How Portainer enables container management at Trimegah
Customer Story: Trimegah Assets and Securities
Business overview
Business Focus
Trimegah is a full-service securities ("TRIM") and asset management company ("TRAM"), as well as a member of the Indonesia Stock Exchange and the #1 in government bond trading among securities firms.Based in Indonesia
All products and services for retail clients are served through 14 branches in 12 cities across Indonesia.Key Need For Portainer
To streamline the management of their Docker environment, enhance container visibility, simplify application deployment, and bolster security measures.Container Platform
Docker containers running in VMs orchestrated by Docker Swarm.The Challenge
Trimegah is an Indonesian financial services company that offers various investment services, including stock trading, mutual funds, and bonds.
To keep pace with the changing technology landscape and stay competitive in their market, Trimegah needs to maintain a modern and agile IT infrastructure. One critical component of their IT infrastructure is Docker containers, which they use to run their applications and services. However, managing Docker containers can be complex and time-consuming, especially when dealing with large-scale deployments.
The Decision to Choose Portainer
Trimegah chose to implement Portainer Business Edition because of Portainer's ability to simplify and streamline their Docker container management processes, enabling the Digital Transformation (DTF) Division team to deploy applications more quickly, enhance security, and improve overall efficiency.
An added benefit was Portainer's ability to also manage Docker Swarm, a container orchestration platform that helps Trimegah manage and scale their Docker containers more efficiently.
The Results
- Faster Container Deployment: Portainer with Docker Swarm helps Trimegah deploy their Docker containers more quickly and efficiently. Swarm enables Trimegah to manage a large number of containers across multiple hosts. Portainer provides a user-friendly interface for managing Docker Swarm, allowing Trimegah’s DTF team to deploy and manage containers with minimal downtime. With Portainer and Docker Swarm, Trimegah can easily scale up or down their Docker containers, enabling them to respond to changes in demand more quickly.
- Improved Container Visibility: Portainer with Docker Swarm provides a graphical representation of the Docker environment, allowing Trimegah to monitor container performance in real-time across multiple hosts. The platform provides a dashboard with real-time container metrics, enabling Trimegah to quickly identify any issues or bottlenecks that may impact their services. With Portainer and Docker Swarm, Trimegah's DTF team can get a visual representation of their entire Docker environment, making it easier to monitor and manage their containers effectively.
- Enhanced Security: Portainer with Docker Swarm provides built-in support for managing container security, including role-based access control and container isolation. These features can help Trimegah ensure that their Docker environment is secure and only authorized users can access it. Portainer also allows Trimegah to monitor container events and logs across multiple hosts, enabling them to quickly detect and respond to any security threats. With Portainer and Docker Swarm, Trimegah can enhance their Docker container security across their entire environment.
- Microservices Architecture: Portainer with Docker Swarm can also help Trimegah implement microservices architecture, an approach to software development that involves breaking down large applications into smaller, independent services. Docker Swarm provides container orchestration, service discovery, load balancing, CI/CD integration, fault tolerance, and scalability, which are all critical components of a microservices architecture. By leveraging Portainer's capabilities with Docker Swarm, Trimegah can develop and deploy microservices more efficiently and effectively, improving agility, scalability, and maintainability of their applications.
"By utilizing Portainer, Trimegah's Digital Transformation (DTF) Division team is gaining valuable experience and skills in managing modern stack applications, which helps to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the execution of various digital initiatives."
"Portainer is a powerful tool for managing Docker containers across multiple hosts. Portainer simplifies container management, improves container visibility, enhances security, and helps our Digital Transformation team to implement microservices architecture. This further improves the agility and scalability of our applications."