Financial Services
4X Developer Productivity With Cloud-Native CI/CD
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3X Faster Deployment
4X Developer Productivity
80% Fewer Bugs
Summary
A leading FinTech company in Sydney partnered with Aokumo to modernize its software delivery infrastructure and adopt cloud-native CI/CD and DevOps best practices. Their existing Jenkins-based CI/CD pipeline was slow, costly to maintain, and lacked security and observability features, impacting developer productivity and software quality.
Aokumo implemented a cloud-native CI/CD pipeline with Tekton for continuous integration, ArgoCD for automated deployments, and enhanced security and quality gates.
The challenge
The client’s legacy CI/CD pipeline was slowing down digital transformation efforts and failing to meet modern software delivery standards:
- Inefficient Onboarding & Delivery: The existing pipeline made it difficult to onboard new projects and release software on time.
- Lack of Standardization: CI/CD processes lacked best practices for quality gates, testing, and dependency scanning, impacting software quality.
- Limited Observability & Security: No automated security, compliance, or real-time monitoring, leading to operational blind spots.
- Skill Gap in DevOps: The in-house team lacked expertise in modern cloud-native CI/CD tools and DevOps methodologies.
“Our legacy CI/CD setup was holding us back. Deployments were slow, errors were frequent, and we lacked the automation needed to scale efficiently. We needed a solution that aligned with cloud-native best practices and enabled continuous innovation.”
The Aokumo solution
Aokumo designed and implemented a modern cloud-native CI/CD strategy to streamline software delivery, enhance observability, and strengthen security.
Seamless CI/CD with Tekton & ArgoCD: Integrated Tekton for continuous integration and ArgoCD for automated deployments, ensuring error-free and scalable software delivery.
Standardized DevSecOps Practices: Implemented quality gates to enforce "Test Early, Test Often" principles, improving code quality through unit testing, security scanning, and dependency analysis.
Automated Security & Compliance: Embedded continuous monitoring and governance controls, enabling real-time detection and remediation of security vulnerabilities.
Improved Developer Experience: Provided stable, reliable CI/CD pipelines, allowing developers to focus on feature development instead of fixing deployment issues.
By adopting cloud-native DevOps best practices, the client streamlined deployments, enhanced security, and ensured faster and more reliable releases.
The results
Aokumo’s DevOps and CI/CD transformation delivered measurable, high-impact results:
3X Faster Deployment Time: Reduced time-to-market for new features.
4X Developer Productivity: Enabled teams to focus on building instead of fixing defects.
80% Fewer Bugs: Ensured higher software reliability.
2X Increased Security & Governance: Automated compliance monitoring and remediation.
