As a Cloud Engineer at AzureInnovate, I often work with various Azure Compute Services, including Azure Functions, Azure VM, and most notably, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). One of the most impactful projects I've been a part of was an initiative to increase application responsiveness and manage unexpected load spikes for one of our high-traffic e-commerce clients.
In this project, I utilized AKS to deploy a containerized microservices architecture of the application. AKS allowed us to manage the application’s complex infrastructure more smoothly due to its ability for automatic scaling, updates, and self-healing features. We leveraged AKS's Azure DevOps integration for implementation, deploying Kubernetes manifests directly to AKS.
This strategic move aimed at reducing latency and improving user experience significantly reduced server downtime and improved application scalability, leading to improved customer satisfaction and increased sales during peak periods.