CDW UK: DevOps Automation & Cloud Security Enhancement for CDW
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.
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.
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.
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