Jeff Beach
Bigdog Software
Morfik is pure magic for building, developing, and deploying better, cheaper Web-enabled apps.
Choosing from a huge list of possibilities, Bigdog Software Director and Founder, Jeff Beach, thinks the best thing about Morfik is its capability. “The fantastic IDE and framework allows us to spend more time on design issues rather than programming,” he enthuses. “Morfik has lowered or removed the development barrier for what our designers want to achieve.”
Over the last 15 years, Jeff has provided administrative, tech support, and database development services for a wide range of clients, including numerous architectural/interior design firms, the NSW Property Services Group, Department of Defense, and local councils such as the Shire of Yarra Ranges and City of Boroondara. “It’s given me a great perspective on both sides of the fence – as developer/seller and end user/administrator,” he explains.
Jeff first discovered Morfik while searching for an easily deployable, web-based application that could be run on an open source stack. After reading through the documentation, and observing Morfik’s sample applications in action, he was quick to jump aboard the Morfik paradigm shift. “I spent around two months testing various solutions such as Adobe, Microsoft, LAMP, and Borland. Even in beta, Morfik was a clear winner,” says Jeff. “And it was certainly up to the considerable challenges we threw at it.”
Providing a neat server-based solution without a stack of costly software and licensing proved critical to Bigdog’s needs, and Morfik was able to deliver with a minimum of fuss. “Morfik provides a "switch" that can deploy to Linux or Windows-based servers – absolutely golden in our case,” Jeff declares. “The fact that Morfik allows the designer and programmer to be one and the same person is also a huge plus and the level of technical support from the Morfik team has, for me, been unequalled by any other vendor I've dealt with for the last 15 years.”
Further enhancements like no client side installation and support for devices like PDA's to allow Bigdog’s clients and their staff to access data at work, home, and on the road were the other big bonuses with switching to Morfik. Bigdog now uses Morfik to build better web-enabled applications for its clients, developed and deployed at less cost.
For all these reasons, Jeff has no hesitation in recommending Morfik to others: “Morfik is the best solution available, and it doesn't try to 'sell' a very expensive application server environment. Client side application support for PC, Mac, Linux... whatever, is pure magic!”
