Daiwa needed a tool that would integrate with their software to provide automation for a self-service developer request portal. This would allow the infrastructure division to fulfill requests efficiently and accurately for faster production deployment and easier compliance audits.
Challenges
Daiwa needed a tool that would integrate with their software to provide automation for a self-service developer request portal. This would allow the infrastructure division to fulfill requests efficiently and accurately for faster production deployment and easier compliance audits.
Solution
Puppet Enterprise with vRealize Automation (vRA) made it possible for Daiwa to build a self-service portal that:
Connected developer requests with infrastructure code capabilities
Integrated with Git, Jenkins, and Chocolatey
Managed disparate servers from a central location
Automated central tasks
Results
Decreased time spent provisioning environments from weeks to 10 minutes per environment
Increased speed of production deployment
Reduced risk of error from manual changes and configuration drift
Improved collaboration between Infrastructure and Development divisions
Simplified routine audit procedures
The deployment and configuration of servers on the Windows estate was a very manual task involving multiple teams. We were experiencing high time loss and the process was susceptible to human error. With vRA and Puppet, these processes are now completely automated.
Top outcomes of using Puppet Enterprise
Provided desired state configuration
Ensured server configuration compliance
Better control over environments with the ability to deploy from a central location
Reduced infrastructure and environment build times