Moogsoft: Simplification of deployment & Upgrades
Role: Principal Product Manager
Overview: Streamlined the deployment and upgrade processes for Moogsoft’s on-premise product by consolidating configurations and providing automation for supported distributed system architectures.
Situation: The deployment and upgrade processes for the on-premise product were complex and error-prone. Configurations were scattered across databases and filesystems, and there was a lack of automation for common distributed deployment patterns, leading to increased time-to-value and higher operational costs for customers.
Task: To simplify the deployment and upgrade experience by consolidating configuration management into the database and developing automation scripts to support known distributed deployment architectures.
Action:
- Led the initiative to consolidate configurations that were previously distributed amongst the database and filesystem, centralizing them into the database for easier management.
- Developed automation scripts (using Bash and Ansible) to support common, supported deployment architectures for distributed Moogsoft systems.
- Focused on reducing manual steps and potential for errors during deployments and upgrades.
Tech Stack Used: Bash, Ansible, BST (blood sweat tears).
Result: Consolidated configurations that were distributed amongst the DB and filesystem to be stored in the DB, provided automation that supported known deployment architectures we supported for distributed systems. This project significantly improved the TCO for customers by simplifying deployments and upgrades. It decreased the time required for these operations and reduced the likelihood of configuration errors, leading to a more stable and manageable platform.
Context: Improving the ease of deployment and upgrades was crucial for customer satisfaction and reducing the support burden for the on-premise product. This initiative made the platform more accessible and less costly to maintain for customers.