Use case
Streamlined CI/CD Deployment to Azure App Service with Staging Slots
- Bhautik Gajera
About the Customer
Glomaxia is a global logistics and supply chain company, specializing in providing comprehensive services tailored to the needs of businesses. With a strong focus on technology and innovation, Glomaxia ensures seamless integration of its solutions to optimize operations and enhance customer satisfaction.
Customer Challenge
Glomaxia faced challenges in maintaining transparency and structure during the testing process of feature branches. The absence of a streamlined workflow led to defects in the release branch, ultimately impacting the overall quality of the software. Without addressing these issues, the company risked delayed releases, increased development costs, and a subpar user experience for its customers.
Solution
IAMOPS implemented a robust CI/CD workflow that addressed Glomaxia’s challenges effectively. This workflow ensured that each feature was tested rigorously within its respective feature branch. Automated pipelines were introduced to trigger builds automatically on every commit, enabling consistent testing and validation. The QA team played a crucial role in testing and approving features before their integration into the release branch.
The deployment solution leveraged Azure App Service with the staging slot mechanism to deploy and validate builds without incurring additional costs. This seamless integration allowed for efficient testing and QA validation, ensuring the stability of the application post-deployment. IAMOPS provided end-to-end support, including pipeline configuration, QA integration, and post-deployment health checks.
The following diagram illustrates the CI/CD workflow implemented for Glomaxia:
Results & Benefits
The implementation of the CI/CD workflow delivered significant improvements for Glomaxia. Transparency in the testing process was enhanced, reducing defects in the release branch. Early involvement of the QA team resulted in fewer last-minute issues, ensuring higher-quality releases. The use of automated pipelines streamlined the build and deployment process, saving time and reducing manual effort.
Additionally, the deployment to Azure App Service’s staging slot avoided any additional costs while maintaining a high level of efficiency. This solution not only met Glomaxia’s immediate needs but also laid a strong foundation for future scalability and reliability.
About IAMOPS
IAMOPS is a full DevOps suite company that supports technology companies to achieve intense production readiness.
Our mission is to ensure that our clients’ infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines are scalable, optimize performance, ensure uptime, and minimize costs.
Our DevOps suite includes DevOps Core, NOC 24/7, FinOps, DevSecOps and QA Automation to accelerate overall exponential growth.
As an AWS Advanced Tier Partner and Reseller, we focus on two key pillars: Professionalism by adhering to best practices and utilizing advanced technologies, Customer Experience with responsiveness, availability, clear project management, and transparency to provide an exceptional experience for our clients.
