Discover how a leading educational content provider overcame on-premise challenges by migrating to Microtica's DevOps cloud platform, achieving cost savings and improved collaboration.
Izzi.digital, a leading provider of educational digital content, faced challenges with its on-premise infrastructure, including high costs, scalability issues, and complex management. By migrating to Microtica's unified DevOps cloud platform, Izzi.digital achieved substantial cost savings, streamlined workflows, and enhanced team collaboration.
Background
Izzi.digital specializes in creating and distributing engaging digital content for education. Their platform supports a collaborative and efficient authoring process, enabling users to create interactive tasks with a drag-and-drop interface. The platform ensures responsiveness across various devices and adheres to WCAG 2.0 standards.
The Challenge
Izzi.digital's reliance on on-premise infrastructure resulted in several key challenges:
- High Costs: Significant expenses were incurred for hardware, maintenance, and energy consumption.
- Scalability Issues: The infrastructure struggled to scale efficiently to accommodate fluctuations in demand.
- Complex Management: Managing and maintaining physical servers proved to be a time-consuming and resource-intensive task.
- Inefficient Resource Utilization: Underutilized hardware led to wasted resources and increased costs.
The Solution
Izzi.digital partnered with Microtica to migrate its infrastructure to the cloud and adopt a unified DevOps platform. Microtica's platform offered integrated capabilities for CI/CD, infrastructure provisioning, artifact management, observability, incident management, and cost optimization.
Implementation
The implementation process involved:
- Migration Planning: A detailed plan was developed to ensure a smooth transition from on-premise to cloud infrastructure without disrupting ongoing projects.
- Training: Comprehensive training sessions were conducted to familiarize the development team with the new platform and its features.
- Phased Rollout: The migration was executed in phases, starting with less critical projects, to minimize risks and ensure a seamless transition.
Key Improvements
As the table illustrates, Izzi.digital experienced significant improvements across various areas after migrating to Microtica's platform. These benefits enabled Izzi.digital to optimize resource allocation, accelerate development cycles, and foster a more productive and collaborative work environment
Conclusion
Izzi.digital's partnership with Microtica and the adoption of their integrated DevOps platform proved to be a resounding success. The substantial cost savings, improved operational efficiency, enhanced collaboration, and simplified training processes demonstrate the transformative power of a unified DevOps solution.
With these results, Izzi.digital has positioned itself for continued growth and innovation in the dynamic educational technology landscape. This case study underscores the significant benefits that organizations can achieve by embracing a comprehensive cloud-based DevOps approach.
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