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EU-Based DevOps Infrastructure for Medical Addiction Treatment App

Website: atlaswell.co

Duration: Sep 2023 – ongoing

Customer location: Stockholm, Sweden

Industry: Healthcare

Services: DevOps

Tech stack: JavaScript ● OVHcloud ● React

Dedicated team behind the project

Daniel

Solution Architect

Mykola

Lead DevOps Engineer

Sviatoslav

Middle Software Engineer

Yevheniia

Project Manager

The client

Atlas Well is at the forefront of pioneering addiction prevention and recovery through technological innovation. Drawing inspiration from the Greek titan Atlas, symbolizing strength and endurance, their objective is to harness digital solutions to bolster individual and societal well-being.

Their key project involves a medical device designed to combat alcohol addiction. This device functions as a breathalyzer, randomly requiring the user to undergo a breath test to measure blood alcohol concentration. Should the test indicate an elevated alcohol level, the device automatically notifies a contact previously designated by the user.

The challenge

Atlas Well faced operational limitations due to their development team’s location outside the EU. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) restricts access to personal data of EU residents from outside the EU. This essentially meant their non-EU team couldn’t manage the system data directly for engineering purposes, hindering deployments, releases, and bug fixes. That’s where Ralabs’ expertise came in – we provided the necessary support and solutions with our EU-based DevOps engineer.

What was done

What was done
To address Atlas Well’s challenges, our approach centered on service reliability engineering with the goal of enhancing the software’s reliability and adaptability. This strategy was crucial in ensuring Atlas Well’s users could trust the solution for its dependability.

Our efforts included providing a certified cloud engineer to: 

Set up the production environment with limited access according to the EU Data Processing Agreement Standard.
Work with EU patient data in compliance with GDPR regulations.
Ensure seamless integration and functionality of all system parts.
Investigate and fix production bugs.
Refine the deployment pipeline for efficiency.
Address system load issues to improve performance.
Strengthen security measures to safeguard the platform and ensure client systems’ GDPR compliance.

The engineer also oversaw the technical execution to guarantee the infrastructure’s scalability and robustness.

Implemented features:

Atlas Well's production was secured on a certified, GDPR-compliant cloud.

The CI/CD pipeline was refined for efficiency, allowing for quicker and more reliable updates and deployments.

This ensures the software is consistently up-to-date  and operating smoothly.

Security protocols for the servers were strengthened to protect user data and comply with regulatory standards.

Enhancements include enhanced encryption, systematic security audits, and strict access controls, minimizing the risk of unauthorized access and cyber threats.

Additional features

Enhancing production server reliability to ensure uninterrupted service.

Identifying and troubleshooting bugs within the production environment to maintain software integrity.

Managing and executing releases to the production environment to incorporate updates and improvements seamlessly.

Implementing data governance and data management for patient data in compliance with EU DPA.

Results:

Fast launch, early revenue

Atlas Well’s platform secured paying customers upon its successful November 2023 launch, validating market demand

Weekly prod rollouts

Streamlined CI/CD pipeline pushes production-ready features weekly with UAT and A/B testing, optimizing user experience

99% uptime & enhanced security

Achieved impressive platform uptime and bolstered security posture for a highly secure environment

Significant user growth

Onboarded 30+ managers and 20+ clients in first two months, with continued growth

Tech stack

What the team has to say

Mykola
Lead DevOps Engineer

“ As the dedicated DevOps engineer on this project, collaborating with Atlas Well was an interesting experience. Despite the challenges, my expertise ensured user data privacy by establishing a GDPR-compliant production environment on OVHcloud. Optimizing the CI/CD pipeline further streamlined development by enabling faster and more reliable deployments. Server security was also bolstered through robust practices and proactive bug resolution, fostering a dependable and secure platform. “

Working with Ralabs has been a true pleasure. Their expertise in cloud solutions and healthcare regulations has surpassed our expectations. Their contributions to our project have made us eager to grow our partnership.

Philip Cabreus
CEO & Co-founder at Atlas Well