The Challenge
The client faced multiple issues. Manual setup of environments led to in consistent infrastructure and configuration drift. Application deployment required significant developer intervention, slowing release cycles.
Lack of automated performance testing caused issues to surface only in production. Inability to scale rapidly during peak user activity and slowing down decision-making across departments and store locations. departments.
Solution Approach
To address these challenges, we implemented an Azure-native DevOps and infrastructure automation solution with a strong focus on performance validation.
Key Components:
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
- Azure resources (App Services, VNets, SQL Databases, Load Balancers) were provisioned using modular Terraform scripts
- Enabled repeatable, version-controlled environment setup across dev, test and prod
- CI/CD Pipelines using Azure DevOps
- Created pipelines for build, test, and deploy stages
- Integrated approval gates and rollback strategies
- Configured environment-specific parameters and secret management using Azure Key Vault
- Performance Automation Testing
- Integrated Azure Load Testing into the pipeline
- Automated testing for latency, concurrency, and load thresholds
- Generated reports to detect bottlenecks early in the lifecycle
- Monitoring & Observability
- Used Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights for full-stack visibility
- Alerts and dashboards enabled proactive resolution and system health tracking
Benefits
- 80% faster report generation
- Real-time KPI monitoring
- Enhanced data-driven culture
- Improved operational and marketing decisions