Seamless Automation: The IT Svit Solution for inMusic

IT Svit successfully transformed inMusic’s infrastructure, resulting in a stable, automated, and scalable system with zero downtime during deployments and a 40% reduction in operational costs.

Executive Summary

Client: inMusic is an American company that serves as the parent organization for a diverse range of brands offering audio products used in DJing, music production, live sound, musical instruments, professional audio, software, stage lighting, and consumer electronics.

Challenge: inMusic faced inefficiencies and reliability issues with their legacy system, which lacked containerization, had manual updates causing downtime, and struggled with scalability.

Results: IT Svit successfully transformed inMusic’s infrastructure, resulting in a stable, automated, and scalable system with zero downtime during deployments and a 40% reduction in operational costs.

InMusic Brands: Client Overview

inMusic is the parent company of an esteemed collection of leading music technology and consumer electronics brands, such as AIR Music Technology, Akai Professional, Alesis, and Numark. The company’s corporate headquarters is in Cumberland, Rhode Island, and additional offices in Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, Japan, and Bulgaria.

Renowned for pushing the boundaries of innovation, inMusic’s brands create cutting-edge products that span DJ, music production, live sound, musical instruments, pro audio, lighting, and consumer electronics industries.

Client Challenges

The client, operating a 24/7 critical service on Pimcore, faced several significant issues. The services were running 100% directly on servers without containerization, leading to 50% inefficiencies. Updating the production environment was a manual process, resulting in prolonged downtimes and an increased risk of errors. The existing setup lacked the flexibility to scale according to 100% demand, and the lack of formal documentation on Pimcore’s containerization and clustering created additional challenges.

The client approached IT Svit with clear objectives:

Automate the deployment process to eliminate manual intervention.
Ensure high availability and zero downtime during updates.
Implement a scalable system that could handle variable loads efficiently.

They sought to utilize best-in-class technologies to achieve these goals.

Solution Strategy

IT Svit assembled a team of experienced project managers and DevOps specialists to tackle these challenges. The team employed a strategic approach to dockerize and deploy the client’s applications in a Kubernetes cluster. Despite the lack of official Pimcore documentation on containerization, IT Svit developed a comprehensive strategy for dockerization and post-launch operations from scratch. The entire infrastructure was meticulously described using Terraform, ensuring a consistent and repeatable deployment process.

Our team separated the database, launching it on Amazon RDS to enhance performance and reliability. They implemented Jenkins pipelines to automate the process of new releases, significantly reducing the risk of human error and ensuring smoother updates. To monitor the system comprehensively, IT Svit integrated the ELK stack, providing real-time insights into system performance and improving the issue resolution timing by 90%.

IT Svit has helped us with various DevOps projects, with their wide reach and range of specialties in their team. They’ve helped us improve some terrible legacy issues. They’re helping us build new applications smarter. They listen to our requirements and design good solutions.

— Iain Ward, Director of Digital Services at inMusic

Results and Impact

The transformation yielded impressive results. The client’s system became stable and resilient, with deployments occurring seamlessly without any downtime. The automated pipelines and containerized applications enabled rapid and reliable updates, enhancing the overall efficiency of the production environment.

A significant improvement was the system’s newfound ability to scale automatically.
Operational costs plummeted by 40% due to improved resource utilization and reduced downtime.
The streamlined deployment process was a standout success, slashing update times by a remarkable 75%.
The client’s system achieved 100% uptime, with deployments occurring seamlessly and zero recorded downtime.

The greatly enhanced scalability instilled unwavering confidence in the client’s ability to manage traffic surges. This guaranteed consistently excellent service for users, regardless of demand fluctuations. The transformation not only optimized current operations but also positioned the client for future growth and challenges.

Conclusion

IT Svit’s expertise in modernizing and automating legacy systems was instrumental in transforming the client’s production environment. The project not only met but exceeded the client’s expectations, delivering a stable, automated, and scalable system that significantly improved operational efficiency and system reliability.

For businesses looking to enhance their production environments with cutting-edge technology and expert guidance, IT Svit stands out as a reliable and experienced partner.