How Eurofiber Cut Service Deployment from 5 Days to 15 Minutes

Eurofiber Cloud Infra faced a significant challenge when rebuilding their cloud infrastructure, needing to swiftly inventory components from network backbones to virtual machines while establishing a foundation for consistent service automation. Initially considering a combination of NetBox, legacy DCIM solutions, Terraform, and Ansible, they encountered issues with inflexibility and integration fragility. Instead, they opted for Infrahub, which offered a more flexible schema and Git-native architecture, allowing for seamless automation and inventory management. Infrahub became the central source of truth, enabling rapid service deployment and simplifying infrastructure management, significantly reducing deployment times from days to minutes. The implementation not only streamlined provisioning but also enhanced lifecycle management, including upgrades and decommissioning, with integrations that automate configuration backups. The GitLab CI/CD pipeline further facilitated the process, proving the efficiency and transformational impact of Infrahub's automated workflows on Eurofiber's operational efficiency.