Empowering Deltares with Reliable and Scalable CI/CD Infrastructure

The situation and the impact

An opportunity to improve development processes

Deltares employs approximately 100 developers across various teams, developing complex software models for partners such as Rijkswaterstaat. They identified an opportunity to improve their development processes by achieving a more stable and efficient software delivery system. The goal was to establish more consistent CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) environments.

Freeing up developer time to focus on their core task improve development processes

With a more stable and automated CI/CD environment, developers would be able to deliver software faster and in a more predictable manner. Smoothly running pipelines and a decrease in support requests would enable developers to dedicate more time to their primary focus: innovative solution development for their customers.

Han van Veldhuizen, Director of IT, Deltares

"Our upgraded CI/CD infrastructure delivers a robust and reliable system, optimizing our development workflow. Our developers can now focus more on high-impact software development, resulting in increased productivity."

The Resolution

Implementing automation and containerization for scalable CI/CD

Together, SUE and Deltares set out to reimagine the CI/CD architecture with resilience and scalability at its core. The results were quickly visible: pipelines ran more smoothly, support requests decreased, and the entire CI/CD process became more stable and predictable, giving development teams the freedom to focus on building great software.

The Outcome

Automated maintenance with Ansible and Jenkins
We introduced monthly refresh cycles for build agents, using Ansible and Jenkins to keep environments clean, secure, and consistent.
Containerized build environments
The largest product was migrated to Docker, creating isolated, reproducible builds and eliminating dependencies.
Proactive monitoring and support reduction
Custom checks and daily reports were developed to detect failures early, reducing downtime and letting developers focus on innovation.
Standardized environments across the board
Consistent build configurations brought more clarity and predictability to the release process.

The next step

Looking ahead: scaling with Kubernetes

With a more stable foundation in place, Deltares and SUE began looking to the future. Their next step? Kubernetes. Initial proof-of-concept trials explored using Kubernetes pods for build agents, offering on-demand scalability, improved security, and fully ephemeral environments. These experiments promise even greater isolation, reproducibility, and flexibility as Deltares continues to grow. This forward-looking approach positions Deltares to continue delivering high-quality software efficiently, meeting the evolving needs of their partners, stakeholders, and clients.

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Elevate Your CI/CD Infrastructure with SUE

Is your organization facing challenges with CI/CD stability and scalability? Discover how SUE’s expertise in automation and infrastructure modernization can transform your software delivery processes.Contact us today to learn more about our DevOps solutions and how we can help your teams focus on innovation by eliminating infrastructure bottlenecks.

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