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Business software, integrations and process automation

Business tools and work environments tailored to your organization’s processes.

We design, integrate and maintain digital environments that support your teams’ day-to-day operational efficiency. We replace chaotic file handling and manual re-keying of data with a cohesive ecosystem: we connect on-site storage to file-sharing clouds for your clients, deploy mature collaboration platforms and build custom API bridges. You invest in engineering, automation and ongoing support — without artificial licensing barriers.

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Architecture and ongoing engineering supportCustom API integrations, private data-exchange clouds and dedicated process portals.
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The PCS integration philosophy

Your technology budget should fund process efficiency and growth, not rigid limitations.

Most one-size-fits-all SaaS platforms try to force a company to abandon habits it has built up over years. As a result, organizations operate in scattered silos: employees move files between programs by hand, customer data circulates in insecure email attachments, and every additional user or non-standard need adds more subscription costs.

At PCS, we take a pragmatic approach to technology. We design the architecture around how your team actually works. We use proven, independent platforms with open architectures and fill in the missing links with our own code — building secure software bridges between on-site storage, databases and portals for external clients.

You get clear, automated tools tailored precisely to the specifics of your industry. Ongoing engineering support from PCS ensures business continuity, database security and continued development of the system as your business grows — on predictable, partnership-based terms.

Areas of expertise and integration

Four pillars of an efficient digital ecosystem.

We combine independent open-source platforms, our own integration code and dedicated computing infrastructure into one stable work environment.

Open-source business platforms and data sovereignty

We deploy and configure mature, proven environments for collaboration, task management and secure resource sharing (Nextcloud, GitLab, Redmine, ticketing systems). Your organization gains full control over its own data, and the infrastructure scales with no seat limits and no monthly per-user subscription fees.

  • No per-seat fees
  • Nextcloud / Redmine / GitLab
  • Private on-premises cloud
  • GDPR compliance support

Integration bridges and workflow automation (glue code)

We eliminate information silos and repetitive manual work. We write dedicated background services, orchestration scripts and API connectors that seamlessly link isolated applications. For example, we automate the instant transfer of documents from local network folders (Samba) straight to encrypted client portals in the cloud — with no email involved.

  • Custom API connectors
  • Samba ↔ cloud bridges
  • Automated document flow
  • Job queuing

Custom web applications and process portals

We design and build robust systems from scratch when standard off-the-shelf software does not fit a client’s operations. We build scalable, high-concurrency web applications — one example is the portal we built for WCIES (Warsaw Centre for Socio-Educational Innovation and Training), which coordinates more than 1,500 training courses and events a year, from registration to certification.

  • Custom web software
  • Relational database architecture
  • Scale: 1,500+ processes a year
  • Self-service portals

Database performance, license servers and compute workstations

We take care of the hardware and database foundation your applications run on. We optimize MS SQL and PostgreSQL clusters to serve hundreds of business entities (smooth month-end and year-end closes at accounting firms), configure network license servers (CAD/BIM) and build dedicated GPU-accelerated compute servers for local rendering and AI workloads.

  • MS SQL / PostgreSQL optimization
  • Network license servers
  • Local GPU / AI workstations
  • Secure retention procedures

Data flow architecture

An integrated environment. Secure, real‑time data flow.

We design an information-exchange architecture that ties your company’s internal systems into a unified ecosystem. We deliver instant, secure data flow exactly where the work happens — at headquarters, in branch offices, for mobile and remote staff, and in dedicated client portals.

Local resources and business systems

Source environment (on-premises)

Local infrastructure & databases

Operating systems, file shares and storage:

  • Local Samba shares and shared drives: Per-client folder structures, working folders and file sharing at full LAN speed.
  • SQL databases for ERP and finance systems: Transactional engines (MS SQL for Comarch ERP Optima, InsERT, Symfonia, etc.) optimized for multi-user access.
  • CAD / BIM design environments: Heavy 3D models, technical documentation repositories and raw production files on fast NVMe arrays.
  • License servers and local hardware: Management of network license pools (LMTOOLS, FlexNet/FLEXlm) and workstations that generate compute jobs.

Role: The team at headquarters keeps working on familiar, fast local resources — with no need to change habits and no network latency.

PCS integrationsPCS DataBridge & Workflow Engine

Proprietary middleware and job orchestration:

  • Real-time sync daemons: continuous verification of file changes and checksums
  • Secure API connectors: encryption in transit (AES-256), format translation and permission routing
  • Local compute node: management of rendering jobs and AI queues on GPUs
  • Central identity: consistent access rules tied to user permissions

Role: An invisible engine that eliminates manual copying, email attachments and system silos.

Access points and process end users

User layer (distributed & cloud)

Client portals & distributed teams

Field teams, branches and secure data exchange:

  • Multi-branch and mobile work: secure access for branches, remote staff and field representatives without performance bottlenecks
  • Private data-exchange portals: self-syncing folders for external clients (invoices, documentation, projects)
  • Independent collaboration tools: self-hosted GitLab, Redmine and ticketing systems with no per-seat fees
  • Continuity and audit: automatic operation logging, data versioning and immediate off-site backup

Role: Smooth, controlled access to always up-to-date data from any location and device.

Selected projects and deployments

Practical engineering solutions in everyday use.

We eliminate bottlenecks, automate data exchange and deploy tools tailored precisely to each organization — from custom software to local compute nodes.

Training management dashboard with a class schedule and an automatically generated certificate

Custom web platform and process automation (WCIES)

Challenge
Coordinating hundreds of educational events a year, chaotic participant registration and hundreds of work hours spent manually generating documents and certificates.
PCS solution
Design and implementation of a custom web portal built from scratch — integrated with a relational database, a self-service panel and a module that generates PDF documents on the fly.
Business outcome
More than 1,500 training courses handled a year, full automation of the administrative workflow, and coordinators no longer perform repetitive administrative tasks by hand.
  • Custom web application
  • 1,500+ processes a year
  • Automated paperwork
Server displaying logs from the Samba sync daemon, AES-256 encryption and cloud upload

Automated Samba ↔ cloud bridge for multi-branch organizations

Challenge
Manually retrieving thousands of documents (invoices, reports, analyses) from local network drives, tedious emailing to hundreds of clients and the risk of attaching the wrong file.
PCS solution
Development of a proprietary sync daemon (PCS DataBridge). The tool monitors local Samba folders, automatically verifies checksums, encrypts files and pushes them via API directly to dedicated folders in the client’s private cloud.
Business outcome
Zero email attachments, documents available to the client within a fraction of a second of being saved to the office drive, and a full access audit trail.
  • API bridge / Samba bridge
  • Elimination of manual work
  • Encrypted, audited exchange
GPU-accelerated workstation rendering a building model in CAD software

Dedicated AI compute workstation and CAD license server (architecture firm)

Challenge
High costs of cloud AI subscriptions for generating visualizations, design workstations tied up during rendering, and unstable CAD/BIM network licenses.
PCS solution
Build and configuration of a dedicated local GPU-accelerated compute workstation for local visual workloads, and deployment of a stable network license manager (LMTOOLS, FlexNet/FLEXlm) on the LAN.
Business outcome
Independence from monthly cloud AI subscriptions, no network latency when rendering heavy files, and trouble-free work for designers sharing a single license pool.
  • On-premises GPU compute node
  • CAD/BIM license servers
  • Sovereignty over design data
Dashboard with a CI/CD pipeline and a task board in GitLab and Redmine

Independent project environment and code repository (engineering teams)

Challenge
Rising per-user license costs for third-party SaaS task management systems, and concerns about the confidentiality of code and technical documentation in the public cloud.
PCS solution
Deployment of an on-premises cluster based on GitLab and Redmine, integrated with the internal permission system and automated rotation of off-site backup snapshots.
Business outcome
Fixed infrastructure costs regardless of the number of engineers and subcontractors, full control over intellectual property, and transparent visibility into work progress.
  • GitLab & Redmine on-premises
  • No per-seat fees (Community editions)
  • Code and documentation security

Implementation and integration methodology

From bottleneck analysis to a stable production environment.

We deploy tools without disrupting your company’s day-to-day work. Instead of a revolution, we build bridges that connect your existing programs into one smooth operational process.

  1. 01Mapping information flows and bottlenecks

    We start by getting to know exactly how your team works. We identify where staff lose time re-keying data by hand, hunting for lost attachments or tediously compiling reports. We define the touchpoints between the applications you use and set precise optimization goals.

    Outcome: A logical diagram of the target data flow and an implementation schedule.

  2. 02Architecture design and integration prototype (PoC)

    We select the optimal platform (mature open source or a custom-built solution) and design the architecture of the software bridges. Before we change anything in production, we build a verifiable prototype: we connect the databases and test automated file transfer in a secure test environment.

    Outcome: A working data flow model and assumptions validated with management.

  3. 03Non-disruptive migration and team onboarding

    We launch the new environment in parallel, without interrupting your office’s day-to-day operations. We securely migrate file shares and databases, configure permission policies and run concise, hands-on training at employees’ workstations. Your team does not have to learn complicated new tools — the system adapts to its routine.

    Outcome: A safe transition to the new tools with no downtime in client service.

  4. 04Ongoing engineering oversight, SLA and environment development

    Handing over the system is only the beginning of our role. As part of ongoing engineering support, we monitor database health and sync daemons 24/7, ensure the consistency of off-site backups and respond to anomalies within the time set in your SLA. As your company grows, we add new connectors and integrate new tools.

    Outcome: Operational continuity, response times set in your SLA and continuous evolution of the ecosystem.

A complete technology ecosystem

Software only runs reliably on a proven foundation.

High-performance databases, API bridges and client portals require infrastructure built without compromise. At PCS, we take full responsibility for the entire technology stack — from physical hardware to data security.

Data security and resilience

We protect database systems and sync bridges with multiple layers of security. We implement immutable snapshots, volume encryption and automated off-site backup procedures that protect client databases against the effects of failures and ransomware.

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Dedicated hardware and local compute nodes

We match computing power to the way your team works. We supply quiet database servers with fast NVMe storage, CAD/BIM workstations and dedicated GPU-accelerated nodes for local AI and rendering workloads.

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Ongoing managed IT support and SLA oversight

Process automation requires continuity. We provide proactive 24/7 monitoring of server environments, ongoing updates of open-source platforms and direct engineering support with response times set in your SLA.

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Systems architecture consultationLet’s organize and automate the flow of information in your organization.

Let’s talk about the bottlenecks in your current technology environment. We will review the tools you use, identify areas where manual work can be eliminated and propose an integration architecture tailored precisely to your team’s dynamics — without artificial licensing barriers.

  • Data integration and elimination of manual work
  • A private cloud instead of public subscriptions
  • An architecture without artificial licensing barriers

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