Streamlining Monolith Development Through Code Sharing and Automation with Azure DevOps
Client Overview
A mid-sized software company operating a large .NET monolith application that supported multiple business processes across departments.
Development had grown organically over several years, resulting in lengthy deployment cycles, inconsistent component reuse, and limited test automation.
Challenge
The existing monolithic solution created several bottlenecks:
- Heavy and slow deployments — building the full solution took over 40 minutes, delaying release cycles.
- Code duplication across projects — shared logic such as authentication, logging, and validation existed in multiple repositories with slight variations.
- No central package management — teams manually copied DLLs between projects, creating version drift.
- Limited automated testing and quality metrics — no consistent unit test reporting or coverage tracking.
- Manual deployments to each environment, introducing human error and inconsistent configurations.
The client sought to modernize internal practices without undertaking a full microservices rewrite.
Objectives
- Establish shared code distribution through private NuGet feeds.
- Introduce automated CI/CD pipelines with consistent build and test stages.
- Enforce code quality metrics (test coverage, build validation).
- Enable repeatable, automated deployments to development and test environments.
- Reduce overall deployment time and improve team collaboration.
KEY TECHNOLOGIES
- Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Artifacts)
- .NET / C#
- NUnit
- PowerShell / YAML pipelines
SOLUTION
Outcome
By implementing private NuGet feeds and fully automated pipelines, LumenQor helped the client transform their development workflow from manual and siloed to automated and collaborative.
Developers now reuse validated shared components, deployments are fully automated, and management gains clear visibility into code quality metrics.
The modernization resulted in:
- 70% faster deployments
- Reduced code duplication by 50%
- Improved release confidence and audit traceability
RESULTS
| Metric | Before | After |
| Deployment Time | 40+ minutes manual | 8 minutes automated |
| Shared Libraries | Manually copied DLLs | Central NuGet feed |
| Test Coverage | ~10% | >70% enforced by pipeline |
| Release Frequency | Monthly | Weekly (stable releases) |
| Team Coordination | Fragmented ownership | Unified DevOps visibility |