DevOps – CI/CD AUTOMATION
Industry
Telecom
Project Name
INDIA & JLR KYC
Client
TATA Communications Limited
Our Role
Outsourced Engagement
Technology
Azure DevOps
" CloudTern demonstrated exceptional expertise in delivering CI/CD Automation deployment services that tailored our needs. Their profound understanding of our requirements and seamless implementation showcased their professionalism."
Rajendra
Senior Lead Engineer
TATA Communications Limited has an outsourcing engagement with Cloud Tern for an application CI/CD deployment on Azure Cloud Services in India and The Netherlands.
Company Overview
Tata Communication holds the largest network in boosting product innovation. The company’s vision is to enable digital transformation for customers by providing innovative solutions that leverage global capabilities and expertise. It aims to be a leader in digital infrastructure and a trusted partner for businesses looking to adopt new technologies and improve their operational efficiencies.
The Challenge
Manual Deployments
Project organizations relying on manual deployments face challenges in tracking changes made by the development team during monthly or quarterly releases. The lack of visibility hampers effective management and consistency across deployments, resulting in potential operational difficulties and versioning issues.
Version Control Issues
Inadequate version control hinders the ability to identify the deployed application version, resulting in confusion and potential conflicts when multiple teams work on different versions simultaneously. This can lead to operational problems and miscommunication.
Rollback Difficulties
In manual setups, dealing with deployment issues and reverting to a stable version can be arduous and time-consuming. The absence of automation and versioning exacerbates the problem, resulting in prolonged downtime and added complexity in the rollback process.
Visibility of Changes
Manual deployments often lack proper documentation and centralized visibility of changes made during releases. This creates challenges for stakeholders, including project managers, QA teams, and other members, in tracking and understanding application changes.
Security and Compliance
Azure offers robust security features, but ensuring a secure environment requires following best practices and continuous monitoring. Neglecting proper security measures may result in data breaches, unauthorized access, and non-compliance with industry regulations. It is crucial to implement comprehensive security controls to protect data and meet compliance requirements.
The Solution
CI/CD automation in Azure services simplifies the software development lifecycle by automating code integration, testing, and deployment processes. This results in faster and more reliable application deployments, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and enabling businesses to respond quickly to market demands.
Continuous Integration (CI): Azure Pipelines enables automatic CI workflows that build, test, and package code changes upon repository commits. Continuous integration ensures code quality and minimizes integration problems.
Continuous Deployment (CD): Azure Pipelines automates continuous deployment, releasing application updates to multiple environments. Once the CI pipeline tests are successful, CD automatically deploys to staging and production environments.
Integration with Azure Services: Azure services seamlessly integrate, simplifying deployment. Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and AKS can be effortlessly included in CI/CD pipelines for serverless or container-based deployments.
Security and Compliance: Azure offers strong security features and compliance certifications, ensuring data protection and adherence to regulations. Automated security testing in CI/CD pipelines identifies and addresses potential security issues.
Environment Setup: Achieves consistent and reproducible environment provisioning and management by leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool Kubernetes.
Monitoring and Feedback: Azure provides monitoring and logging services like Azure Monitor and Application Insights, offering insights into application performance and operational metrics. This data can be used to detect and address issues proactively.
Versioning and Rollbacks: CI/CD automation supports versioning and allows for easy rollbacks to a previous working version if a deployment issue occurs. This enhances resilience and reduces downtime in case of unexpected problems.
Reliable deployment: Reliable deployment in CI/CD automation with Azure ensures consistent and error-free application releases. By automating the entire deployment process, organizations can minimize risks, discrepancies, and human errors, resulting in stable and dependable application deployments.
Key Benefits
Faster Time-to-Market: CI/CD automation enables rapid integration, testing, and deployment of small, incremental updates, reducing time-to-release for new features and bug fixes. This agility helps businesses respond quickly to market demands and stay competitive.
Improved Collaboration: CI/CD automation fosters seamless collaboration among development teams, enabling simultaneous work on various features. Automatic integration of changes into the shared codebase promotes a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing, enhancing overall team productivity and effectiveness.
Reliable Deployments: CI/CD automation ensures reliable deployments, minimizing human errors and discrepancies between environments, enhancing application stability.
Scalability and Flexibility: CI/CD pipelines in Azure can be easily scaled to accommodate varying workloads and evolving development needs. Whether deploying to a small development environment or a large production cluster, CI/CD automation ensures a smooth and consistent deployment process.
Feedback and Improvement: CI/CD pipelines offer continuous feedback with real-time insights from automated testing and monitoring services like Azure Application Insights. This facilitates proactive issue resolution and application improvement.
In a nutshell, CI/CD automation in Azure boosts productivity, accelerates deployments, and enhances collaboration. Automated testing reduces errors, ensuring an efficient and reliable development process. Scalable CI/CD pipelines enable agility and competitiveness in the technology landscape.
