Manage the migration to Microsoft Azure of a global e-commerce

Simulation details

EcomX is a leading company in the e-commerce sector with over 500 employees specialized in various fields. Its e-commerce platform, EcomX Prime, handles a transaction volume exceeding 10,000 per day, with traffic peaks reaching 50,000 transactions during shopping seasons. EcomX’s corporate culture is strongly focused on innovation, with a dedicated research and development team constantly working on new features for the platform.

The Challenge
Your challenge will be to manage the migration of EcomX’s e-commerce platform from an on-premise data center to Azure, a global cloud services provider. This decision was made to address several key issues the company is currently facing, including managing traffic peaks, data security, and reducing operational costs.

Your Mission
In the role of DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for planning and executing the migration process. You will interact with various roles, including the CTO, backend developer, system administrator, Azure representative, and IT Director. You will need to make crucial decisions regarding migration planning, selecting Azure services, managing issues and delays, and presenting the final report. Your action plan will be as follows:

1. Assessment of the current infrastructure: You will conduct a detailed analysis of EcomX’s current IT infrastructure to understand the needs and requirements of the migration.
2. Migration planning: You will create a detailed plan for migrating EcomX’s IT infrastructure to Azure, taking into account requirements, timelines, and costs.
3. Highlighting risks: You will draft a detailed report on potential issues that may arise during the migration and suggest solutions to resolve them.

During the simulation, you will apply and enhance a range of technical skills, including Azure cloud migration, CI/CD tools, Docker, and Kubernetes. Additionally, you will develop soft skills such as problem-solving, communication, and teamwork.

Your Goal

The success of the simulation will be measured by the effective migration of the e-commerce platform to Azure with minimal downtime and improved performance. You will need to produce a series of final documents, including the analysis of the current IT infrastructure, your proposed migration plan, and an implementation report describing how you will manage any issues. Once done, compile these documents into a single Docx and send it to the IT Director.

Team

Who you will work with in this Simulation
Your team is 100% generated by AI – you will not interact with real people and no human will read your conversation.

Mark White
CTO

Laurie Blunt
Backend Developer

Joseph Green
Sysadmin

Mary Frengus
Microsoft Azure Architect

Anna Sweetman
IT Director

Organization

EcomX is a leading company in the e-commerce sector, with over 500 employees specialized in various fields such as software development, digital marketing, and customer service, distributed across five main locations: Milan, Rome, London, New York, and Tokyo.