Transforming Company X’s Software Delivery Infrastructure with Modern DevOps Practices

Company Overview

Company X specializes in providing the latest software solutions to its clients. Their main
application, developed in PHP, was initially hosted on AWS servers. Despite their innovative
software, ABC faced several significant challenges in their infrastructure, particularly
concerning updates, deployments, and scalability.

Challenges Faced

Company X specializes in providing the latest software solutions to its clients. Their main
application, developed in PHP, was initially hosted on AWS servers. Despite their innovative
software, ABC faced several significant challenges in their infrastructure, particularly
concerning updates, deployments, and scalability.

Solution And Implementation

1. Dockerization:
○ Containerization: We dockerized the entire PHP application, ensuring
consistent environments across development, testing, and production.
○ Image Management: Managed and versioned Docker images using Docker
Hub.
2. Migration to AWS EKS:
○ Kubernetes Clusters: Migrated the infrastructure to AWS EKS, enabling
efficient orchestration and management of containerized applications.
○ Auto Scaling: Utilized Kubernetes’ native auto-scaling capabilities to manage
varying loads seamlessly.
3. CI/CD with Jenkins:
○ Pipeline Setup: Established a robust CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins,
automating build, test, and deployment processes.
○ Terraform Integration: Integrated Terraform infrastructure with Jenkins,
allowing developers to quickly set up staging environments in EKS for testing
and then tear them down after testing.
○ Git Integration: Implemented Git-based workflows for version control and
collaboration.
4. Real-Time Error Monitoring with Sentry:○
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Error Tracking: Integrated Sentry to provide real-time error monitoring and
alerts, enabling developers to quickly resolve issues.
○ Performance Monitoring: Monitored application performance to optimize
response times.
Code Quality Assurance with SonarQube:
○ Static Code Analysis: Implemented SonarQube to ensure code quality and
maintainability.
○ Automated Reviews: Integrated code analysis into the CI pipeline to provide
continuous feedback.
Log Collection and Monitoring:
○ Log Collection: Used Fluent Bit to collect and route logs from all application
components.
○ Centralized Monitoring: Utilized New Relic for comprehensive log
monitoring and visualization, facilitating proactive issue resolution.
Security Scanning with Trivy:
○ Docker Image Scanning: Scanned Docker images with Trivy to identify and
remediate security vulnerabilities.
Backup with Velero:
○ Infrastructure Backup: Employed Velero to back up the entire infrastructure
and enable quick recovery when needed.

Results

1. Improved Deployment Process:
○ Reduced deployment times from hours to minutes.
○ Minimized downtime, ensuring consistent and reliable deployments.
2. Enhanced Scalability:
○ Autoscaling now responds within seconds, efficiently managing high loads.
○ The infrastructure automatically scales with demand, ensuring efficient
resource utilization.
3. Proactive Issue Resolution:
○ Real-time error tracking and performance monitoring reduced mean time to
detection (MTTD) and mean time to resolution (MTTR).
○ Improved visibility into application performance and health enabled proactive
improvements.
4. Code Quality and Maintainability:
○ Continuous code quality checks maintained high standards of code
maintainability.
○ Automated code reviews and feedback loops fostered a culture of continuous
improvement among developers.
5. Improved Environment Management:
○ Managing the entire infrastructure with Terraform made creating development,
staging, and production environments quick and easy.
○ Developers could set up and tear down staging environments in EKS
on-demand via Jenkins, accelerating the development cycle.
6. Security and Backup:
○ Proactively identified and addressed security vulnerabilities by scanning
Docker images with Trivy.○
Regular backups with Velero minimized the risk of data loss and ensured
rapid infrastructure recovery when needed.

ConCLUSION

By adopting Dockerization, Kubernetes orchestration, Terraform infrastructure, and a
comprehensive CI/CD pipeline, ABC Company made its software infrastructure more agile,
scalable, and resilient. Integrating modern monitoring and error tracking tools enabled the
application to handle increasing user demands with high performance and reliability. This
transformation not only addressed the existing challenges but also prepared ABC Company
for future growth and innovation.