DeployGrid
DevOps
Infrastructure
Project Details
Owner
TIMORIA
Release Date
Nov 5, 2022
Services
Infrastructure Architecture, CI/CD
Duration
90 Days
Budget
14000$
Overview
DeployGrid is a GitOps-driven continuous deployment platform custom-built for a financial services corporation to automate their internal infrastructure provisioning and application deployment. The system provides robust rollback, canary deployments, and monitoring integration tailored to their specific compliance and security needs. It simplifies complex internal deployment workflows while enforcing strict security best practices and maintaining detailed audit trails, operating entirely within their secure network.
Objective
The main objective was to create a unified, secure deployment system for the client's internal use, handling infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, and application deployment repeatably and securely across their private cloud environments. Support for multiple internal platforms while maintaining consistency and providing clear visibility into the deployment pipeline was key. Implementing automated testing gates and progressive delivery mechanisms was critical to minimize risk to their production systems.
Process
DeployGrid was integrated into the client's existing Kubernetes infrastructure, using ArgoCD for GitOps workflows and Terraform for managing their private cloud resources. Custom controllers in Go were developed for specialized deployment patterns and integration with their internal security and monitoring systems (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana Loki). Developing a secure secret management system compliant with financial regulations and integrated with their internal KMS was a particularly challenging aspect of this private project.
Impact
DeployGrid transformed the internal deployment processes for the client's engineering teams, reducing deployment times significantly while improving reliability. The platform now handles hundreds of internal deployments daily across various environments. Its automated canary analysis has prevented numerous potential production incidents within their critical financial systems. The client reported a major reduction in deployment-related incidents and improved developer productivity. Due to its proprietary nature, DeployGrid is not accessible outside the client organization.