Alejandro Serrano: "We're working on several future proposals, including our own AI tool"

In an interview with casino.es, Alejandro Serrano states that at Calímaco "We're working on several future proposals, including our own AI tool" and that the company's philosophy is based on "keeping up with industry developments, never stopping evolving and allowing our clients to count on the most innovative technology and the best service on the market". Throughout the conversation, he stresses the importance of a modular, flexible platform, backed by a microservices architecture that supports operator growth. Here is the full interview.

1. What is Calímaco? What pushed you to create the company?

Calímaco was born to solve the limitations that operators can't overcome with their current solutions. After more than twenty years of experience in the sector, we noticed that their traditional platforms prevent them from growing and adapting to the demands of players and increasingly strict regulations. We put together a group of engineers and professionals with strong reputations to design a platform that responds to those needs: competitive, ready for constant change and focused on the user experience, taking advantage of every technological possibility available.

2. Why is choosing the right backend architecture so important?

Architecture determines what you can do, how robust the solutions are and how easy it is to adapt. Just as a car's mechanics affect reliability and fuel consumption, architecture affects development speed and competitive capacity. Many current platforms are rigid and slow, which makes it impossible to stay current.

3. Main technological challenges for gaming operators

The essential challenge is competing in a fiercely disputed market, with demanding players and complex regulations. Technology must be a solid foundation and a lever that delivers freedom and agility. However, operators usually feel limited by platforms that are boxed in and hard to extend.

4. Solutions the platform offers

Calímaco tackles commercial agility, strategic autonomy and quality service at the same time. The best technology comes with the best operational support, making sure the operator controls their business without obstacles.

5. Benefits of a microservices platform compared to monolithic ones

A microservices architecture lowers costs and time to market, makes innovation easier and improves competitive agility. Each component can be scaled and updated independently, maintenance is simplified, and third-party software and diverse technologies are easy to integrate.

6. Advantages in scalability, flexibility and maintenance

Although they require more initial planning, microservices are easy to manage and maintain in the long run. They can be modified without affecting the rest of the application and scaled independently, saving costs and avoiding single points of failure.

7. Interoperability and integration with other solutions

Integration is done through APIs. All platform operations can be invoked through calls, allowing the operator to build their own tools.

8. Optimizing microservices performance

An expert team optimizes each microservice. The platform is monitored 24/7 with strict service commitments, handling traffic spikes and running more than 4,000 operations per second with no degradation.

9. Security in a microservices environment

Security is audited and monitored from the design stage to prevent and respond to cyberattacks. Proactive management of systems, networks and applications is maintained to reduce cyber-risk and guarantee business continuity.

10. Recent technological innovations

Continuous integration allows new features to be added constantly. We're currently developing an artificial intelligence tool that lets you interact with the platform using natural language: querying databases, creating user segments, generating statistics and automating promotions.

11. Vision on the future of the gaming industry

The industry is going through a boom in innovations and new regulations. Markets like eSports, cryptocurrencies or casino on Telegram will keep growing. Calímaco's philosophy is to evolve constantly to offer the most advanced technology and the best service.

12. Advice for those starting in online gaming

The market is competitive and increasingly regulated. A new operator must study its segment well, bring something new to the table, have enough resources for marketing and approach the venture as a long-distance race. It's essential to have a technology platform that lets you evolve quickly.