MATOFFO

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am a c-level executive at ADRA International

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Humanitarian, Not for profit, NGO

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Matoffo to accomplish?

• CI/CD
• Kubernetes
• Terraform

SOLUTION

How did you find Matoffo?

Upwork

Why did you select Matoffo over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit

How many teammates from Matoffo were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Migrating self managed servers in AWS to Kubernetes with CI/CD from GitHub. Environments Terraformed and scale based on utilization. Three environments Dev, Staging and Production

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Number of our systems converted
• Processes automated (release cycles for environments)
• Over head cost of environments and deployments

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Initial project was delivered, oversight was there Project has been extended

What was your primary form of communication with Matoffo?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The skillset is high; good fit within our culture, tend to not need too much hand holding.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Matoffo could have done differently?

No, we have been very happy.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am Founder and CEO of Blueghost company. It is the ultimate work-space that gives you the toolset to simplify your life, whether you produce complex events, manage artists or are in the spotlight yourself. Blueghost helps event organizations streamline their operations, without going mad. A holistic platform that allows brands like Lollapalooza and T4F to focus on creating memorable experiences, and allowing human interactions to flourish.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Matoffo?

Set up AWS envoirment on Fargate with GitLab & GitLab CI/CD

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We needed responsible professionals who could help us release the project. We had to be sure of their deep expertise and timely delivery. After discussion with the Matoffo team we understood that is perfect match from expertise and budget perspectives.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

We are about to release our new version and need to continue an existing project our last devops engineer started but didn't conclude.

1. All infrastructure was configured with Terraform, CI/CD with GitLab and pipelines on GitLab CI.
2. Also we have created agen on Amazon in order to get a faster build process.
3. Setup production machines and auto scaling.
4. Set up four environments and configured autoscaling for the production environment.
5. Front end part was deployed with CDN.
6. Make the switch.

Once we approved the solution, timeline and cost they started implementation. After that they went through implementation steps with regular sync ups, by the end of solution implementation they did final demo.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

They provided 3 strong Senior DevOps engineers for us.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Clutch review for Oliver Clutch review for Oliver 100% 10 B7 Required cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines have been built successfully. The most important for us was compliance with the deadlines and our release at the scheduled time, and what I want to say is that MATOFFO was perfect for us in this and helped us finish everything on time and with the highest quality, for which we are very grateful to them.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The team was highly reliable, always ready to adapt to changes and find the most appropriate solution. Mostly communication was conducted via Slack chat, also we had weekly google meet sync ups to make sure we are on the same page regarding the progress and provide early feedback. In general it was very pleasant communication with professionals who value both their time and yours

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their client-oriented team and attitude towards work spoke louder than any words! Maximum return and responsibility. Although this is a business and we all here want to make money first of all, it feels like this is not about MATOFFO!

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

There is always an area for improvement, but I didn't identify anything that impacted on my cooperation experience with them. Everything was really top notch.