Cloud Infrastructure Management
Many companies nowadays choose to host their infrastructure in the cloud (on AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud). But while cloud systems are flexible, they are also complex, with tons of “building blocks” available to DevOps engineers. Here at ObjectStyle, we can help you effectively manage that complexity!
Virtualization of On-Premises Systems
A modern on-premises infrastructure can benefit from the latest advancements in virtualization and automation. You can achieve a high level of flexibility by using virtual machines and popular DevOps tools like Chef, Ansible, Puppet, among others.
Hybrid Infrastructures
Very often, your infrastructure is neither 100% cloud-based nor 100% on-premises. Instead, you have a combination of both. With this type of hybrid infrastructure, you face a unique set of challenges related to combining your cloud and your data center into a single virtual network—ObjectStyle has plenty of experience with that!
Migration To/From Cloud
ObjectStyle’s DevOps engineers can help you move your system to or from a cloud service, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, etc. To ensure everything goes smoothly, we’ll carefully plan the changes, account for potential problems, and ensure that your service is not interrupted during the migration.
Infrastructure Upgrades
Your data center (and often even your cloud infrastructure) needs to receive regular updates for security, compatibility, performance, and other reasons. If you let it fall many versions behind, the cost of upgrading your system will go up. ObjectStyle’s DevOps engineers will help you keep your system current and avoid unnecessary expenses down the road.
Continuous Integration & Deployment
Continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) is an essential part of the Agile approach that allows you to deliver your software to production quickly, without sacrificing its quality. We can help you implement and maintain a CI/CD process and set up CI/CD pipelines using tools of your choice (Jenkins, Bamboo, GitLab, etc.).
Configuration & Orchestration
Infrastructure configuration is set up using specialized DevOps tools and scripts. At ObjectStyle, we can effectively manage the configuration of large-scale systems—even if you have hundreds of servers—because we have experience working with complex, enterprise-grade environments. Tool-wise, we have the most experience with Ansible, Chef, and Puppet configuration management and orchestration tools.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
A modern trend in the DevOps industry is to treat infrastructure like code. The IaC approach means that the entire configuration of your system is encoded in scripts, commands, and other non-manual provisions using tools like Terraform. Once put down in code, the setup can easily be re-applied in a new environment—there’s no need to configure it manually.
Support Services
As part of our infrastructure management services, we can also provide support to the users of your system (who could be developers or application end users). This may include first-, second-, or third-line support.
Consulting Services
If you need to migrate, upgrade, or architect a software infrastructure, we can act as full-service consultants. ObjectStyle’s DevOps engineers will work side by side with your developers, product managers, and other employees to create a reliable infrastructure, a stable deployment process, a modern cloud setup, or whatever else it is that your software system needs.
Standardization Services
We can also help you create processes and standardize procedures that have to do with development and operations. For each operation (software deployment, running automated tests, etc.), we will create a playbook with step-by-step instructions for carrying it out. Standardizing processes adds to operations efficiency, makes outcomes predictable, and minimizes risks.