LLamaSoft’s Cloud Transformation

Background

Empowering Agile Growth and Innovation

LLamasoft, a leader in logistics applications, was transitioning from single-tenant, desktop-installed software to a multi-tenant SaaS model deployed in the cloud. As their user base and technology needs rapidly expanded, LLamasoft sought to adapt and scale effectively. To drive this transformation, LLamasoft partnered with RightBrain Networks (RBN), seeking expertise in cloud technology and agile methodologies to support their vision of scalable, agile growth.

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Challenge

Adapting to Multi-Tenant Cloud Architecture

Transitioning to a SaaS solution presented LLamasoft with a range of challenges:

Greenfield Development: LLamasoft’s core application required a full rewrite to meet cloud standards, and they needed guidance on the best cloud technologies and architectures to meet these new requirements.
Standardization Across Teams: With rapid growth, LLamasoft faced difficulty in establishing consistent standards across development and deployment processes. They needed a clear, automated pipeline to ensure scalability and standardization.
Multi-Tenancy and Data Separation: Shifting from single to multi-tenancy meant ensuring robust data separation to securely serve multiple clients within a single application environment.
Environment Isolation: It was critical to isolate development, testing, and production environments to minimize human error and ensure consistent, secure infrastructure and configurations.

Solution

Architecting for the Cloud and Enforcing Best Practices

RBN worked alongside LLamasoft’s teams to design and implement a cloud architecture that would drive agility, scalability, and resilience. This collaboration included:

Agile Enablement: RBN engaged with LLamasoft teams to incorporate agile methodologies, promoting rapid iteration, continuous feedback, and incremental development, essential for sustaining growth and aligning teams.
Cloud Architecture Design: RBN developed the architecture to include Dockerized applications deployed through Amazon ECS and RDS, ensuring scalability and performance across all environments.
Automated CI/CD Pipelines: Leveraging Jenkins as pipelines-as-code, RBN automated LLamasoft’s deployment processes, enforcing best practices to reduce errors and promote consistency across all environments.

Outcome

Scalable Multi-Tenancy and Unified Growth

Through strategic cloud enablement and agile alignment, LLamasoft achieved a transformative SaaS transition:

Streamlined, Error-Resistant Deployments: Automated CI/CD pipelines minimized human error and enabled more frequent, smaller updates, replacing cumbersome monthly or quarterly release cycles with efficient, incremental deployments.
Achieved Secure Multi-Tenancy: LLamasoft’s applications are now highly available, resilient, and capable of securely serving multiple clients within a single environment, a key factor in their SaaS model.
Enhanced Governance through Infrastructure as Code: Managing their cloud architecture through infrastructure-as-code has strengthened governance and security across all environments, aligning infrastructure configurations to best practices.
Guided Growth and Agility: With agile practices embedded in their culture, LLamasoft is better positioned for organic growth, unifying teams and scaling their platform to meet client needs.

This partnership not only enabled LLamasoft to realize its SaaS vision but also set a foundation for sustained, agile innovation, positioning them as a leader in the logistics application space.

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