Often the success of a business project, or more in general of an innovative idea, is related to having solved a problem or responded to a need even before it becomes evident to the end-user.

Behind the “right responses” provided to the market are fundamental research, improvement and technological innovation processes performed by the company, which are a decisive factor in their success.

Being one step ahead and, above all, looking forward in terms of technological development is one of CRIF's qualities, particularly for IT Implementation as part of the CRIF Credit Solutions business line, which boasts a team of experts in application and management software development with state-of-the-art technology.

On the subject of application automation, CRIF has identified a new objective, but above all a new solution: to further improve the way in which software applications are designed and implemented.

The aim is to guarantee the end-user a greater understanding and ease-of-use of the product, as well as providing them with a qualitatively superior application thanks to the use of new IT approaches.

In 2014, CRIF started to assess DevOps (Development + Operations) to take advantage of the available automation in IT as far as possible, and to reduce the workload related to the production of large volumes of applications, providing the market with clearer and quicker responses.

"In essence, this involves taking advantage of the skills of systems analysts and developers within a single framework, which was created in CRIF as part of an internal project, to further optimize application deployment," explained Fausto Gentili, CRIF IT Operations Manager.

The aim is therefore to increase communication and collaboration between Development and Operations, transforming their relationship from linear to circular, with continuous feedback and a constant eye towards the outside.