Caktus Client Case Studies

We tackle complex challenges by thoughtfully engineering the best solutions possible.

Solutions Provided by Caktus

The Creative Commons (CC) Licensing Infrastructure for Copyrighted Materials Gets a Comprehensive Update
Creative Commons

New Django-based system will provide support for the next 5 to 10 years, and enable more efficient administration and expansion.

Caktus Completes Major Data Integration to Enable COVID-19 Contact Tracing in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH)

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) needed a sustainable, integrated solution to effectively manage screening, contact tracing, patient monitoring, and post-care support for COVID-19.

Health System Leads the Charge in Cloud Data Migration
Duke Crucible

A Caktus consulting team helps Duke Crucible move protected health information to the cloud.

A Startup Healthcare Tech Firm Is Now Poised for the Future
Force Therapeutics

For its innovative healthcare solution, Force Therapeutics needed to drive scalability and guard against technical debt.

Live Event Management App
Discovery Communications

With more than 1.5 billion subscribers, Discovery needed a better way to manage live events.

World’s First SMS Voter Registration System
Country of Libya

Elections management system that integrates SMS, poll center management, and bulk SMS alerts.

Team Augmentation for Platform Migration
Truth Initiative

A tight deadline and resource constraints prompted Truth Initiative® to seek effective, temporary support from an experienced team.

Project Mwana: SMS Infant HIV Results
UNICEF Innovations

Mobile messaging solution improves delivery of infant HIV results by 57%

Moving from Physical Tapes to Amazon Glacier
iN DEMAND

For the world’s largest on-demand video provider, we developed a digital archiving system.

Team Augmentation and Best Practices
CustomMade

We supported a growing startup by staffing our own Django experts and imparting best practices.

NC Health Insurance Exchange
MDC, Inc.

NCGetCovered.org is an alternative exchange that helps North Carolinians enroll in health insurance.

PyCon 2014 Website Development
Python Software Foundation

We built and designed this site for the industry’s largest Python users conference.

Auto-scaling Online Survey
University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research

UChicago can now track school reform through online surveys of millions of students throughout the United States.

Tracking Back Pain with FitBits
ORCAS

The FitBack web application uses the FitBit to correlate back pain with exercise, sleep, and other variables.

Client Feedback

“While Caktus is a great technical partner—their Python and Django expertise is world class—it's their ability to communicate that sets them apart from other software firms... [T]hey are a go-to partner when we need reliable, scalable, and secure solutions.”

– Evan Wheeler, UNICEF Global Innovation Centre

“I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the team’s responsiveness and high-quality work product.”

– Robert Furberg, PhD, RTI International

At the heart of our agile development process is honest feedback from users and clients. With agile, our focus is on listening, rapid iteration, thoughtful changes, and delivering on time and on budget.