TECLAB's Journey to Scalable, High-Performance Online Education Systems
In the competitive world of online education, delivering stable, high-performance services is essential for the success of any academic institution. For TECLAB—a top-ranked technical institute in Argentina offering 100% online programs—providing students with a seamless, interruption-free digital experience is a top priority. This commitment aligns perfectly with their mission to offer a fresh, agile, and forward-thinking approach to education. With this goal in mind, we joined forces on a project to enhance the scalability, performance, and stability of their systems.
We sat down with two Bitlogic key players in the project: Lucas Golubenko, Software Engineer and Christian Pardavila, Manager on the same team, to dive into the strategies they implemented and how those changes have impacted the institution and its students.
The Challenge of Delivering Reliable Online Education
Their vision of providing agile, flexible, and future-focused education was being challenged by increasing database loads, sluggish response times, and the need for more sophisticated reporting tools. These issues risked disrupting the experience for students and administrators, making stability and optimization a top priority for the institution.
A Seamless, Scalable Solution for Growth
Today, TECLAB operates with a significantly more stable, efficient, and scalable system that enhances the online learning experience for its growing student base.
By partnering with our team, TECLAB:
Reduced report generation times from minutes to mere seconds.
Improved system stability and response times across all user types.
Enabled horizontal scalability to handle peaks in demand during enrollment and exams without overloading resources.
Cut costs dramatically by integrating AWS object storage and optimizing database usage.
*Improvement in response time obtained by application of ETags
*Improvement in response time obtained by application of indexes.
A platform now delivers fast, uninterrupted access for thousands of students, alongside lower operational costs and increased user satisfaction.
Stay with us reading this full article to learn more about the solutions we develop to gain scalability and high performance.
How TECLAB Achieved Excellence in Online Education
Stability and Performance in Education
At the start, the focus was on improving system stability and speeding up application response times to prevent interruptions that could negatively affect students, administrative staff, and managers alike. Part of this effort included optimizing resource usage to keep the system running smoothly under all circumstances.
Of course, growth brings its own set of challenges. As database connections increased and the need for more extensive reporting grew, it became clear that improvements were necessary to keep everything running as expected.
“We dug deep to optimize response times and lower costs. One of our breakthroughs was finding that by reworking the way reports were generated, we could slash processing time down to just seconds,” says Lucas.
Optimization and Scalability for Sustainable Growth
In the second phase of the project, the focus shifted to refining the existing code to reduce response times for day-to-day tasks on the platform. This not only improved user satisfaction but also allowed TECLAB to support more recurring users (scalability) without needing extra resources. Here’s what we accomplished:
Streamlined code and optimized database queries.
Introduced caching techniques to eliminate repetitive database queries when the data remained unchanged.
Integrated object storage via AWS, enabling large files to be stored outside the database, significantly reducing resource strain.
“By storing files on AWS, TECLAB improved application response times, supported more simultaneous users, and dramatically cut storage and infrastructure costs,” adds Christian.
*Improved api response time by not getting the binary from the database but from the front end.
Continuous Integration and Deployment
Currently, alongside stabilizing and enhancing performance, the team is developing CI/CD pipelines (Continuous Integration and Deployment) to automate the release of updates across different environments.
“This automation speeds up processes that were previously manual and ensures greater efficiency and accuracy in deployments,” Lucas explains.
The ultimate goal of the project is to overhaul the system architecture to fully leverage AWS services, enabling horizontal scalability. This allows the system to adjust resources automatically based on demand—ramping up during peak periods like enrollment and exams, and scaling down during off-peak times like holidays or non-business hours.
The Results Are In
This transformation didn’t just solve their immediate challenges—it future-proofed their platform, ensuring TECLAB could adapt to surging demand without compromising quality.
Thanks to this scalability, performance, and stabilization project, TECLAB has achieved a major boost in system reliability and efficiency. Students now enjoy a smooth, fast, and interruption-free learning experience, cementing TECLAB’s reputation as a trusted leader in high-quality online education.
“We’re proud to support prestigious institutions that work hard to bring top-notch education to every corner of the country. When people grow, communities grow,” Christian concludes.
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