About the Client
A leading Indian private sector bank operating a large-scale, distributed IT infrastructure across multiple branch locations, data centers, and disaster recovery environments. As infrastructure complexity increased, the organization required a more scalable and automated approach to patch management, repository governance, and system administration to improve operational efficiency and strengthen infrastructure control.
The Problem
Managing infrastructure operations across geographically distributed environments created operational inefficiencies and increased administrative overhead for the bank’s IT teams.
Key challenges included:
- Manual patching and OS lifecycle management processes
- Limited centralized visibility across DC and DR environments
- Complex repository and subscription management
- Increased operational risk due to inconsistent system governance
- Scalability constraints as infrastructure environments continued to grow
The bank required a centralized and automation-driven solution to improve operational consistency, simplify infrastructure management, and strengthen IT governance across enterprise environments.
Our Approach
Lauren designed and implemented a centralized infrastructure management framework using Red Hat Satellite 6.15 to automate patch management, streamline repository governance, and improve operational visibility across the bank’s enterprise infrastructure.
The solution enabled:
- Centralized lifecycle and configuration management
- Automated patch deployment and OS upgrades
- Simplified repository and subscription management
- Improved governance across DC and DR environments
- Enhanced operational scalability through automation-first infrastructure management
Our Development Process
Core Technologies Implemented:
- Foreman - Automated system provisioning, configuration management, reporting, and infrastructure governance.
- Katello - Centralized repository, subscription, and content lifecycle management.
- Candlepin - Streamlined subscription tracking and entitlement management.
- Pulp - Enabled scalable repository synchronization and content distribution.
- Internal Capsule - Supported host provisioning, compliance enforcement, remote execution, and distributed infrastructure management.
- PostgreSQL - Powered centralized storage for infrastructure, task execution, activation keys, and operational data.
Tech Stacks Used
Red Hat Satellite 6.15
Foreman & Katello
Candlepin & Pulp
PostgreSQL
Linux scripting
The Result
- Improved operational efficiency through automated patching and OS lifecycle management
- Reduced manual administrative effort across distributed infrastructure environments
- Strengthened infrastructure governance with centralized visibility and control
- Streamlined repository and subscription management for improved operational consistency
- Enhanced scalability and readiness for future infrastructure growth
- Improved IT operations across Data Center and Disaster Recovery environments