Planet DDS Revolutionizes Dental Technology with Microsoft Azure Modernization

Planet DDS, a dental technology company, has transformed its infrastructure by migrating to Microsoft Azure. As a result, they've significantly reduced provisioning time from six weeks to just one day. With this modernization, Planet DDS now uses continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) workflows, enabling faster deployment of new capabilities without downtime.

The team deployed new applications using staging slots, which are tested in production without affecting users. This approach has accelerated deployment cycles by 75%, allowing the company to operate a CI/CD pipeline during business hours. According to Orlando, Planet DDS' development team is now much happier being able to deploy during regular working hours.

The Azure implementation has also enabled on-demand growth and reduced costs. Instead of overprovisioning infrastructure as a precaution, Planet DDS can provision the exact resources needed for each customer in just one day. This approach reduces costs by around 40% compared to maintaining physical infrastructure. As Gibson notes, 'With Azure, our ability to keep our hosting costs down as a percentage of revenue is something that’s discussed at every board meeting.'

Planet DDS has now unified its infrastructure and can focus on data-driven dentistry initiatives. The company aims to leverage AI and advanced analytics, which require a clean cloud architecture as a foundation.