Case study:  
CDW UK

CDW UK: DevOps Automation & Cloud Security Enhancement for CDW

Client

CDW UK

Timeline

12 months

Service

Full-Service Implementation

Project Summary

A comprehensive DevOps automation and cloud security uplift project for a global Microsoft partner, enabling scalable, repeatable deployments and stronger security across hybrid environments.
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what they were struggling with

Challenge

CDW UK, a leading Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider, needed to modernise and automate its DevOps practices across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud while strengthening security and reducing manual deployment overhead across complex customer environments.

what we aimed to do

Goal

Accelix Digital delivered a Terraform-first automation strategy, modern YAML-based Azure DevOps pipelines, AKS and network optimisations, and security enhancements using Azure Defender, Key Vault, and Private Endpoints. Internal enablement sessions were provided to uplift CDW’s engineering teams.

how we helped

Solution

Accelix Digital delivered a Terraform-first automation strategy, modern YAML-based Azure DevOps pipelines, AKS and network optimisations, and security enhancements using Azure Defender, Key Vault, and Private Endpoints. Internal enablement sessions were provided to uplift CDW’s engineering teams.

how this made a difference

Impact

Over the ongoing engagement, CDW UK has achieved:

  • Reduced infrastructure deployment time by 50% through IaC automation
  • Strengthened cloud security posture across customer environments
  • Enabled consistent, repeatable cloud deployments at scale
  • Increased internal DevOps maturity through training and documentation
  • Reduced manual overhead and backlog, freeing engineers for innovation