IoT Development with SOFTECH Cluj stands for high quality service and reliable solutions. Guided by the belief that IoT can make our world more connected, smarter and more responsive to change, our development teams have embraced each project with the desire to build state-of-the-art solutions that users will find easy to implement in their homes and workplaces.

SOFTECH, the software development company based in Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania, has been delivering industrial IoT development services for global top players, for more than a decade. Today, we are proud to count customers from the smart home appliances universe, from the professional home utilities management field, from the smart factories arena, the smart energy grid field and other smart environments.

Our expertise in IoT technologies covers a wide array of IoT platforms, programming languages, communication protocols, device programming and DevOps.

In the following video summary, you will have a glimpse on actual projects delivered by our team in various industries and carefully selected for displaying the visible results.

How to develop a custom IoT solution?

From our IoT development experience we can openly say, that the process matches the general software development process, with some particularities.

  • Business and Environment Analysis – The first step for any IoT development solution provider is to analyze the business and its operational environment. We will understand more about how the business operates and what are the devices that need to be integrated in its network in order to build the software applications requested by the beneficiaries.
  • Proof of Concept – The next step is the one where we build a prototype of the software application, called the proof of concept. This is crucial in the development cycle, for it is the moment of technical validation.
  • Architecture Design and Specifications – We continue with designing the architecture of the IoT application or solution on four different layers: device, network, service and content. Also important for the IoT development cycle is the definition at this stage of the network, the cloud and the edge architectures.
  • Development – The more lucrative part is definitely that of development, when software engineers start the actual building of the IoT application or solution, according to the agreed specifications.
  • Testing – Essential for the overall success of the project and its implementation, testing comes next. Following standardized procedures, we will test the code, the integrations and the security of the IoT application or IoT system.
  • Launch – The much-awaited moment by all the teams is the actual launch of the application or of the solution. Most customers prefer the MVP go-to-market strategy so that we can collect valuable knowledge from the real users and pave the way for the next version.
  • Maintenance and Scaling – During this stage, we monitor the IoT solution in use and get ready for setting the tools and mechanism of scaling it according to the needs of the customer organization.

Depending on your team’s skills and expertise, we can help you with the full IoT development lifecycle or we can just take over where needed.

How to initiate IoT development with SOFTECH Cluj?

From SOFTECH’s perspective, the most important is to be open about the goals, the uses and the resources of a specific IoT project.

  • What it tries to solve?
  • How can the IoT solution better the life of the organization or of its users?
  • What are the deadlines in order to make it viable for the target audience or market?
  • What are the actual resources on the client side and on the supplier side?
  • If it is an already going project, where is the bottleneck?
  • What new expertise and skills are needed?
  • Can you send exact specs so that we can send an adequate quotation?

During our first meeting we will try to answer all the above and see what are the next steps.

On the other hand, you are welcome to ask all the information you need in order to analyze if our company is a suitable service supplier for your organization. We will be happy to provide all the due information.

IoT Technology Stack at SOFTECH

We always strive to keep up to date our IoT Development technologies and know-how. Yet, in general, we include the following communications protocols, programming languages, programmable devices, platforms and DevOps tools:

  • Communication protocols: synchronic and asynchronic, bluetooth, wifi, Zygbee, LoRA protocols
  • Programming languages: C#, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, Swift, Android,
  • Device programming: home appliances, HVAC appliances, smart wearables, radio/TV, beacons, etc.
  • IoT platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
  • DevOps: Ansible, Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins, Terraform

What can an IoT development team from Romania bring on the table?

If you are still wondering why to start working with an IoT development team from Romania, here you have a few good reasons that may help with your choice:

  • IoT development expertise for multiple projects, companies and industries
  • Highly-talented software engineers passionate about the IoT world
  • Safe business environment with a European culture
  • Multilingual, multicultural software development team
  • Creative problem-solving mindset
  • Mature project management
  • Fine-tuning approach for the entire IoT development life cycle
  • Advantageous financial conditions, leveraging the economical differences between regions

Why Cluj is a rising IoT development hub in Eastern Europe?

And if you are pondering about why Cluj might be the right choice from Romania, here are a few hints:

  • Cluj county is home of large IoT systems creators such as Endava, Cognizant Technologies, NTT Data, Emerson, Siemens, Bosch, E-Infra, Electrolux and many more.
  • At the beginning of 2024 around 4340 companies from Cluj county were actively involved in custom software development, having as main customers various large industrial organizations.
  • The era of connectivity and digital transformation impacts all businesses from manufacturing to public utilities and the software development companies from Cluj region are ready to service corporate customers.

Transform your business with tailored IoT development!

Should you have in mind an IoT related project or problem to solve, contact us directly by sending us an e-mail on contact@softech.ro or by filling in the form on the contact page.

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