AKS Post-Deploy Operations: 10-Wk Implementation

Activities

• GitOps mentoring, ensuring config is stored in source control, versioned, auditable, integrated with CI/CD and engineers are comfortable with Git workflows
• Writing Infrastructure-as-Code and automating manual processes with Terraform
• Pair-programming with engineers to create and customize Concourse CI/CD pipelines
• Perform cluster validation and production-readiness checks
• Platform Reliability Engineering including Cluster and Namespace management
• Refactor and enhance anything that was lifted & shifted

Deliverables

• Networking configured
• Storage provider configured
• Image registry
• RBAC integration
• Helm services deployed
• Monitoring and alerting
• Centralised Logging
• Automated Backups
• Security assessment
• Customer has performed one major upgrade and multiple minor Kubernetes upgrades
• Additional workloads migrated

Outcomes

• Active Development - Features are added easily and quickly using CI/CD workflows
• Consistent quality - Less production issues and support requests. Automated testing and validation.
• Quick setup time - Onboarding takes hours instead of days to start new projects
• Frequent Patches/Upgrades -
• Zero downtime security patches and upgrades. Developers get access to the latest Kubernetes features.
• Scaling - Live dashboards with KPIs and KSIs leading to reduced infrastructure usage
• Lower Operator Effort - Alerts system in place with minimal manual intervention and a small strong multi-skilled Platform team

Target Audience

• Architects
• Operators
• DevOps engineers

Platform

• AKS

Practices

• Pairing
• Mentoring
• Enhancement