Case Study

Support for DevOps processes in the cloud and scalability in the insurance sector

The company was specifically looking for support for the introduction and evaluation of cloud-native development and deployment processes. To this end, data-driven applications are to be deployed in the cloud with the help of Azure DevOps.

Industry

Insurances

Implementation

2024

Company size

5,000 employees

Company turnover

2.42 billion

Benefits and improvements achieved

By working with us, our client was able to achieve significant improvements in the company's IT infrastructure and business processes. Here are some of the resulting improvements: ‍

‍Successfultool launch: Azure DevOps was used as a new tool for pipeline management. The extensive knowledge of the existing CI/CD team was utilized here.
‍Increased efficiency: Optimization of the DevOps process through the use of pipelines and modern DevOps tools such as Jenkins and JFrog, resulting in faster and more efficient deployment of applications.
‍Scalability: Introduction of scalable DevOps concepts to support future expansion and further digitalization projects.

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Project overview

Trigger

Project description

The client's overall project was managed by various service providers.

In the "Serve" sub-project, the DevOps process was set up by our DevOps specialists, as the company wanted to deploy to the cloud using pipelines for the first time as part of this project.

Responsibilities in the "Serve" sub-project

Set up DevOps process: The DevOps process has been set up and optimized.
Advice on tool decisions: The company was advised on the selection of suitable tools. In particular, the advantages and disadvantages of JFrog onPrem, JFrog Cloud and Azure DevOps were evaluated.
Upskilling in the DevOps area: training and further qualification of internal IT departments to enable them to independently manage DevOps processes.

Project process

Kick-off and initial analysis: A detailed project kick-off meeting was organized with all stakeholders to define the objectives and scope of the project.
Evaluation of the cloud tools: Evaluation of JFrog onPrem, JFrog Cloud and Azure DevOps.
Implementation of core processes in DevOps in Azure: Supporting the company in the introduction of Azure DevOps and the integration of existing on-premise tools.
Training: Continuous project-related training of the internal IT departments ensured the transfer of knowledge and upskilling in the DevOps area.

Challenges

Regulatory requirements: Adhering to strict compliance regulations in an international environment and in a highly regulated industry.
Cost management: Balance between the costs of on-premise and cloud solutions. ‍
Complexity of the project: Diverse requirements of the various stakeholders and the need to develop a flexible and scalable solution that meets the demands of security requirements and availability.

Solutions

Results

The successful implementation of this project not only enabled the company to modernize its IT infrastructure, but also to make its business processes more efficient while meeting compliance requirements.

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Techstack

Cloud services: Azure, Azure DevOps,
DevOps tools: azure DevOps, Jenkins, JIRA, JFrog, Bitbucket

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