Lindex

Lindex – Microservices Architecture

Lindex is a Swedish fashion company founded in 1954, that offers clothing, underwear and cosmetics for women and children. With multiple physical stores and an online store, Lindex focuses on sustainability through environmentally friendly materials. The company is part of the Åhléns Group and is available in multiple countries.

Description:

Lindex needed to improve their digital systems to meet the company’s growing need for scalable and flexible solutions.
They, with support from Sparkhouse, implemented microservices architecture and created a platform that streamlined communication between the systems and made better management of digital services possible.

Challenge:

Lindex needed to improve communication between their digital systems. They wanted to achieve this by implementing a microservices-based architecture that enhances scalability, flexibility, and efficiency.

Solution:

Sparkhouse provided a full-stack developer who implemented the microservices architecture using .NET/C# in an Azure environment. The solution included Azure API Management for secure communication and GraphQL for efficient data retrieval. CI/CD pipelines were established through Azure DevOps for continuous integration and delivery. Security and monitoring were managed through Azure Monitor and Application Insights.

Result:

An optimized microservices architecture that enhanced Lindex’s ability to scale their services and adapt to market needs. The project contributed to more efficient operations and improved user experience.

Technologies Used:

Frameworks & Languages: .NET/C#
Cloud Services: Azure API Management, Azure DevOps, Azure Service Bus
APIs: GraphQL
DevOps Practices: CI/CD Pipelines
Monitoring & Analytics: Application Insights