The solution

Virtusa proposed and implemented the following transformative solutions to streamline deployments and modernize the client's infrastructure:

Microservices architecture: We refactored monolithic applications into smaller, independent microservices. This enables modifications to individual services without impacting the entire application, significantly reducing testing time.
Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS): We migrated the microservices to AKS, a managed container orchestration service. AKS automates container deployment, scaling, and management, ensuring high availability and scalability.

The critical components of the Virtusa solution included the following:

Microservices implementation and AKS migration: The Readycipher service was migrated from an Azure VM (Virtual Machine) to AKS, along with the implementation and introduction of new microservices such as Readycipher, Readycipher crypto service, Readycipher sign service, Readycipher certificate service, and Readycipher Audit service for enhanced functionality.
Containerization: Utilization of AKS, an Azure container orchestrator, to bundle the microservices for efficient deployment and management.
Automation and CI/CD pipelines: Automating dependent software installation and scripts using Dockerfile. Each microservice had its automated continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline for seamless build, testing, and deployment.
API routing and security: A secure Azure VM running Apache2 routed and validated each API call before forwarding them to the AKS-hosted Readycipher server.