MSc Computer Science - Case Study On DevOps, University of Suffolk

MSc Computer Science Requirements

A 3,000-word case study report providing a critical evaluation identifying appropriate DevOps techniques and tools to support a DevOps implementation approach for a project. You are given a specific scenario to study. See Case Study in this document for a full brief. Your report to include source code, data extracts, diagrams as appropriate to support the report. 

Assessment Brief

Case Study- (DevOps Implementation) (COMPONENT 2: 60% of total grade)

In this assignment, you will be challenged to take up the role of a DevOps expert working closely with an organisation to plan, develop and deploy an e-commerce application implementing DevOps practices and tools as a solution to the existing challenge which Ipswich retail is facing. You are then asked to compile report of no more than 3000 words outlining the following:

1. Discuss the need of adopting DevOps in response to the current system's inefficiencies. ddress how DevOps principles can break down silos between the development and operations teams, enabling faster and more reliable deployments.
2. Develop a PoC e-commerce solution using Django with a M-V-T architecture, showcasing best practices in code modularity, CI/CD, containerization, and infrastructure automation.
3. Provide a DevOps workflow plan detailing the tools, practices, and stages they implemented in the pipeline (e.g., code commit, build, test, deploy, monitor). (include screenshots and notes that you recorded as you developed the PoC)
4. Create a project report summarizing the implementation, lessons learned, and challenges faced, with recommendations for full-scale deployment of the PoC.

Learning outcomes to be assessed:

• A systematic and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the DevOps approach and techniques
• ability to critically evaluate DevOp techniques for appropriateness in a particular setting
• skill in using a variety of industry-standard software tools used to implement DevOps

Objectives

Ipswich Retail requires a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) solution for a new e-commerce application developed using the Django framework (+/-4 pages excluding admin page) and guided by DevOps principles. This PoC should address the challenges faced by the monolithic architecture and how implementing model-view-template will address the problem, continuous integration, and deployment (CI/CD), and automated testing.

You can select any type of product that you like to have on the site. (for the products page). Also, feel free to use templates. Check on CodePen for most of your frontend