Saved 60% cost on cloud management with AWS and DevOps
Oryxhub is a versatile mobile application serving as a bridge between users and a wide range of highly rated local services. Whether it's finding plumbers, electricians, or babysitters, this marketplace facilitates electronic payments, and user feedback, enhancing convenience and efficiency.
Project summary
The project entailed deploying AWS CodePipeline for streamlined CI/CD, creating ephemeral environments for efficient parallel testing, automating infrastructure via CloudFormation, and providing comprehensive documentation. These efforts aimed to expedite release cycles, mitigate production issues, and achieve significant cost reductions, enhancing operational agility and client satisfaction for OryxHub.
Project challenges
OryxHub encountered significant challenges with its traditional waterfall development approach, including delayed quality and security checks, expensive issue resolutions, and slow feature release cycles. Moreover, accepting risks to meet deadlines led to avoidable production issues, ultimately impacting their responsiveness and operational efficiency.
Our process
We adhered to a structured approach meticulously designed to maximize operational efficiency, strengthen organizational agility, and yield measurable outcomes.
Our solution
We aimed to optimize operations, enhance scalability, and achieve substantial cost savings for OryxHub by streamlining its development and deployment processes.
The deployment of a robust continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline enabled automated software updates and releases. This streamlined process enhanced development agility and reliability for OryxHub.
Dynamic ephemeral environments were established to conduct parallel testing activities concurrently on AWS. This approach significantly improved testing efficiency and accelerated feedback loops for OryxHub's development processes.
Infrastructure provisioning was automated through templated configurations. This standardized deployment practices across AWS environments, ensuring consistent setups, efficient resource allocation, and scalability as per operational needs.
Comprehensive documentation was provided to outline the implemented infrastructure and operational procedures. This documentation facilitated clarity and served as a valuable reference for OryxHub's team, aiding in troubleshooting and future maintenance tasks.
" I was impressed by Applify’s smart teammates who understood us and communicated well. "
Final results
The outcome of this project resulted in a transition to weekly releases, a 60% reduction in production issues, and over 50% cost savings for OryxHub, markedly improving operational efficiency and client satisfaction.
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