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Client:
Leading technology provider
Challenge:
- Scalability of servers and applications during peak season
- Inflated costs of infrastructure, currently served by third-party data center provider
- Lack of control over end-to-end security, which is limiting options for compliance requirements
- High MS SQL Enterprise license cost
- Minimal automation and low maturity in DevOps
Solution:
- Azure IaaS-based solution was chosen due to customizations required for hosting the applications; websites are deployed on load balanced VM clusters
- Redeploy the sites on Azure IaaS using Chef/Ruby through end-to-end automation
- Migrate the on-premise SQL Server 2014 databases to Azure SQL Managed Instance using automated backup and restore solution
- CI/CD automation enabled using Gitlab flow
Benefits:
- 30% savings on hosting cost
- 100% elimination of manual intervention for deployments and upgrades
- Streamlined and optimized licensing of SQL Server on Azure SQL Managed Instance; minimal dependency for routine operational activities on SQL Server
- On-demand scaling of application cluster on Azure
