

A "zero downtime" migration

Objenious’s services had to remain operational during the migration to the new platform. "We had to find solutions in order to maintain the service during the migration", explains Souchiam. Objenious consulted Claranet for our expertise in working with Kubernetes. Souchiam explains: “Our teams already knew each other. So there was a natural affinity between them and the cloud experts. "

The services were migrated one by one in just three months without any disruption. Claranet now offers ongoing support, so Objenious does not need to be involved in handling every request.

As soon as a problem arises, Claranet can respond directly, without Objenious present. This was not possible with our previous partners. We now offer a much faster and more integrated level of service.

Overall, Claranet has enabled us to achieve our goals of agility and minimal downtime for the platform. This success is obviously due to working closely with the Claranet team and leveraging their expertise and skills around cloud platforms.

- Souchiam Sechao, Technical Director at Objenious

Seamless integration

Migrating to the cloud helped Objenious improve its performance, security and profitability. "We are now able to handle thousands of messages per second without affecting the platform, and adapt our infrastructure according to our needs," explains Souchiam. “And thanks to the optimisations we've put in place, the total cost of ownership is very profitable. We are able to project ourselves into the future on this basis."

Next year, Objenious plans to start using machine learning to improve its data analysis services and expand its open-source projects. The company will also explore how LoRaWAN can be integrated with their chosen cloud platform. “Our better integration with this cloud platform will accelerate the development of all customers with the management and development of their IoT applications."

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