New Way Now: Genuine Parts Company cuts software delivery times from weeks to days with GDC pilot

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: Navin Anandaraj, technology fellow at Genuine Parts Company (GPC), a global distributor of automotive and industrial replacement parts, sits down with Google Cloud to discuss their modernization journey. Learn how GPC will be using Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) to deliver modern customer experiences by streamlining application development from cloud to edge, simplifying edge hardware management, and ultimately freeing up the IT team to focus on higher-value business needs. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲: With over 6,000 stores in North America alone, all running on a single monolithic application, GPC faced significant hurdles in keeping up with the rapid pace of business growth. Deploying software updates across their vast network took weeks, making it challenging to introduce new features and respond to market changes rapidly. Additionally, managing hardware upgrades and maintenance across thousands of locations proved to be a logistical and operational hurdle, consuming valuable time and resources. 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: GPC partnered with Google Cloud to implement a pilot program utilizing Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) in one of their Atlanta stores. This pilot involved migrating the existing stack and deploying a net-new containerized workload to Google Distributed Cloud, enabling them to interface with each other seamlessly. Google Distributed Cloud extends Google Cloud software infrastructure and services to on-premises environments, including connected edge locations, with fully managed hardware and software. This modern, distributed infrastructure approach provided GPC with the agility and flexibility they needed to accelerate their development cycles and streamline store infrastructure management and operations. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: The results of the GDC pilot were nothing short of transformative. GPC witnessed a dramatic reduction in software deployment times, going from weeks to a mere two days. This newfound agility allows them to innovate faster, respo