Vedubox Runs Its eLearning and Virtual Communication Platform on Microsoft Azure

Established in 2011, ETGI Group is an information, research, and development company specializing in remote learning, video and web conferencing, virtual classroom technologies, and video and digital content development. Virtual Education Box (Vedubox), the company’s digital education and course management system, is making a significant leap forward by going global, offering 100 percent cloud-based video conferencing and eLearning/remote learning features. Making education available anywhere, at any time, at a reasonable cost, and with a flexible structure, Vedubox is also versatile, seamlessly integrating with other servers and systems.

Vedubox caters to a broad customer base, primarily corporate clients, consultancy businesses, private schools, universities, and public sector entities.

Thanks to its advanced technology and integrated, secure, economical, and scalable technical infrastructure, the system can meet a variety of needs concurrently and has amassed a vast user base over many years of serving many clients.

Taking a Closer Look at the Communication, Conferencing, and eLearning Platform

The system was developed with consideration of the demands of colleges and universities, including flipped, blended, remote, and online tutoring, and can operate under clients’ corporate branding. For businesses, one of the many advantages is the ability to organize online events, such as dealer training, customer and staff meetings, and other activities, on a platform that can be integrated with client systems.

The Vedubox learning management system (LMS) offers a holistic platform for video conferencing, webinars, live lessons/trainings, short message service (SMS), and online payments. The system can be customized to operate all or some of these features via modular options and can be used to create an unlimited number of lessons or training sessions. Videos and documents can be uploaded and ordered in line with lesson plans and enhanced with questions or tests, for which the results can also be analyzed through the system. The LMS also allows recordings and repeat viewings.

ETGI Group General Manager, Bilgin Yazar, says, “Businesses can place their attention fully on their top game, education, and immediately utilize the solutions to better their offering. There is no hassle of installation, no configuration involved. The system can be up and running within a minute of delivery to the customer. Customers also enjoy the peace of mind that we are ready on the backend 24/7, with our focus firmly on understanding their needs and meeting them fully, and ready to deploy add-ons to be integrated into their systems as their businesses require. What do we mean by integrated? We mean that it is possible to enrich the offering in line with their business processes in an API-integrated manner, and to enjoy various technologies such as making credit card payments, sending text messages and email, running video lessons or video animations, and streaming video conferences or webcasts. This effectively means much lower costs for the business.”

Cloud and software-as-a-service (SaaS) configurations, Vedubox infrastructure is robust enough to handle millions of customers and users simultaneously. Vedubox’s cloud infrastructure — powered by Microsoft Azure — offers scalable, affordable, and high-quality service anywhere in the world, regardless of the number of users.

“We bring in the SaaS infrastructure. We use Azure to deliver our software service to our customers. SaaS enables the full utilization of cloud benefits, including rapid server provisioning, high internet speeds, and CPU, RAM, storage, and warehousing capacity, ensuring business continuity through geographically distributed backups. We can ringfence against denial-of-service and distributed denial-of-service attacks and distribute the workload within a matter of minutes. Microsoft Azure Firewall Manager eases traffic monitoring services,” says Yazar.

Providing a Limitless, Flexible, and Cost-effective Solution Using Cloud Technology

Because Vedubox is cloud-based, it is an out-of-the-box ready system that does not require installation. It can be delivered in a matter of minutes and be up and running via an internet browser or mobile application, taking away any operational or financial burden from additional needs such as server modifications, internet connectivity, security measures, or backups.

Vedubox has no server costs because it does not require servers, server maintenance, server software procurement, or updates, enabling the system to offer its solutions cost-effectively. The LMS can be deployed quickly with minimal startup costs, as customers are only charged for the services they use. In addition, there are no associated staff costs, as it does not require technical staff and runs smoothly on its own.

“Azure servers work seamlessly 24/7 and offer high performance, which removes the need for server management,” says Yazar.

Continuous system updates are managed 24/7 by expert engineers using new technologies. The high-speed, limitless-capacity system enables uploading thousands of videos and documents and running them without screen freezes, while concurrently hosting as many live lessons, meetings, and webinars as needed. Furthermore, text messages and email can be sent through the system. As users can purchase modules, customers pay only for what they need and scale the system in line with their user profiles.

Continuously Developing and Integrating Solutions Through the Cloud

By calibrating services to customers’ scale and user volume, Vedubox uses Azure technologies to focus directly on customer needs without developing core technologies.

“What we do here is to make it possible for businesses of various scales and needs to access technology without having to bear the related investment costs, offering accessibility and cost efficiencies. Our customers are overjoyed, as this allows them to use the infrastructure and transpose a physical setting into a much more efficient online environment,” says Yazar.

Configured using Azure services, Vedubox was designed to be an ePlatform implemented through customers’ systems, leveraging the various technologies and scalable server expansion options offered by Azure. The team uses Firewall Manager and Microsoft Azure Security Center to provide a more secure, trackable system/service. Vedubox teams are also continuing to develop the product to include technologies such as artificial intelligence, chatbots, augmented reality, and virtual reality, enabling customers’ needs for novel technologies to be met at speed.

With interfaces offered in nearly 20 languages, Vedubox aims to make the platform usable globally. Serving customers in various parts of the world, from Indonesia to Brazil, Vedubox benefits from Azure’s multi-destination servicing and geographic backup capabilities, preparing its infrastructure for global expansion.