Success Story

Expanding Features of Legacy Systems for Pharma Sector Growth

Proactive collaboration and fast onboarding to accelerate time-to-market and enhance the engineering excellence of complex legacy systems.
60
engineers onboarded in 18 months (from 2 to 60).
Next-gen
systems built on microservices, boosting scalability and modernization.
Expanding Features of Legacy Systems for Pharma Sector Growth
Expanding Features of Legacy Systems for Pharma Sector Growth

Technologies

Technologies

Expertise

Expertise
Client Overview

MasterControl

MasterControl provides modern Manufacturing Execution Systems and Quality Management Systems that ensure compliance with regulations, reduce risks, and improve the quality and safety of products for regulated industries.

Industries

Life sciences, manufacturing software

Headquarters

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Company size

1,000+ employees
Challenges

Fast Adaptation and Feature Expansion in Complex Legacy Systems

The main challenge was quickly learning the ropes of complex legacy systems to expand their feature base efficiently.
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Learning complexity fast

Our key challenge was to quickly understand complex legacy systems with tightly coupled components and limited documentation, enabling the team to contribute effectively from the early stages of the project.
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Expanding feature base

The existing legacy systems required feature base expansion to support new client requirements while maintaining system stability, performance, and compliance.
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Why They Chose Us

Deep Expertise in Legacy System Modernization

The client selected Zoolatech for its ability to accelerate time-to-market and ensure engineering excellence through proactive technical contributions.
Tailored AI strategy for each client

Accelerating time-to-market

The Zoolatech team helps to accelerate the time-to-market of new systems while ensuring engineering excellence.
Tailored AI strategy for each client

Proactive optimization strategy

Our ideas have contributed to more efficient database performance optimization, Spring Framework usage, and QA automation strategy.
Zoolatech is a senior-heavy engineering firm with Silicon Valley roots and a Miami HQ, specializing in legacy modernization, system re-architecture, and AI deployment to drive long-term, compounding value.

2017

Year Founded

600+

Employees

96%

Client Satisfaction
Workflow

Proactive Idea Sharing and Efficient Teamwork

Seamless integration allowed for fast learning and quick feature delivery.
Phase 1

Rapid knowledge transfer and onboarding

Thanks to the help of a dedicated expert who guided us, the ZoolaTech team navigated easily through the challenges of the existing systems. The onboarding went fast and smoothly.
Phase 2

Continuous feature delivery

Seamless integration with the in-house team allowed for the quick delivery of new features. The collaboration resulted in operational improvements, including increased velocity and overall product quality.
By modernizing legacy systems and integrating seamlessly with in-house teams, the project accelerated time-to-market and positioned the platform for sustainable growth.
Solution

Artifacts and Specific Features Implemented

Expanding the feature base of legacy systems to meet client requirements.
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Feature base extension

Zoolatech played a key role in extending the feature base of legacy systems, enabling the platform to support new functionality without disrupting existing operations.
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Client requirement fulfillment

All development work was aligned with the critical functional and compliance requirements of MasterControl’s clients, ensuring practical value and regulatory consistency.
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Pivotal development role

Zoolatech engineers worked as an integrated part of the development process, contributing hands-on expertise across design, implementation, and continuous delivery.
Results

Quantitative Outcomes and Metrics

Increased delivery velocity and improved product quality.
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Increased velocity

The collaboration resulted in operational improvements, including increased velocity and overall product quality.
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Improved product quality

The collaboration resulted in operational improvements, including increased velocity and overall product quality.
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Speed and agility

Streamlined the deployment process, reducing the time from adding a change to a branch to getting it into the main branch to just 15 minutes.
Business Value

Strategic Impact and Organizational Value

Positioning the client for sustained growth and enhancing team efficiency.
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Sustained strategic growth

The successful partnership not only addressed immediate challenges but also positioned our client for sustained growth in the dynamic pharmaceutical sector. Zoolatech played a pivotal role in extending the feature base of legacy systems to meet the requirements of MasterControl’s clients.
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Proactive collaboration and efficiency

Zoolatech’s proactive collaboration has contributed to innovation and efficiency. Helped to remove a client-vendor bias and enabled proactive ideas sharing and efficient teamwork.