Present Plate is a presentation and demonstration tool, all documents and information are accessible through IOS devices. it allows users to create and manage their own interactive sales presentation.
They reached out to Automatum to help them design and deploy the infrastructure required to scale their application.
What business issues/customer pain points led to desire to change?
Only available on a custom built touchscreen computer that was designed to be set into a table
Windows based operating system
Over time the hardware required updating
Software updates were required
Deprecation issues started to arise
End of life for operating system
Why did the Customer reach out?
Have presentations work on iPads and Android tablets
Needed a cloud-based web application for the presentation editor
Centralised database for all devices to communicate to
Wanted subscription payment gateway implemented for easier payments
Wanted to allow admins to makes their own changes to presentations instead of making requests
Was there a previous solution?
Q1 Design touchscreen tables
If so, why was it inadequate?
On-premise only
Changes required to be made directly to the system itself
Not portable
Best suited for long term display suites
Not scalable
Deprecated Windows-based system
What solution(s) did was proposed?
Online web editor for presentations
Centralised database
iOS application for iPad
Android application for tablets
Share presentations with team members
Download presentations to iPad for offline mode and viewing
Apple TV secondary screen sharing
Stripe payment gateway integration
Scalable cloud-based storage
How were Automatum engaged?
Proposing and deploying the relevant solution to the customer and deploying it to their environment with no lengthy wait times.
What were the key technologies used for this solution?
MySQL (RDS)
AWS Lightsail
S3 storage
SES
AWS Cloudfront
AWS Image processing
Were there any unusual or unique aspects to this project?
Offline mode for presentations on iPads
Utilising Apple TV as a secondary screen
Share presentations with other team members
Bulk folder structure uploads and replicating in database
Who is using the solution or affected by it?
Real-estate sales agents
Marketing agencies
Real-estate developers
Sales reps
Meeting presentations
How well does the solution resolve the customers challenge(s)?
Presentations can be accessed remotely via iPads
If situations of hardware failure, presentations can be downloaded and ready to go very quickly
Presentation editor is accessible online
Storage limitations are not an issue anymore due to scalable S3 services
Hardware maintenance and support is not an issue anymore as the application works on iPads
Presentation is not stuck on-premise and can now be shared
What are the Business benefits? (Measurable!)
Cost Savings
Massive savings in time
Don't have to invest in expensive custom hardware
Agility
Presentations are accessible via the Plate App on the Apple App store and can be downloaded instantly
Offline-mode allows to access downloaded presentations for situations where there is no internet
Staff timesheets can be managed from a range of devices due to responsive design
Reliability
Storage assets are now stored in the cloud and reducing risk of losing content
Application works on iPads instead of relying on custom hardware
Internet is accessible in most places so presentations can be downloaded where needed
Changes can be made relatively quickly using the web editor
End user satisfaction
Cheaper solution for the end user
Can share presentations with other team members
Can make their own changes and updates instead of relying on making requests
