April 2019 Summaries

Oxbow Labs, a web development studio in Colorado Springs, collaborated with the Humane Society of the Pike's Peak Region (HSPPR) to modernize their website and enhance their mission of finding homes for pets. Utilizing Upsun's hosting solution, Oxbow Labs integrated a new Drupal website with a Python-based data scraper to update HSPPR's outdated pet database, thereby facilitating better access to information about adoptable animals. The flexible architecture of Upsun allowed the development team to efficiently build, test, and deploy new features tailored to HSPPR's evolving needs, which included simplifying the management of PHP and Python applications by hosting them on the same server. This integrated approach not only ensured reliable website performance but also contributed to a 23% annual increase in pet adoptions and the reunification of over 30,000 pets with their families, underscoring the impact of technology in supporting animal welfare initiatives.