Proof-of-Concept to Production Hardening
Hardening a proof of concept means closing the gap between a demo that works once and a system that works every time, under real conditions.
The problem
A POC proves the idea. It does not survive weather, bad inputs, hardware that fails in the field, or an operator under pressure. The failures that matter only show up in the real world, which is the most expensive place to find them.
Our approach
We take the POC into real conditions and engineer out what breaks. With EcoEar that meant three hardware generations and finding a memory-corruption fault in the field before it could cost a deployment. With Astrosite it meant making a research-grade system operable end-to-end under live conditions. We work embedded so the hard-won knowledge stays with your team.
What you walk away with
A system that holds up in the field, with the failure modes found, fixed, and documented.
Led by
- Graham Withey, Development
- Dawid Loubser, Architecture
Proof
Common questions
- Hardware as well as software?
- Yes. EcoEar was a rugged field device, not just code.
- How do you find the failures?
- By running it in real conditions, not just in a lab.
- What if hardening reveals a design flaw?
- We surface it early, while it is still cheap to fix.
- Do you stay on for operations?
- We can, or we hand over a system your team can run.