Case Studies

Transforming a Legacy Website into a Scalable E-Commerce Platform

Problem. A small retail business operated an outdated brochure-style website with no online ordering capabilities, limiting sales to in-person transactions and phone orders.

Solution. DevDev rebuilt the site as a secure, mobile-friendly e-commerce platform with integrated inventory management, payment processing, and order fulfillment workflows.

Result. Increased online sales revenue by 230% in the first six months, reduced manual order processing time by 70%, and expanded the customer base beyond the local market.

Delivering a High-Performance, Secure Website for an Alaskan Small Business

Problem. A small business in Alaska needed a modern, reliable website to showcase services, securely collect customer information, and withstand the region’s inconsistent internet connectivity.

Solution. DevDev designed and developed a responsive, SEO-optimized website with integrated security features, global content delivery, and advanced uptime monitoring.

Result. Achieved 99.998% uptime, improved page load speed by 65%, and increased online customer inquiries by 50% within the first six months.

Accelerating Cross-Platform App Development with Automated CI/CD

Problem. A mid-sized organization needed a new cross-platform mobile application but faced long development cycles, fragmented tooling, and slow deployment processes.

Solution. DevDev designed and built a Flutter-based application backed by cloud services, integrated a fully automated CI/CD pipeline, and implemented modular architecture for rapid feature delivery.

Result. Reduced release cycles from two weeks to two days, cut regression defects by 60%, and increased user adoption by 40% within the first quarter post-launch.

Building Resilience with Fault-Injection Labs for Cloud Platform Training

Problem. A large enterprise’s cloud platform training program prepared learners for basic deployments but did not simulate real-world failures, leaving teams unprepared for operational challenges.

Solution. DevDev designed and integrated fault-injection lab exercises that recreated realistic system failures, requiring participants to troubleshoot and recover under production-like conditions.

Result. Increased trainee confidence scores by 75% and improved first-attempt problem resolution rates in the field from 40% to 95%.

Automating CDN Operations with the “Yakamai” Project at Marriott International

Problem. Manual Akamai cache management and user access changes slowed delivery and created bottlenecks during high-demand content updates.

Solution. Developed the “Yakamai” automation suite using Akamai APIs to handle cache clearing, reporting, and access management directly through CI/CD pipelines.

Result. Reduced cache operation times from hours to under 5 minutes, improved reliability, and enabled developers to self-service common CDN tasks.

Elevating Engineering Capabilities with CDN, GitOps, and Terraform Training at Marriott International

Problem. Development teams relied heavily on the CDN engineering group for cache management and infrastructure updates, slowing delivery and creating operational bottlenecks.

Solution. Designed and delivered hands-on training programs covering CDN operations, GitOps workflows, and Terraform infrastructure management, enabling teams to self-service common tasks.

Result. Reduced support ticket volume by 45%, accelerated deployment timelines, and improved team-wide proficiency in modern DevOps practices.

Driving DevOps Culture and Cross-Team Collaboration at LiveOak Bank

Problem. Development teams operated in silos with inconsistent infrastructure practices and CI/CD workflows, leading to duplicated work, slower delivery, and limited cross-team knowledge sharing.

Solution. Unified infrastructure standards with Terraform, rebuilt GitLab pipelines for modularity and trunk-based development, and facilitated workshops to align engineering practices across teams.

Result. Increased delivery speed by 50%, cut onboarding time for new developers by 40%, and fostered a shared DevOps culture across the engineering organization.

Mission-Critical Procedure Database for Aircraft Carrier Overhaul at AMSEC LLC

Problem. The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier overhaul required thousands of technical procedures to be planned, coordinated, and executed under strict timelines, yet the supporting documentation and resources were scattered and inconsistent.

Solution. Developed and maintained a centralized database of procedure-writing resources, timelines, technical documentation, and radiological safety controls, and authored detailed nuclear retest procedures.

Result. Reduced planning time by 35%, improved procedural accuracy, and ensured compliance with stringent safety requirements.

Digitizing Inventory & Maintenance Operations for the U.S. Navy

Problem. Manual, paper-based systems for a $7M inventory and quarterly maintenance schedule slowed operations, created errors, and hindered readiness.

Solution. Designed and implemented digital processes and databases to manage inventory, ordering, and over 1,200 quarterly maintenance tasks for four nuclear power plants.

Result. Reduced administrative time by 40%, eliminated inventory tracking errors, and improved operational readiness for a crew of 81 sailors.

Building a Greenfield DevOps Culture for Precision Sustainable Agriculture at NC State University

Problem. Precision Sustainable Agriculture (a division of NC State University) had no established DevOps culture or automated infrastructure, and all systems had to be built within the unfamiliar Azure ecosystem.

Solution. Learned Azure from scratch, created documentation outlining infrastructure options and benefits, designed and deployed the entire environment with Terraform, and implemented Azure DevOps pipelines fully in code.

Result. Delivered a fully automated, scalable DevOps ecosystem 2 months ahead of schedule, reducing manual deployment work by 90% and cutting infrastructure provisioning time from days to under 1 hour.

Delivering 99.998% Uptime for Clients at Host Octopus

Problem. Small businesses in Alaska needed reliable, secure web hosting but lacked the resources and technical expertise to maintain high uptime and performance.

Solution. Implemented Cloudflare CDN and Web Application Firewall (WAF) protections, paired with advanced monitoring tools to proactively detect and address issues.

Result. Achieved 99.998% uptime, improved security posture, and provided clients with stable, high-performance websites and applications.

Driving World-Class Developer Support and Outage Response at GetFlywheel

Problem. Driving World-Class Developer Support and Outage Response at GetFlywheelDevelopers faced recurring technical issues and occasional application outages, with limited documentation and slow root cause communication affecting productivity.

Solution. Resolved over 11,000 developer support tickets with record satisfaction scores, acted as first responder during outages, and documented postmortems to prevent repeat incidents.

Result. Improved customer trust, accelerated recovery times, and established a repeatable knowledge base that reduced future support demand.

Enhancing CDN Performance and CI/CD Efficiency at Ally Bank

Problem. High server request volumes and manual CDN release processes created performance bottlenecks, while CI/CD pipelines lacked optimization for speed and developer experience.

Solution. Tuned Akamai CDN configurations for performance and security, streamlined release management, and implemented CI/CD enhancements with Jenkins, OpenShift, and GitLab on AWS.

Result. Reduced server load, improved site performance, strengthened security, and accelerated delivery cycles for development teams.

Modernizing AWS Lambda and Cutting Cloud Costs at Primex

Problem. Legacy AWS Lambda functions were running on unsupported Python 2, and the Flutter app deployment pipeline relied on costly cloud-based Mac instances.

Solution. Migrated Lambda functions to Python 3 using Docker, Ansible, and AWS CloudFormation, and replaced cloud Mac instances with a remote Bamboo build agent on a physical Mac Mini.

Result. Ensured long-term Lambda support, reduced infrastructure costs, and maintained smooth Flutter app deployments without sacrificing build speed or reliability.

Rebuilding Cloud Platform Training for 100% Success Rate at WindRiver

Problem. An internal customer training course on StarlingX and WindRiver Cloud Platform had a low success rate of 30%, with participants struggling to apply skills in real-world scenarios.

Solution. Completely rebuilt the training program, including virtual environments, instructional videos, and presentations, to align with real-world deployment and troubleshooting workflows.

Result. Achieved a 100% course completion and certification rate, significantly improving learner readiness for production environments.

Automating CDN Operations at Marriott International

Problem. Content Delivery Network (CDN) operations relied heavily on manual intervention, creating bottlenecks, slowing cache management, and overloading the systems team.

Solution. Designed and implemented a flexible Harness pipeline with modular deployment capabilities, integrating “Akamai as Code” automation for cache clearing, reporting, and user access management.

Result. Reduced manual workload, enabled developer self-service for cache operations, and improved CDN reliability and responsiveness.

Optimizing CI/CD and Infrastructure at LiveOak Bank

Problem. Inefficient environment setup and slow, monolithic CI/CD pipelines delayed delivery and increased costs.

Solution. Transitioned infrastructure from AWS CloudFormation to Terraform, centralized secrets management, and redesigned GitLab pipelines for modularity and trunk-based development.

Result. Reduced environment setup time by 30%, cut pipeline execution costs by 50%, and accelerated delivery speed by 50%.