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Kafka Platform and CI/CD Implementation for Insurance Company

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • DevOps • Cloud Consulting and Services • Platform Engineering

Industry

Financial Services

Duration

7 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 March 2023

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

81/100

Strong

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Client

Confidential

Berlin, Germany

Project Summary

Inteca designed and deployed a Kafka-based platform on OpenShift for an insurance/financial-services company, delivering architectural design, CI/CD pipeline implementation, GitOps-based infrastructure management, and logging/monitoring. Their work reduced system latency for real-time applications, increased operational efficiency, and enabled seamless event handling across departments. The vendor used Agile project management and was responsive to changes; stakeholders praised their technical understanding.

Key Challenges

Build a single, robust platform to serve multiple real-time needs
Support event-based business applications across the organization
Enable real-time analytics and processing
Provide real-time decision-making capabilities via a reference platform

Project Deliverables

A fully functional Kafka platform deployed on OpenShift
Connected events across all organizational systems
Detailed documentation and guidelines for maintaining the system
CI/CD pipeline and GitOps-based infrastructure management
Comprehensive logging and monitoring solutions

Project Solution

Inteca delivered a detailed architectural design and implemented a Kafka-based platform deployed on OpenShift. They implemented GitOps for code-based infrastructure management, designed and executed CI/CD pipelines, and provided comprehensive logging and monitoring solutions. The engagement included delivering connected event flows across systems and producing detailed documentation and operational guidelines. The team followed Agile practices and provided responsive support throughout delivery.

Project Outcome

A reduction in system latency for real-time applications
An increase in operational efficiency
Seamless event handling across departments, improving decision-making
On-time delivery with Agile project management and high responsiveness from the vendor

Platforms

Cloud

Tech Stack

Apache Kafka
OpenShift (Red Hat)
Git

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Inteca’s work helped reduce system latency for real-time applications, increase operational efficiency, and improve operational efficiency. The team was highly collaborative, and internal stakeholders were impressed with the service provider's vast technical understanding.”
Anonymous
Founder & CEO
Date: 10/01/2023