Going Under the Hood: The Integration of HCL AppScan in Ferrari’s Daily Operations

When you think about Ferrari, your mind probably goes to precision engineering, sleek designs, and high-speed performance. And like most hugely successful modern companies today, behind it all is an entire digital ecosystem that’s just as sophisticated and just as critical to the brand’s success.

In a recent interview, we sat down with Alessio Glorioso, Digital Product Manager at Ferrari S.p.A., to get an inside look at that ecosystem and learn how Ferrari is modernizing its software development and application testing practices with the help of HCL AppScan.

Glorioso manages several applications connecting customers and fans with Ferrari, including Ferrari.com, the MyFerrari app, and the Scuderia Ferrari Fan App. These platforms fulfill very important roles in the customer experience, and Ferrari requires rigorous, continuous application testing to ensure users trust us to deliver high-quality, reliable applications.

Ferrari’s modernization strategy includes adopting HCL AppScan on Cloud to integrate automated testing into its cloud-based development pipeline. This shift to comprehensive and continuous testing allows Ferrari to deploy new features faster and with greater confidence. “We can find and fix issues quickly,” Glorioso explains, “making our development process much more efficient.”

In order to maintain the highest development standards, Glorioso shares how Ferrari is leveraging HCL AppScan’s full suite of testing capabilities, including dynamic, static, interactive, and software composition analysis. The ability to spot and fix issues early on is just one benefit. The centralized dashboard and unified visibility offered by the platform create greater collaboration across development teams, which is critical for a company managing complex, interconnected applications.

One of the most compelling takeaways from the interview was the reduction in total cost of ownership that Ferrari is experiencing with HCL AppScan. By streamlining testing and minimizing the need for back-fixing, the company has been able to reallocate resources toward innovation and performance. “It’s been a fantastic implementation for us,” Glorioso says, “and it allows us to prioritize our issues inside the development lifecycle.”

As Ferrari continues to grow its fan base with an evolving digital infrastructure, HCL AppScan ensures the software being developed performs with the same level of innovation and excellence found in the cars that define this 86-year-old automotive leader. 

Read the full interview here to learn how Ferrari is accelerating its digital transformation with HCL AppScan.