DFINITY
A leading blockchain technology company building the Internet Computer, a revolutionary decentralized computing platform that extends the internet with smart contract functionality.
“Namespace is an impressive team offering a great product; a year after initial contact we are happier than ever to have made the decision to use Namespace infrastructure.”
The Challenge
Aging Hardware
Self-hosted macOS hardware fleet (2018-2019 Intel Macs) was outdated and unreliable.
Maintenance Burden
Significant engineering time was being consumed by macOS runner maintenance and troubleshooting.
Limited Scalability
On-premises infrastructure couldn't scale to meet growing development team needs.
Why DFINITY Chose Namespace
Seamless GitHub Actions
Simple setup process with minimal migration effort from existing workflows.
Advanced Caching
Built-in Bazel cache support for dramatically faster builds.
Command Line Flexibility
Ability to spin up instances directly from command line for debugging and testing.
Multi-Architecture Support
Access to both AMD64 and ARM64 Linux runners alongside macOS options.
Implementation & Adoption
The migration began with macOS runners exclusively, but organically expanded as other teams discovered the benefits of Namespace's Linux infrastructure.
Started with macOS
Initial migration focused on replacing self‑hosted macOS runners.
Organic Expansion
After validating the performance gains, also AMD64 and ARM64 Linux runners were adopted.
Org-wide Adoption
Multiple development teams recognized the benefits and gradually moved their workflows.
Results and Impact
Self-hosted Runners
Best-case builds
Namespace
Best-case builds
Plus improved reliability with ~20min average full rebuilds
Operational Benefits
- Enhanced reproducibility through isolated CI environments
- Eliminated hardware management overhead
- Improved cost efficiency
Team Efficiency
- Reclaimed engineering time from infrastructure maintenance
- Seamless migration with minimal cost
- Improved usage monitoring
Conclusion
DFINITY's success with Namespace demonstrates how the right cloud infrastructure partner can transform development operations. The seamless GitHub Actions integration made first steps simple, and throughout incremental adoption, DFINITY has enjoyed strong communication and support from the Namespace team.
The migration to Namespace enabled DFINITY to modernize their CI/CD infrastructure while achieving significant performance improvements and operational efficiencies. Namespace is a platform that grows with development team needs across multiple architectures.
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