Revolutionizing DevOps with Automated Deployment Processes

Industry: HiTech

Delivery Center: India

Industry Context

Organizations worldwide are grappling with the complexities of ensuring robust security measures while maintaining seamless access to corporate networks and sensitive data. Cybersecurity today stands as a paramount concern, and the demand for scalable, performance-oriented infrastructure equipped with stringent security protocols continues to surge.

Client Challenge

Token Ring, headquartered in Rochester, New York, is at the forefront of cybersecurity. It offers passwordless, biometric-enabled, FIDO2-compliant wearable technology, aiming to fortify organizational security. Token sought to develop a groundbreaking authentication solution that obviates the need for passwords while offering seamless access to corporate networks and sensitive data. The challenges were multifaceted, requiring scalable and performance-oriented infrastructure capable of protecting users' personal data with robust security measures, and compatibility with leading Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, all while adhering to FIDO2 standards.

Approach

Encora's approach was comprehensive, targeting the elevation of Token's DevOps practices, streamlining application deployments. Encora leveraged AWS due to its scalability, resilience, and cost-effectiveness, enabling seamless integration with Token's innovative authentication solutions while ensuring robust security measures and adherence to FIDO2 standards. The strategy encapsulated:

Cloud-Native Development: Implemented CI/CD workflows via GitHub Actions to accelerate the release cycle, enhancing the efficiency and reliability of deployments.
Cloud Architecture & Engineering: Utilized Helm charts for standardized application packaging and deployment, ensuring consistency across multiple Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) environments.
Cloud Optimization: Built and managed scalable applications using AWS services, embracing serverless computing with AWS Lambda, and simplifying container management with Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
DevSecOps in Cloud: Leveraged AWS Lambda to enable serverless computing, optimizing performance, and reducing operational overhead.

AWS Services

Amazon Elastic
Kubernetes Service (EKS)

Amazon Elastic
Container Registry (ECR)

AWS Lambda

Amazon Simple
Storage Service (S3)

Amazon Simple
Notification Service (SNS)

Amazon OpenSearch
Service

Results

Encora's expertise in DevOps and AWS technologies propelled Token Ring's authentication solutions to a new level of security, efficiency, and scalability. This partnership not only transformed Token Ring's operational model but also reinforced its commitment to delivering modern authentication technologies that safeguard organizations against modern cybersecurity threats. Some of the significant advancements in DevOps practices and infrastructure include:

Accelerated Release Cycle with reduced time from code commit to deployment, allowing Token to rapidly iterate on its innovative authentication solutions.
Enhanced scalability and availability resulting in an estimated improvement in application availability and performance during peak usage times.
Enhanced efficiency, reliability, and consistency across the deployment processes, leveraging Terraform for cloud resource management.
Reduced overall computing expenses, with efficient cloud resource utilization and operational cost management.