Digitalisation is a crucial step in the development of many companies within the industrial sector. It facilitates the integration of various systems, devices and machines to create a connected ecosystem that can work collaboratively. Digitalisation enables companies to collect, process, and analyse data in real time, providing actionable insights for informed decision-making. Additionally, it helps streamline operations by automating certain processes.

لا عجب أن التحول الرقمي محرك أساسي للقدرة التنافسية والاستدامة في الصناعة 4.0 المشهد. وقد يبدو الأمر بمثابة مهمة صعبة لبعض الشركات. فهناك العديد من التحديات والقرارات الاستراتيجية التي يجب اتخاذها على طول الطريق. وهنا يأتي دور استشارات تكنولوجيا المعلومات.

The role of an IT consulting company is to support organisations that want to effectively implement technology to meet their growing business needs and fulfil their goals. Apart from software delivery services, at Spyrosoft, we also offer IT consulting services for companies across various industries. In this article, we would like to share one of the examples of such a partnership – the story of our collaboration with Corab.

طلبنا من بيوتر بيلينغ، مدير الصناعة 4.0 – الحلول الرقمية، أن يخبرنا المزيد عن كيفية بدء التعاون، وما تضمنته خدمات استشارات تكنولوجيا المعلومات، وما هي النتائج.

في ماذا تتخصص شركة Corab؟

Corab is a leading manufacturer of photovoltaic systems and a distributor of comprehensive solutions in the renewable energy sector for both businesses and individual clients. With over 30 years of experience designing structures and manufacturing products from aluminium and steel, Corab’s annual production capacity exceeds 4GW of solar energy.

حالياً، بالإضافة إلى الألواح الكهروضوئية، تتخصص Corab أيضاً في إنتاج محولات الطاقة الشمسية والمحولات الدقيقة والمضخات الحرارية والبطاريات. تصدّر الشركة أنظمتها إلى 14 دولة.

تتضمن استراتيجية تنويع محفظة Corab إنشاء منتجات رقمية موجهة للعملاء النهائيين وأجهزة مراقبة لأغراض التحليلات الداخلية. ويتكون النظام من:

  • منصة إنترنت الأشياء قائمة على الحوسبة السحابية،
  • تطبيق ويب داخلي للاستخدام في الشركة،
  • تطبيق جوال للمستخدمين النهائيين.

كيف أصبحت Spyrosoft شريكاً استشارياً لـ Corab؟

To keep up with the company’s fast development, it’s important to adapt internal infrastructure to handle increasingly complex processes. The digital transformation that covers various areas is essential for production management and maintaining the enterprise’s maturity. This challenge requires comprehensive knowledge of enterprise digitalisation processes, cloud solutions, and بناء منصة إنترنت الأشياء. سعت Corab إلى شريك استشاري يتمتع بالخبرة والمعرفة للمساعدة في رحلة التحول الرقمي الخاصة بها.

Our partnership with Corab began with a connection made during the CIO Net conference, where Konrad Weiske, CEO of Spyrosoft, spoke on behalf of the SoDA (an organisation that gathers Polish software development companies). Among the attendees was Tomasz Kopera, CIO of Corab, who recognised Spyrosoft’s potential as a consulting partner. The conversation during the event led to collaboration.

ما هو نطاق هذا التعاون؟

معاً، حددنا الإجراءات لدعم العميل في مجالين: إنشاء بنية تحتية حديثة لتقنية المعلومات للمؤسسة ومنصة للمنتجات الرقمية المقدمة للعملاء الخارجيين.

استشارات تكنولوجيا المعلومات في بناء هندسة المؤسسات

Since Corab already had an IT infrastructure and internal processes, the first step was running an audit to determine which existing systems needed improvement and which parts should be updated or replaced. Spyrosoft’s experienced enterprise architecture specialist conducted an audit, helped the client select products, providers, licensing models, create software development and maintenance procedures, and developed information architecture.

At the end of this consulting stage, the client received in-depth documentation based on, amongst other things, the TOGAF internal systems architecture framework and a list of recommendations for further steps. We also prepared guidelines regarding vendor selection procedures, software development lifecycle, and digital product quality management procedures.

المساعدة في تصميم بنية النظام

As part of our consulting services, our cloud solution architect collaborated with Corab’s R&D team responsible for designing devices. His expertise in architecture design and acquaintance with best practices and patterns, combined with domain knowledge and insights from the Corab team, resulted in a high-level solution design (HLSD) of the IoT platform architecture. The proposed solution was agnostic and could be implemented on top of any السحابة العامة. صُممت البنية التحتية للعمليات طويلة الأجل والتطوير الفعّال والتكامل السهل لأنواع جديدة من الأجهزة في منصة إنترنت الأشياء.

المشورة في اختيار مزود خدمة السحابة

Many requirements should be taken into account when choosing a public cloud service provider. These include, for example, the maturity and capabilities of the offered cloud services in a given domain (e.g., services for IoT solutions), consistency with the client’s preferred tech stack, the support offered by the provider, or simply – the price.

We organised workshops where, together with the client, we defined the criteria for choosing a provider. We guided the Corab team through possible selection criteria, presented essential areas due to the type of solution, and advised on what to pay attention to. Then, together with the client, we created a scoring system based on the weights of individual criteria, and the client determined these priorities. The workshops resulted in the scoring of various providers according to these criteria, based on which a decision was made to select one of them.

وبالتالي، تطورت مرحلة الاستشارة في اختيار مزود الخدمات السحابية إلى تطوير حل مخصص، تكون فيه البنية المقترحة من جانبنا هي الأساس.

استشارات تقنية المعلومات في اختيار مجموعة التقنيات

يُعد اختيار حزمة التقنيات المناسبة أمرًا ضروريًا ليس فقط من حيث اختيار الأدوات الصحيحة بل أيضًا من حيث التكلفة.

Ideally, a dedicated solution should be built using a consistent, not too broad technology stack – one language for the backend solution and one framework for the front end. This allows easier and cost-conscious maintenance and development. Moreover, it is important to select popular technologies, as there is greater availability of specialists on the market. Specialists in niche technologies usually have higher rates. Also, technology selection is correlated with the choice of cloud service provider. Therefore, the best option is a widely known technology many programmers use.

العديد من الأنظمة التي نبنيها مُصممة لتكون متاحة في السوق لفترة طويلة – نحن نطوّر حلول إنترنت الأشياء that are expected to function for 20-30 years. Therefore, the stability and availability of technologies, frameworks and tools, as well as their support level, are also used as selection criteria. We want to ensure the client has the opportunity for continuous system development, which legacy technology will not hinder.

الاستشارات حول بناء حلول إنترنت الأشياء

Awareness of the challenges and costs associated with building digital products is essential before taking the first step in the development process. As IT consultants, we discuss with the client how to create IoT platforms that are cost-effective, scalable, and easily expandable to new device types and what problems should be addressed at the beginning to avoid additional costs later on. It is also important to design reusable components during the design and implementation phases, significantly reducing the time of delivery of new business value.

تطوير معايير الاتصال بين الأجهزة

The design of the IoT architecture is significantly influenced by whether it will support one or multiple types of devices. Each type has individual parameters, which will be part of the telemetry, i.e., data sent to the backend. It is worthwhile designing a communication standard between devices and the solution’s backend at an early stage.

قد يغطي معيار الاتصال بين الجهاز والواجهة الخلفية جوانب مثل:
• نوع الاتصال – سلكي أو لاسلكي: Wi-Fi، أو 4/5g، أو غيرها،
• بروتوكول الاتصال – مثل MQTT أو HTTP،
• تنسيق البيانات – JSON أو Protobuf أو غير ذلك،
• البيانات الوصفية المدعومة، مثل درجة الحرارة وتنسيقها (مئوية، فهرنهايت) ونطاقها،
هل هناك عملاء من قطاعي الصناعة والسيارات لن يهتموا بـ MBD؟

With such a template, product teams responsible for devices know how to design them so that they can be added to the existing IoT system with minimal effort. Ideally, by adding a new device, the backend team only needs to handle new types of metadata and their semantics to translate raw data into information, which is then made available through APIs to mobile, web applications, or business intelligence tools.

استشارات تطوير تطبيقات إنترنت الأشياء

Speaking of end applications – mobile, web, or BI – it is worth noting that it is a good practice to provide a dedicated product for every user group. A home user of a heat pump will need different information from that of an installer or service technician. However, these digital products should communicate with one backend. The data or information transmitted through APIs to these applications differ (e.g., measurement value or notification) but come from one source – the previously discussed IoT platform.

Why is this so important? The answer is simple. We increase the efficiency of delivering new functionalities and business value to users. For example, a notification component written once is used to handle all types of devices; that reduces solution maintenance or cloud subscription costs while maintaining flexibility to adapt to changing market needs.

كيف تقيّم Corab تعاوننا؟

We have received positive feedback from our client, which speaks volumes about their confidence level in Spyrosoft as their consulting partner. Our specialists play a crucial role in important strategic areas, and their contributions to Corab’s decision-making processes are highly valued. Our knowledge and expertise enable us to set technological trends and implement the best practices and standards, making us a valuable asset to the company.

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Digitalisation enables seamless integration of systems, devices, and machines, allowing companies to collect and analyse data in real time. This leads to greater efficiency, informed decision-making, and long-term competitiveness within Industry 4.0.

IT consulting helps companies navigate complex technological decisions, from system architecture and cloud provider selection to IoT design and technology stack choices, ensuring that digitalisation aligns with business goals and scalability needs.

Spyrosoft supported Corab in building modern enterprise architecture, designing an IoT platform, selecting cloud providers and technologies, and creating communication standards for connected devices, laying the foundation for long-term digital growth.

By defining communication standards, scalable architectures, and reusable components early on, consulting ensures that IoT systems are efficient, cost-effective, and easy to expand with new devices or features.

Companies gain access to deep technical expertise, proven frameworks, and strategic guidance that help reduce risks, optimise costs, and accelerate digital transformation with sustainable, future-ready solutions.