Portfolio Details

Project Overview:

The Angular UI project required an efficient deployment pipeline to manage both the application code and infrastructure across multiple AWS accounts. Challenges included:

• Complex Deployment Management: Managing deployments across multiple environments and AWS accounts was cumbersome and time-consuming.
• Multi-Account Environment Complexity: Bootstrapping new accounts and creating sandbox environments required manual intervention, leading to delays and inconsistencies.
• Developer Collaboration: Developers needed an easy and consistent way to deploy application and infrastructure code without deep knowledge of underlying AWS services.

Proposed Solution & Architecture:

Unified Technologies implemented a CI/CD pipeline using AWS CDK and TypeScript, tailored to deploy both the Angular application code and infrastructure components (e.g., S3 buckets, Lambda functions, CloudFront distributions). This solution included:

CI/CD Pipeline Flow Overview

Architecture:

Solution Overview:

1. CI/CD Pipeline Creation:
   • Tool: Bitbucket Pipelines and AWS CodeBuild
   • Description: Unified Technologies set up pipelines in Bitbucket to manage the building and deployment of the Angular application. CodeBuild was used for the infrastructure deployment via AWS CDK.
2. Infrastructure as Code with AWS CDK:
   • Tool: AWS CDK (Cloud Development Kit)
   • Description: The use of AWS CDK allowed developers to define infrastructure in TypeScript, a language they were already familiar with. This enabled them to easily create and adjust resources like S3 buckets, Lambda functions, and CloudFront distributions directly within their codebase.
3. Multi-Environment Management:
   • Environment Flexibility: Developers could deploy code from any branch to any environment, making it easier to manage multiple AWS accounts and environments.
   • Bootstrapping and Sandbox Creation: The pipeline automated the bootstrapping of new AWS accounts and facilitated the creation of sandbox environments, streamlining the process of setting up and managing multi-account architectures.
4. Seamless Developer Workflow:
   • Developer-Friendly Adjustments: Since the infrastructure was defined using AWS CDK in TypeScript, developers could easily adjust both application and infrastructure code, enhancing collaboration and reducing the learning curve.

Metrics for Success:

• Deployment Speed: Reduced deployment time by 60%, allowing developers to deploy code to any environment with minimal manual steps.
• Onboarding Efficiency: Enabled bootstrapping of new accounts and creation of sandbox environments in under 15 minutes, significantly improving the onboarding process for new environments.
• Developer Productivity: Enhanced developer productivity by 40%, as they could manage both application and infrastructure code within a familiar language (TypeScript).
• Reduced Errors: Minimized deployment errors by 80% through automated, consistent deployment processes using AWS CDK.

Lessons Learned:

• Unified Pipelines Simplify Complexity: Integrating application and infrastructure deployments into a single pipeline streamlined the deployment process and reduced operational overhead.
• Familiar Tools Enhance Developer Efficiency: Using AWS CDK with TypeScript, a language already known to the developers, made it easier for them to make necessary adjustments and manage infrastructure alongside application code.
• Automation is Key in Multi-Account Environments: Automating account bootstrapping and sandbox creation proved crucial for managing a scalable and flexible multi-account architecture.