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Case Study: DevOps Automation Reduces Time-to-Market for Manufacturing Company by 65%

Client Profile

A leading technology company specializing in electronic design automation software for printed circuit board manufacture.

Challenge

The client faced significant inefficiencies in their software development and release processes:

  • Manual, error-prone, and time-consuming development and release cycles
  • Lengthy communication delays between internal teams for software updates and OS fixes
  • Application deployment taking 3-4 hours on 4-5 servers
  • Patching requiring 4-5 hours of downtime per schedule
  • Difficulty in scaling deployment due to these constraints

These issues were hindering the company' ability to rapidly bring products to market and maintain their competitive edge.

Solution

Datamato implemented a comprehensive end-to-end DevOps methodology, focusing on:

  1. Adoption of the Drone CI platform for CI/CD workflow, chosen for its broad cloud compatibility
  2. Implementation of a conventional Gitflow branching strategy for each pipeline
  3. Utilization of AWS-hosted Docker images for each pipeline step, maximizing fault isolation and preventing interference

This solution was designed to streamline the entire development process, from coding to deployment, while ensuring scalability and reducing errors.

Results

The implementation of our DevOps automation solution delivered significant improvements:

  • 65% reduction in overall Application Release Deployment time, dramatically improving Time to Market
  • 60% reduction in patch time, minimizing system downtime
  • 75% reduction in time spent on maintenance and administrative tasks
  • Increased scalability of deployment processes
  • Enhanced collaboration between internal teams

Key Takeaways

This case study demonstrates how strategic implementation of DevOps practices and tools can transform a company' development lifecycle. By automating key processes and adopting cloud-compatible solutions, we helped our client significantly reduce their time-to-market, improve system reliability, and free up valuable resources for innovation.

The success of this project underscores the importance of tailored DevOps solutions in today' fast-paced technology landscape, showcasing Datamato' expertise in driving digital transformation for manufacturing and technology companies.