Accelerating Growth with Platform Migration and Legacy System Modernization

Highlights

Platform Modernization and Optimization

Our Client needed to modernize their platform, optimize their existing systems, and enhance their development processes to meet growing demands.

Collaborative Platform Migration and Legacy Code Refactoring

Collaborating with Academy SMART, our Client successfully migrated their platform, refactored legacy code, and implemented new DevOps functionalities.

Scalability, Efficiency, and Future Growth

Our Client achieved improved scalability, reduced resource consumption, and streamlined operations, setting the stage for continued growth and innovation.

Our client is a leading provider of DevOps solutions, offering tools that support continuous integration, delivery, and software release management. The company is committed to enabling organizations to achieve faster software delivery cycles with high quality and efficiency.

Employees: 800+

Industry: DevOps

Sector: Software Development Tools

Primary Objectives

Future-Proofing the Platform:

Our client aimed to migrate their platform to a new environment to ensure it could scale effectively and meet growing demands. This required a seamless transfer of their extensive codebase while maintaining operational stability.
Revamping Legacy Systems:

With a focus on modernization, Our client sought to update their existing testing frameworks and code to align with the latest technologies. The goal was to enhance system performance, eliminate technical debt, and ensure compatibility with new development tools.
Streamlining DevOps Operations:

The company wanted to optimize its DevOps processes by integrating new features and improving resource management. By enhancing automation and troubleshooting capabilities, Our client aimed to reduce operational overhead and deliver a more robust platform to its customers.

Challenge

Complex Platform Migration:

Migrating a vast codebase with thousands of commits, tags, and repository history without losing data or disrupting operations was a major challenge. The synchronization of microservices with an existing monolithic architecture added further complexity to the migration process.

Outdated Testing Frameworks:

The Client’s Groovy-based testing framework had become a bottleneck, with dependencies on outdated libraries incompatible with newer versions of Java and Groovy. The refactoring of this framework was critical to ensure future development capabilities

DevOps Process Gaps:

Supporting new integrations, like Azure OIDC, while improving existing features such as webhook troubleshooting was essential for Client’s operational efficiency. Additionally, the memory-intensive NuGet package required optimization to meet scalability needs.

Resource Inefficiency:

The NuGet package used over 100GB of memory, which significantly impacted system resource consumption and performance. Reducing this memory usage without sacrificing performance was a crucial task to ensure cost efficiency and scalability for Client’s users.

How Academy SMART Helped

Academy SMART approached the challenge with a comprehensive strategy focused on platform migration, system modernization, and DevOps enhancement.

Platform Migration and Synchronization:

Actions Taken: Academy SMART’s Java engineers refactored the codebase to facilitate seamless migration, transferring large volumes of code with all associated commit histories and tags. A custom solution was developed to synchronize microservices with the monolithic architecture, ensuring automatic updates and consistent performance across the platform.

Impact: The migration was completed with minimal disruption, maintaining system stability and enabling our Client to scale their operations effectively.

Legacy System Modernization:

Actions Taken: The existing Groovy-based testing framework was refactored to support the latest versions of Java and Groovy. This involved replacing an outdated HTTP library, transitioning the build system from Maven to Gradle, and ensuring compatibility with modern technologies.

Impact: The modernization allowed the Client to adopt newer technologies, enhancing system stability, performance, and future-proofing the testing framework.

DevOps Process Optimization:

Actions Taken: New DevOps features were implemented, including Azure integration via OIDC and an enhanced webhook troubleshooting system. The NuGet package in Artifactory was refactored to reduce memory usage from over 100GB to approximately 8GB, improving resource efficiency without significant performance loss.

Impact: These enhancements streamlined Client’s DevOps operations, reduced resource consumption, and improved system reliability, meeting customer demands for more robust and efficient tools.

Continuous Improvement:

Actions Taken: The project was executed with a focus on continuous improvement, incorporating client feedback and evolving requirements throughout the development process. Regular updates and enhancements were made to ensure the platform met Client’s long-term strategic goals.

Impact: This approach ensured that the platform remained agile and adaptable, capable of meeting future demands and sustaining long-term growth.

Business Impact

Working with Academy SMART, our Client has been able to:

Boost Platform Scalability and Performance:

The platform migration and code refactoring significantly improved system scalability and performance. Our Client can now handle increased loads with greater efficiency, supporting their growth ambitions.
Future-Proof Legacy Systems:

The modernization of legacy systems allowed our Client to maintain operational efficiency and adopt new technologies without disruption. This ensures the long-term viability and adaptability of their development environment.
Optimize Resource Consumption:

The refactoring of the NuGet package reduced memory usage by over 90%, making the system more resource-efficient and scalable. This has resulted in cost savings and better performance for clients using our Client’s products.
Enhance DevOps Capabilities:

The added Azure OIDC integration and improved webhook troubleshooting capabilities have enhanced the platform’s flexibility and user experience. The Client can now offer more comprehensive and reliable tools to their customers.

Summary

Technologies

Java

Groovy

Spring

Gradle

Maven

Selenium

JUnit

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Redis

OpenID

Azure

Services

Back-end Development

DevOps

AQA

Team

A dedicated team of developers, DevOps and AQAs

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