Personalized Learning Platform

A High-Volume Video LMS for Fuse Universal

Client: Fuse Universal Ltd.
Industry: Corporate Learning & Development
Service: Solution Architecture|Custom Software Development|Mobile Development (Android & iOS)|UI/UX Development|Team Augmentation

Overview

Fuse Universal Ltd. is a London-based learning-solutions company that designs online learning and knowledge platforms for FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies.

Fuse identified an opportunity to launch a personalized professional learning platform — companies and individuals could curate custom content, develop new skills, and track performance. The final product had to be engaging and mobile-compatible, and the team needed to be in place fast: traditional hiring would not move at the speed of the opportunity.

How We Solved It

Fuse asked Sphere to rapidly build a high-performance development team — solution architect, developers, QA, and a business analyst. Within less than four weeks, Sphere had the team assembled and shipping. The architect drew up an architecture purpose-built for high-volume video learning, and the team executed against it.

1. Stand Up a Full Team in Under 4 Weeks
Solution architect, developers, QA, and a business analyst — assembled and ramped in less than four weeks via staff augmentation. Faster than a traditional hire and with engineering culture preserved.
2. Architecture for High-Volume Video
Sphere’s solution architect designed an architecture for the video learning platform capable of processing high-volume digital content — Ruby on Rails as the backbone, Panda Video Encoding for transcoding, Solr for full-text search, and MySQL as the data layer.
3. Streamlined UI/UX + Mobile
A streamlined UI/UX layer paired with native Android and iOS apps put the learning experience wherever employees needed it — desktop or pocket — without compromising playback quality or interactivity.

Key Outcomes

Delivered Ahead of Schedule

The platform was delivered ahead of schedule, accelerating Fuse Universal’s time to market.

Delivered Under Budget

Engineering and architecture decisions kept the project under budget — a meaningful win for a fixed-window engagement.

Team Operational in 4 Weeks

Architect, developers, QA, and BA stood up and shipping in under four weeks — staff augmentation that beat traditional hiring without sacrificing quality.

Mobile-First Reach

Native Android and iOS clients shipped alongside the web app, putting personalized learning in every employee’s pocket.

The Results

Sphere was able to deliver the project ahead of schedule and under budget. The engagement let Fuse Universal reduce project cost and increase time-to-market — and shipped a personalized learning platform built around video, mobility, and search-driven discovery.

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VP of Engineering at Credit Ninja

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VP of Engineering at Credit Ninja

These things would not have been achievable if we did not build our own in-house system and if we did not partner with Sphere to help us achieve our goals.

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VP of Engineering at Prominence Advisors