DevOps & DevSecOps, Platform Engineering

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Why?

The Several Clouds’ Platform Engineering team has vast experience in building full Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to automate and streamline clients’ Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process.

The implementation of self-service platforms and automated workflows drives developer productivity while ensuring consistent quality and compliance. Organizations gain the ability to scale with confidence, supported by reliable, secure infrastructure that adapts to changing business needs.

Measurable and sustainable improvements are expected in several key areas:
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  • Faster Time to Market
  • Improved Collaboration
  • Enhanced Reliability
  • Security by Design
  • Reduced Security Risks
  • Standardization
  • Developer Productivity
  • Governance and Compliance

What?

DevOps on AWS enables organizations to automate and streamline their software delivery processes using AWS services like AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CodeCommit. This approach helps teams deliver applications and services at high velocity, improving products at a faster pace.

DevSecOps extends this concept by integrating security practices throughout the development lifecycle, rather than treating it as an afterthought. It leverages AWS security services and features like AWS IAM, AWS KMS, AWS Security Hub, and Amazon Inspector to ensure that security is built into applications from the start.

Platform Engineering focuses on creating self-service developer platforms that abstract away infrastructure complexity while maintaining security and compliance. It utilizes AWS services and tools like AWS Proton, AWS Service Catalog, and AWS Control Tower to provide standardized, automated infrastructure templates and workflows.

What are the Benefits?

Here is a short preview of the main benefits that a company can experience as a result of the proper utilization of Platform Engineering through DevOps and DevSecOps practices.

Faster Time to Market

Accelerate application delivery by leveraging automated CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code to rapidly deploy solutions at scale.

Improved Collaboration

Enable seamless cross-team coordination through shared repositories, standardized workflows, and integrated development environments.

Enhanced Reliability

Ensure high availability and fault tolerance through AWS best practices, automated testing, and resilient architecture patterns.

Security by Design

Implement comprehensive security controls and compliance measures from the ground up using AWS security services and built-in features.

Standardization

Maintain consistency across the organization by implementing reusable templates, shared services, and standardized deployment patterns.

Developer Productivity

Boost development efficiency with automated tooling, pre-built components, and integrated AWS developer services.

Governance and Compliance

Enforce organizational policies and regulatory requirements through automated guardrails, audit trails, and compliance controls.

Reduced Security Risks

Minimize vulnerabilities and threats through automated security scanning, continuous monitoring, and adherence to AWS Well-Architected security principles.

How?

Several Clouds has expertise across industry-leading Platform Engineering approaches and toolchains, and everything is built using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and pipelines as code. Each implementation depends on the current state and particular customer requirements. These are the main points that shall be covered.

Foundation Setup

  • Establish AWS Organizations and Control Tower for multi-account management
  • Implement centralized logging and monitoring with CloudWatch
  • Set up AWS Service Catalog for self-service capabilities

Infrastructure & Security Framework

  • Deploy Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation/CDK
  • Create reusable templates and golden paths
  • Implement security controls and automated scanning tools
  • Configure automated guardrails and compliance checks

Pipeline & Automation

  • Build CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline suite
  • Integrate security scanning and testing at each stage
  • Implement automated infrastructure provisioning
  • Set up continuous monitoring and alerting

Developer Experience

  • Create internal developer portals
  • Establish standardized environments and workflows
  • Provide self-service capabilities through Service Catalog
  • Enable automated testing and deployment tools

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