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5X Faster Deployment

99.99% High Availability

80% Risk Reduction

Summary

Uhuru Corporation, a Tokyo-based technology innovator known for services like CUBE 01 and enebular, partnered with Aokumo to modernize its Kubernetes operations and CI/CD pipeline. The project aimed to eliminate inefficiencies, reduce operational risks, and increase deployment speed while supporting a distributed team focused on digital innovation.

Aokumo implemented a comprehensive modernization strategy, integrating GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD automation.

The Challenge

This project aimed to enhance Kubernetes operations, implement effective monitoring, support systems, fully integrate IaC, and deploy GitOps, but faced hurdles like missing CI/CD processes. These challenges risked causing development delays, manual errors, complex management, and slow market response, underscoring the need for major improvements to boost both efficiency and security.

  • Lack of Multi-Environment Support: Development and release cycles were delayed due to inconsistent cloud environments.
  • Inefficient Kubernetes Security: Weak RBAC controls and underutilized scaling features limited operational resilience.
  • Manual Processes & CI/CD Gaps: The absence of automated deployment pipelines resulted in productivity bottlenecks.
  • Limited Monitoring & Incident Response: There was no structured observability stack or response framework.
We needed faster, safer deployments with better visibility across environments. Manual processes were slowing us down and increasing risks.

The Aokumo Solution

Integrating GitOps and Amazon EKS optimizations, including HPA and canary releases, boosted efficiency, leading to a fivefold increase in CI/CD speeds. Leveraging GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and Terraform improved feature development and minimized risks. Clear role division, with SREs handling infrastructure and developers focusing on coding, increased productivity, efficiency, business value, and collaboration.

  • IaC with Terraform: Enabled on-demand resource provisioning, consistent configuration, and improved development velocity.
  • Kubernetes Security Optimization: Refined RBAC, integrated IRSA, and implemented HPA and canary deployments in Amazon EKS.
  • CI/CD Automation: Leveraged GitHub Actions and ArgoCD, introducing blue-green deployment strategies and clear role division between SRE and development teams
  • Enhanced Monitoring & Incident Management: Deployed advanced tools and alerting to stabilize operations and support rapid incident response.

These upgrades established a secure, observable, and agile DevOps infrastructure, supporting growth and reducing risk.

The Results

With a fully modernized Kubernetes and AWS environment, Uhuru Corporation saw a dramatic boost in performance, stability, and scalability:

  • 5X Accelerated Deployment: Automated CI/CD drastically reduced release cycles.
  • 99.99% High Availability Achieved: Monitoring and proactive incident management improved system uptime.
  • 2X Improved Scalability: Terraform and HPA enhanced resource efficiency.
  • 80% Reduction in Operational Risk: Automation and role separation minimized errors and delays.

Conclusion

Aokumo helped Uhuru Corporation modernize its Kubernetes architecture, CI/CD pipeline, and observability practices, enabling faster releases, improved system stability, and scalable infrastructure.

By adopting GitOps workflows, Infrastructure as Code, and automated monitoring, Uhuru achieved 5X faster deployment, 99.99% availability, 2X scalability improvements, and an 80% reduction in operational risk.

This engagement highlights the power of a well-structured modernization strategy in transforming cloud-native operations. Aokumo continues to help tech-driven organizations like Uhuru scale faster, operate securely, and innovate with confidence.

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