The Client
The Trench Group is a global leader in high-voltage engineering with over 1.1 billion USD in revenue and 11 factories worldwide.
The Challenge
Replacement of an outdated, monolithic Azure infrastructure that no longer met the growing requirements for scalability, security, and international compliance standards (GDPR, USMCA, China CSL/DSL). Multiple decentralized dbt projects needed to be unified.
Our Solution
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Architecture
Design of a multi-tenant 5-region Hub-and-Spoke architecture on Azure. Strict data isolation via regional Databricks workspaces and Unity Catalog.
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Security & Compliance
Deployment of highly secure network topologies (Private Endpoints, Azure Firewall, Hub VNETs) to ensure strict local data residency regulations.
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Infrastructure-as-Code & CI/CD
Provisioning of the entire infrastructure via standardized Terraform (IaC) and orchestration using Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs).
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AI-Assisted Management
Implementation of AI agents for fully automated control of complex task dependencies in Jira, automated repository screening during pull requests, and dynamic generation of Gantt charts via secure MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers.
Results
Measurable Results
- Speed
- Successful deployment of the Terraform MVP in a record time of just 8 weeks.
- Costs
- Significant reduction in infrastructure costs through the consolidation of isolated factory workspaces into regional shared hubs.
- Future-Proofing
- Establishment of an absolutely compliance-secure foundation for all future global AI initiatives.