Last Updated on March 28, 2024 by Ashish
Introduction
The PGA TOUR is passionate about bringing fans closer to the action through immersive digital experiences. To keep up with fan demands, the TOUR redesigned its mobile app and website using AWS native services and a microservices architecture. A key enabler of this transformation was adopting the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK).
Accelerating Development with Infrastructure as Code
The PGA TOUR’s development team leverages the AWS CDK to provision and manage their cloud infrastructure using familiar programming languages like TypeScript. This enabled them to accelerate development cycles.
Benefits of Using AWS CDK
Using the AWS CDK provided several key benefits for the PGA TOUR:
| Benefit | Description |
|---|---|
| Agility | Easily create and tear down parallel environments for upcoming tournament prep |
| Faster Releases | Reduced release cycle from bi-weekly to multiple per day in ~7 minutes |
| Rapid Bug Fixes | Could identify, fix, test, and release a bug fix in just 42 minutes |
| IAM Simplification | Automated granular IAM permissions in a secure way |
High level AWS CDK/App Architecture:
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Learnings and the Future
While adopting CDK, the PGA TOUR learned the importance of decomposing their applications into right-sized CDK stacks for optimal deployment granularity. Moving forward, they plan to:
- Reuse stacks across departments to accelerate development
- Reuse code and patterns across different workloads
Conclusion
The AWS CDK has transformed how the PGA TOUR deploys services and delivers engaging digital experiences to fans. By embracing an infrastructure-as-code approach with a developer-friendly framework, the TOUR was able to accelerate innovation cycles and bring fans closer to the action.
For more information in detail, refer to this AWS blog.
