integration solution:
client access

A challenge presented by a fin tech company to provide the business with a mechanism that would allow their customers, using MFA capabilities, to register as a Digital Services User and access their data from a number of different systems within the business. This development represents the gateway to further development.

integration requirements.

To use and extend the customer’s presence on their On-Prem CRM system to include Azure B2C Registration details.
Synchronize Azure B2C and CRM systems, to reflect changes (on either system).
Provide CI/CD capability for the solution to underpin the Agile Development methodology adopted by the business.
Ensure comprehensive telemetry and notifications tailored to all parts of the business, (eg Support, Business, Customer Services).
Supply failover resilience.

integration solution.

An outline of the components that make up the solution and the Azure Services that were chosen to provide the required functionality:

B2C – MFA Azure AD B2C
B2C Registration Events – Azure Functions
Registration Processes – Logic Apps
System Synchronisation – Azure Service Bus & Logic Apps
Telemetry:
- Log Analytics for Logic Apps
- App Insights for Azure Functions
- Tailored Dashboards and alerting for each business
  area leveraging Kusto Queries

Microsoft Azure integration solution:

Additional Features:

Use of API Management to supply decoupled communication between Azure functions, logic apps and web services plus other benefits.

API Portal
Policy configuration (e.g. IP filtering, frontend/backend extended processing)
Versioning
Revisioning

Fully Automated CI/CD of the complete solution from DEV, Integration and Production environments.

Azure PowerShell cmdlets and ARM templates
GitHub
Azure DevOps Build pipelines incorporating auto execution of Test Packs
Azure DevOps Release pipelines using Service Principals and Key Vault Substitutions