There’s no denying that the manufactured housing industry is on the rise.

Especially with new buyers entering the market every year, buyers who want an economically efficient solution that allows them to customize their home to the very last detail. For the manufactured housing industry, this is both a great thing and a daunting challenge. Meeting skyrocketing demand can feel like a double-edged sword; electrifying, yet overwhelming without the right tools in place. Especially on the backend, especially when you don’t have a DevOps team to lead the way.

Legacy systems and outdated DevOps practices are like an anvil chained to your business, slowing growth and stopping you from taking part in the manufactured housing boom. So, how can you unchain yourself and meet the demands of a growing market?

Modern DevOps.

In this blog, we’re going to dive into what modern DevOps looks like for manufactured housing providers and how you can improve operations, boost efficiency, and support rapid scaling without all of the unnecessary speedbumps.

But first…

What is DevOps, and why is it so important?

DevOps is basically a system that bridges the gap between development and operations. If developers are like the architects designing the blueprints and planning the details of the homes you build, then operations are like the construction crew. They follow the architects’ plans to build the house and make sure it’s safe and ready to be lived in.

When these two aren’t communicating well, you may end up with a blueprint that the construction crew doesn’t have the resources to build. Or, the construction crew might misinterpret the blueprints and build something completely different.

In tech, developers write the code (blueprints), and operations manage how that code runs on your systems. If there’s a gap between the two, you end up with tech that can’t scale to meet the demand of your business.

Or worse, you may end up in a disaster scenario where all of your applications and data are lost and unrecoverable. If you want to scale, modern DevOps can streamline your processes and ensure you’re able to meet market demands without the speedbumps.

Innovate, meet demand, and scale.

What do taxis, Blockbuster, and Ask Jeeves all have in common?

They didn’t innovate when the industry demanded it. Instead of surfing the waves of change, they sunk because they dug their heels in and chose to do the business the way they always had before Netflix, Uber, and Google disrupted and eventually took over the market.

Don’t let this be you. In a fast-evolving industry, embracing modern technology immediately puts you miles ahead of your competitors who dug their heels in and chose to stick with their outdated systems. With increasing demand for customizable and efficient housing solutions, your systems need to be just as reliable as your homes.

Here are some ways that modern DevOps can make that happen:

High Availability (HA) and Autoscaling: Spikes in a demand are that double-edged sword we mentioned earlier. If your systems can’t handle that increased traffic, they crash and your potential customers become potential customers for your competitors. HA and autoscaling ensure that your operations run smoothly, even in high traffic situations. Want to be unstoppable? Then you need…

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Instead of the manual processes usually required when demand spikes, IaC allows you to autoscale. This means that you can easily scale your infrastructure up or down depending on demand. In the end, you actually reduce costs because your resources become optimized to automatically meet demand.

Now that we’ve covered the scaling essentials, let’s talk about what DevOps can do for you in the event of a techstack disaster.

Always disaster-proof, always future-ready

For even the most technical people, the digital world can still be as unpredictable as the wild west. Disasters happen when we least expect them, data gets lost, and backups don’t happen regularly enough to help. This is why you need a rock-solid disaster recovery strategy. It’s the most simple thing that often isn’t considered until it’s too late.

A DevOps approach makes your business resilient with disaster recovery (DR) strategies that secure your data and applications with automated backups and failover systems designed for quick recovery. This helps minimize downtime with protocols that are designed to restore operations quickly and efficiently.

24/7 monitoring and centralized logging help you identify and address problems no matter when they happen, before they escalate. The unexpected doesn’t wait for business hours and neither should your response. Instead of shrugging and assuming these things can wait, create a plan before it’s too late and help your business thrive.

Custom DevOps: As reliable as your homes

Your business is unique, your DevOps should be too. There is no such thing as a “one size fits all” solution, not when you have unique needs. That’s the thing about NTS, we understand that.

Our DevOps strategies always start with understanding. Before creating a DevOps plan, we dive deep into your goals, challenges, and current operations to ensure that our blueprint matches your resources. We conduct an in-depth analysis to design a strategy that’s unique to your business and perfectly customized for your goals.

We take it a step further by breaking down the development process into smaller and more manageable increments to deliver faster and more efficiently. With continuous optimization, you can rest assured that we’ve got all of the bases covered so you can thrive in a competitive market.

Modern DevOps: The upgrade your business needs

As the manufactured housing industry grows, it’s essential that you grow with it. Let go of those outdated legacy systems and inefficient workflows, leave downtime and unplanned disruptions in the past. 

It’s time to look ahead and scale. Contact us to learn more about how Network Thinking Solutions can help you create the perfect DevOps strategy for your manufactured housing business.