Case Study

Production Support for a Europe-Based IoT Service Provider

Marine & Shipping
Industry
Marine & Shipping / Energy - IoT
Services
Maintenance & Support (L1, L2, L3), Application Deployment, Application Configuration, Infrastructure Support
Company Size & Location
Global Enterprise & Europe
Technology Stack
Debian · Azure Cloud · TeamViewer
Team
12-Member Support Team (grown over time) — L1/L2/L3 Support & Deployment/Configuration Engineers
Timeline
Long-Term, Expanding Engagement
01

Client Vision

The client is a global leader in marine, energy, and certification. They have developed an IoT solution serving multiple use cases across Shipping and Energy, and were looking for a partner to handle deployment, configuration, and L1/L2 support - so their own teams could focus on the product. The goal: reliable, professional production support that could grow with their expanding product lines.

02

Challenge

For a global leader running IoT products across shipping and energy, support isn’t a back-office function - it’s part of the product experience. They needed a partner who could take on deployment, configuration, and tiered support reliably, and scale that support as their product portfolio grew.

Reliable Tiered Support  

They needed dependable L1/L2 support for a live IoT solution used across Shipping and Energy.

Deployment & Configuration Ownership  

Beyond ticket handling, they needed a partner to own application deployment and configuration.

Domain Ramp-Up  

Supporting a specialised marine and energy IoT product meant the support team had to come up to speed on a complex domain before handling tickets independently.

Scaling with the Portfolio  

As product lines and services grew, the support model had to expand with them.

03

Solution

Focaloid set up a dedicated production-support team that ramped up on the domain, then took full ownership of deployment, configuration, and tiered support - scaling as the client’s portfolio grew.

Dedicated 12-Member Support Team  

Assigned a dedicated team of 12 to provide deployment, configuration, and L1/L2 support.

Structured Onboarding  

Ran an initial 4-week training and shadowing period, after which the team handled tickets independently.

Deployment, Configuration & Tiered Fixes  

Took on application installation, upgrades, configuration, and production issue fixes across L1, L2, and L3, plus infrastructure support.

Central European Coverage  

Provides support during central European hours, over phone and web.

Full Maritime Ownership  

The entire Maritime product deployment, configuration, and support is now handled from Focaloid.

04

Our Approach

Focaloid built the support capability deliberately - ramp up, take ownership, then expand.

Ramp Up on the Domain  

Onboarded the team through a 4-week training and shadowing period to build deep familiarity with the IoT products.

Take Independent Ownership  

Transitioned to independently handling tickets across deployment, configuration, and L1/L2/L3 fixes.

Cover Central European Hours  

Provide phone and web support aligned to the client’s central European working hours.

Expand with the Portfolio  

Grew the team over time to support additional product lines and services, ultimately owning the full Maritime product deployment, configuration, and support.

05

Result / Impact

For the Client

  • 12-member dedicated support team, grown from the initial deployment
  • Full ownership of the entire Maritime product deployment, configuration, and support
  • L1, L2 & L3 production issue resolution plus infrastructure support
  • ~99.9% production availability maintained

For Operations

  • 4-week structured onboarding before independent ticket handling
  • Phone & web support during central European hours
  • End-to-end application installation, upgrades, and configuration managed
  • Expanded coverage across additional product lines over time

For the Business

  • Reliable production support freeing the client’s teams to focus on the product
  • A support partnership that scaled with the growing portfolio
  • A trusted, long-term relationship now owning full Maritime support

06

Why It Matters

For a global leader in marine and energy IoT, the products run in demanding, real-world environments on ships and energy assets where downtime has real consequences. Support that’s slow, shallow, or can’t scale undermines the whole offering. By building a dedicated team that learned the domain deeply, took full ownership of deployment, configuration, and tiered support, and grew with the client’s portfolio, Focaloid became the reliable backbone behind the client’s Maritime products handling everything from installation to L3 fixes so the client can keep innovating, confident the support is handled.

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