Trility helped a SATCOM leader remain competitive by transitioning legacy hardware to cloud-native, virtualized services. We solved a critical barrier for government and military clients by building a tool for air-gapped updates. This governed model reduced 28GB of technical debt to 8.5GB.
The organization faced intense pressure to innovate while navigating a transition from legacy hardware-centric installations to cloud-native, virtualized services that are essential to remain a competitive leader in the market. However, this evolution was stalled by decades of technical debt and a lack of visibility into security vulnerabilities. Existing customers were hesitant to upgrade because they lacked transparency regarding the risks, leading to a lack of confidence in the data and the product itself.
Technically, the environment had several critical gaps:
There was no viable way to get updates to government and military customers who operate on offline (air-gapped) networks.
Single container images reached 28GB – roughly 500 times the industry standard.
The massive image size made it impossible for developers to work quickly or guarantee that code would run correctly in production.
The system relied on compromised standards that left sensitive data effectively unencrypted, creating high risk for product integrity.
We moved the team from reactive troubleshooting to a structured, automated process. Trility acted as a strategic partner to ensure technology decisions were connected to the business goals and delivered measurable impact.
We integrated Black Duck, Coverity, SonarQube, and AquaSec directly into build pipelines to scan for vulnerabilities and measure code quality.
Trility implemented Quality Gates to enforce strict standards for new code.
If a developer introduces a critical vulnerability or fails to include unit testing, the build is automatically blocked, ensuring accountability before software reaches a customer.
In three weeks, we built a custom utility that allows customers to safely update software without an internet connection.
Modernizing the transition from legacy hardware to cloud-native services was essential. By prioritizing security and stability alongside innovation, the organization now has the technical foundation required to compete in the market. These results reflect a shift from managing technical debt to a controlled transformation focused on business performance.
The new platform reached high-security customers because of the custom delivery tool, providing a defensible path for transformation.
We optimized build files, shrinking them from 28GB to 8.5GB.
This reduction lowered infrastructure complexity and decreased operational costs.
Developers can now run the exact same build on their local machines as the production server, removing inconsistencies and manual rework.
Leadership now has a clear, auditable record of their security posture.
They can now prioritize fixes based on evidence and real-world benchmarks.
