Azure DevOps Revolution: Optimizing workflows and streamlining Success for a UK Telecom Regulator’s
Overview.
The telecom industry is rapidly advancing, emphasizing automation, security, and data-driven decisions. By using Azure DevOps, we revolutionized the DevOps framework of a government-sanctioned telecom authority. Our integration of project management, version control, and automated testing fostered greater collaboration, transparency, and security. This comprehensive approach not only optimized workflows but also significantly shortened the development cycle, facilitating quicker feature releases and enhanced capacity utilization.
The client, being a significant government-approved authority in the telecom space, encountered several obstacles in their DevOps processes. These challenges included:
Disjointed DevOps landscape.
Reliance on disparate tools for project management, version control, and release management.
Hampered collaboration and transparency.
Difficulty in securing releases across multiple teams (support and development).
Need for automated regression testing.
Lack of a centralized platform for data-driven decision-making.
Solution.
To address these challenges, we implemented a robust DevOps solution leveraging the power of Azure DevOps.
Unified Platform: Azure DevOps served as the central hub, facilitating project and story management with Azure Boards.
Version Control: Azure Repos ensured seamless code management and version control.
Automated Releases: CI/CD pipelines were established to automate deployments for multiple projects, enabling parallel execution and branch back-syncing for efficient version control.
Enhanced Security: We prioritized security by implementing best practices on both Salesforce and Azure DevOps. Utilizing Azure Key Vault and selfhosted agents further bolstered the security posture.
Automated Testing: Integration with MABL, an automated testing tool, within Azure DevOps pipelines streamlined regression testing, ensuring code quality and stability.
Data-Driven Decisions: Comprehensive reports and dashboards were created to provide valuable insights for informed decision-making.
The Impact.
50%
Automation in testing
60%
Effort savings per release cycle
30% improved Capacity Utilization due to streamlined workflows & automation of processes.
50% automation of manual testing
Enhanced application security, uptime, and reliability
Streamlined development processes led to a 20% reduction in the development lifecycle, allowing for faster rollout of new features and functionalities.
