Major Requirements
About the Client
Our client is a leading mobile app, games and enterprise software development company, which excel in Software Development, Resource integration and Staff Augmentation. They work with both Enterprise and SMB clients in helping them achieve their business objectives and goals.
Industry
Software Development, IT
Requirements/Challange
Migration of Website from On-prem to AWS
Locations
CANADA
Featured Services
EC2
S3
RDS
EBS
WAF
CloudFormation
System Manager
Load Balancer
Detailed Requirements
Challenges
The client’s on-premises WordPress hosting environment faced several significant challenges, necessitating a migration to AWS:
Scalability
The existing infrastructure struggled to efficiently handle fluctuating traffic demands, leading to performance bottlenecks during peak usage periods and the client current on-premise lease requires 2 week notice to increase or decrease computing power. A more scalable solution was required to dynamically adjust resources and ensure a seamless user experience.
Reliability
Maintaining high availability and fault tolerance was a concern with the on-premises setup. Frequent hardware failures and limited redundancy options jeopardized the website's uptime, affecting the client's business continuity and user trust.
Automation
Manual intervention was frequently required for deployments, updates, and configurations. This not only consumed valuable time and resources but also increased the risk of human error. The client needed a robust automation framework to streamline these processes.
Monitoring & Management
Centralized monitoring and management of resources and applications were lacking. The existing system provided limited visibility into performance metrics and system health, making proactive issue resolution difficult and reactive responses slower.
Cost
Cost was a concern as it takes around 2 weeks to provision or increase the VM’s in the client's current agreement.
Why AWS and ScaleOps
AWS offers a comprehensive suite of services designed for scalable, reliable, and automated application deployment and modernization. ScaleOps, with deep expertise in AWS and a proven track record of successful deployments, partnered with the client to address their specific challenges and achieve their modernization goals.
Together The client and ScaleOps started working on identifying and creating an action plan to Migrate the artifacts and website to AWS.
Solution
ScaleOps designed and implemented a robust solution leveraging AWS Systems Manager along with other AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, EBS, CloudFormation, and WAF. The key components of the solution included:
AWS Systems Manager
Automation
Automated operational tasks and managed configurations across the infrastructure, including patch management, inventory collection, and state management as well as User management with System Manager
documents.
Run Command
Enabled secure remote command execution on instances, reducing the need for SSH access.
Parameter Store
Managed configuration data and secrets securely.
AWS Load Balancer
High Availability
Load balancers were configured with target groups in multiple availability groups to ensure that the website would be highly available and not be affected by geographical downtime.
Scalability
Load balancer ensured that the load would be distributed around multiple compute instances so that the
requests and traffic would be distributed equally.
Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)
Compute Resources
Provisioned scalable compute resources for running the WordPress site.
Managed Instances
Integrated with AWS Systems Manager for enhanced management capabilities.
Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
Storage
Used for storing website assets, logs, and backups.
Lifecycle Policies
Implemented to manage data lifecycle and reduce storage costs.
Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service)
Database Management
Provided a managed database solution for the WordPress site’s relational data needs.
Enhanced Monitoring
Enabled through AWS Systems Manager for performance insights.
Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)
Storage Volumes
Provided block storage for EC2 instances with automated snapshots and backups managed through Systems
Manager.
AWS CloudFormation
Infrastructure as Code
Automated the provisioning of the entire infrastructure, ensuring consistency and repeatability.
Stack Management
Simplified updates and management of resources.
AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall)
Security
Protected the WordPress site from common web exploits and vulnerabilities.
Automated Response
Configured with Systems Manager to automatically respond to threats.
High-Level Architecture Diagram
Migration Results
With the deployment and modernization efforts, the client achieved the following:
Enhanced Scalability and Performance:
The WordPress site can now scale seamlessly to meet user demand, ensuring a consistent and responsive user experience during traffic spikes.
Automated Operations:
Automation significantly reduced manual tasks and operational overhead, streamlining processes such as updates, backups, and maintenance.
Cost Optimization:
Client freed up expensive capital invested in a dedicated On-premise data center and took leverage of AWS pay as you go method.
Improved Reliability and Availability:
The high availability architecture ensures minimal downtime, enhancing the site's reliability and uptime.
Centralized Management:
Simplified monitoring, management, and troubleshooting of resources and applications through centralized tools and dashboards, leading to more efficient operations and quicker issue resolution.