How Integrated Marine Observing System Transformed Infrastructure Management with Stategraph
IMOS modernized their infrastructure operations by transitioning from legacy systems to automated GitOps workflows with Stategraph.
What's really appealing about Stategraph is that it's just so simple, so straightforward to configure. Just one configuration file in your repository, one workflow file, and you've got your automation built into your PRs.
— Stewart Baillie
Rapid Setup
Implemented and configured in less than a day
Automated delivery pipeline
GitHub-native with built-in code reviews
Controlled Process
Structured approach to infrastructure changes
The Challenge
With a small DevOps team managing critical ocean data infrastructure, IMOS needed to transition from legacy systems while maintaining control and efficiency.
Key Pain Points
- Manual Terraform operations from workstations
- Legacy Chef and CloudFormation complexity
- Limited process control and visibility
We wanted to put some control and some process around that. It was no longer kind of acceptable to just be doing a Terraform plan and apply on our CLI, on our workstations.
— Stewart BaillieWhy Stategraph
IMOS chose Stategraph for its simplicity, seamless GitHub integration, and minimal management overhead compared to alternatives like Jenkins.
Key Benefits
- Native GitHub workflow integration
- Simple configuration process
- Responsive support team
I really appreciate that ability to just be able to jump on a Slack channel and you guys are personally responding.
— Stewart BaillieThe Results
IMOS overhauled infrastructure operations by adopting automated deployments, real-time visibility, and collaborative GitOps workflows with Stategraph.
- Manual CLI operations
- Complex legacy systems
- Limited process control
- Automated GitOps workflows
- Structured peer review process
- Enhanced visibility and control
If you're wanting a very simple solution, it integrates directly with your Terraform code repository. It's a really good solution.
— Stewart BaillieShip Terraform through pull requests
Stategraph Orchestration brings plan, policy, and apply to the pull request, on the infrastructure database.