BLUE HAT ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
Our Service provides a comprehensive approach to cloud-based continuous delivery allowing software to be deployed into testing and production environments without human contact. Our experts create a build pipeline preventing accidental contamination of inconsistencies in the software reducing risk of errors.
Features
- Cloud Based CI Pipeline (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Containerised deployment (Docker, Kubernetes, Vagrant)
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery of code
- CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab, Bamboo, TeamCity)
- Deployment tracking and reporting
- Operating system, language and database agnostic
- Supports distributed builds including micro service architecture
- Notification and build status over Slack (or other channels)
Benefits
- Small code changes lead to fewer unintended consequences
- Fault isolation is simpler
- Testability increased, reducing regression costs
- More frequent software releases
- Live software patches can be deployed quickly with reduced risk
- Formalised back-out plans to support release roll back
- Facilitates good cloud practices for horizontal scalability
Pricing
£300 to £1,400 a unit a day
- Education pricing available
Service documents
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Framework
G-Cloud 14
Service ID
5 8 6 7 5 5 2 6 8 8 7 1 8 1 5
Contact
BLUE HAT ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Marcus De' Freitas
Telephone: 07966 155 836
Email: marcus.defreitas@thinkbluehat.com
Planning
- Planning service
- Yes
- How the planning service works
-
Our highly experienced project and programme managers will work closely with you to develop a comprehensive implementation plan tailored to the needs of your organisation, that may include;
- Project/programme governance and quality assurance
- Source code and build review
- Clean room deployment
- Data migration and test deployments
- Environment migration
- Production switch over - Planning service works with specific services
- No
Training
- Training service provided
- Yes
- How the training service works
- We provide on-site and remote training and mentoring to assist clients make best use of cloud based data services. Our training is classroom based, or in-person on site. Commonly our training is delivered alongside consultancy engagements where we "train by doing".
- Training is tied to specific services
- No
Setup and migration
- Setup or migration service available
- Yes
- How the setup or migration service works
- The right data CI/CD architecture creates visibility of the dependencies in the on-premise or cloud deployment. The goal is to decouple the deployment from the cloud platform of choice. Whilst some cloud-native services will be desirable, these are managed as special cases and migrated independently.
- Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services
- No
Quality assurance and performance testing
- Quality assurance and performance testing service
- Yes
- How the quality assurance and performance testing works
-
Our data engineers have extensive experience of automated testing, continuous integration and
delivery into production environments. Our approach is to encourage and support our clients to adopt
comprehensive functional and non-functional test coverage, automated delivery and test, in order to
reduce risk and increase delivery velocity.
Security testing
- Security services
- Yes
- Security services type
-
- Security strategy
- Security risk management
- Security design
- Security audit services
Ongoing support
- Ongoing support service
- No
Service scope
- Service constraints
- Due to Covid-19, our ability to be on site is limited. We are equipped to work remotely. We follow government advice and expect to be working in person as soon as this is recommended.
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- No
- Phone support
- No
- Web chat support
- No
- Support levels
- N/a
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Conforms to BS7858:2019
- Government security clearance
- Up to Security Clearance (SC)
Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- No
- ISO 28000:2007 certification
- No
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- No
- Cyber essentials plus
- No
- Other security certifications
- No
Social Value
- Social Value
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Social Value
- Fighting climate change
- Covid-19 recovery
- Tackling economic inequality
- Equal opportunity
- Wellbeing
Fighting climate change
At Blue Hat Associates, we are committed to combating climate change and minimising our environmental footprint. We have implemented measures to reduce our impact, such as optimising office space usage, minimising waste generation, and minimising unnecessary travel.
Moving forward, we will conduct an annual review of our equipment and infrastructure to identify opportunities for improving energy efficiency. Additionally, we will maintain and evolve our hybrid working practices to strike a balance between staff well-being, environmental protection, and delivering excellent client outcomes.
To further our progress, we have appointed an Environmental Champion responsible educating our teams and our clients on sustainability and minimising resources both for economic and for environmental objectives.
By taking these proactive steps, we aim to foster a culture of environmental stewardship within our organisation, while actively contributing to the global efforts in mitigating climate change and preserving our planet for future generations.Covid-19 recovery
Blue Hat associates recognises its responsibility to support individuals and communities in recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are committed to contributing to this recovery effort through our service delivery and broader organisational activities.
During the pandemic, the Blue Hat team build a crowd sourced Covid tracker. The tracker was adopted by the Scottish Government and St Andrews University and contributed towards research into long Covid and health outcomes for those hospitalised during the first lock down.
Recognising the isolation that Covid has created, we are supporting the mental and physical well-being of our staff. We have provided home-working office equipment, facilitated regular informal check-ins, organised regular well-being events, and established dedicated communication channels to wellbeing.Tackling economic inequality
As an SME established by entrepreneurial individuals, our company is committed to fairness, inclusivity, equity, equality, and social justice. Recognising the importance of community involvement, we offer a summer intern program to help GCSE and A level students in local schools gain work experience and build hands on knowledge in software industry.
As a forward-thinking company, we actively support innovation and research into disruptive technologies, aiming to deliver lower-cost and higher-quality software and services. We prioritise modernising delivery methods and increasing productivity through the development of scalable approaches, continuously seeking ways to optimise our processes and operations.
As an SME, we actively encourage collaboration within our supply chain, fostering a fair and responsible approach to working with our partners, ensuring resilience and building capacity in the delivery of our services.
Through these initiatives, we strive to tackle economic inequality by creating opportunities, promoting inclusivity, and driving positive change within our sphere of influence. We believe that by empowering individuals, fostering innovation, and upholding ethical business practices, we can contribute to a more equitable and prosperous society for all including those with disabilities and neurodivergent individuals.Equal opportunity
Recognising the importance of community involvement, we actively volunteer and provide retraining and return-to-work opportunities, mentoring programs, and technical skills development. We address skills gaps through mock interviews, CV guidance, and career counselling. Additionally, we offer internships and experience weeks to facilitate a seamless transition from academic learning to practical application.
Through these initiatives, we strive to tackle economic inequality by creating opportunities, promoting inclusivity, and driving positive change within our sphere of influence. We believe that by empowering individuals, fostering innovation, and upholding ethical business practices, we can contribute to a more equitable and prosperous society for all including those with disabilities and neurodivergent individuals.Wellbeing
We prioritise supporting our staff's physical and mental health and overall wellbeing. To accomplish this, we provide home-working office equipment to ensure ergonomically sound working environments for our employees. Additionally, we support hybrid working arrangements to accommodate varied preferences and lifestyles. We maintain wellbeing-focused and off-topic communication channels, as well as regular in-person events, to foster a sense of community and facilitate open dialogue.
To promote an active lifestyle and encourage physical and mental well-being, we have established a sports and social club for our employees. Furthermore, we implement inclusive talent attraction and selection processes to grow and retain a happy, diverse talent pool that reflects the communities we serve.
Recognising the importance of giving back, we actively support and encourage our employees to engage in volunteering opportunities within our local communities. By doing so, we aim to foster a culture of social responsibility and contribute positively to the areas where we operate.
Pricing
- Price
- £300 to £1,400 a unit a day
- Discount for educational organisations
- Yes
Service documents
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