Infrastructure Modernization for StudentBridge

About the Client

Our client is a leading provider of ‘Personalized Engagement Platforms’ and Student Recruitment Solutions for colleges & universities. Offering services such as virtual campus tours and interactive campus maps, enabling institutions to enhance their student engagement strategies. Their platform supports thousands of digital enrichment plans and study catalogs, tailored for modern students exploring diverse self-learning opportunities.

Industry

Education, Digital Learning, Recruitment

Requirements/Challange

Application Modernization, Optimization with Orcestration on the cloud

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

Featured Services

EKS

ECS

Lambda

S3

EBS

RDS

CloudFormation

System Manager

WAF

API Gateway

Serverless

Redis

SAM

Detailed Requirements

Challenges

Some of the challenges which prompted the need to utilize AWS and the cloud were

Application Modernization

Transitioning to containerized microservices.

Scalability

Efficiently scaling applications to handle fluctuating user demand.

Reliability

Maintaining high availability and fault tolerance for critical applications.

Automation

Reducing manual intervention for deployments and configurations.

Why AWS and ScaleOps

WS offers scalable, reliable, and automated services for application modernization. ScaleOps, A AWS Partner, brought extensive expertise in Kubernetes, containerization, and AWS cloud architecture to design a robust, high-performing infrastructure tailored to the client’s needs. They led the transition to microservices using Amazon EKS, ensuring efficient orchestration of workloads. ScaleOps also implemented automation and CI/CD pipelines to reduce manual tasks and improve deployment efficiency. Their deep understanding of AWS services, such as RDS, S3, and WAF, ensured the infrastructure was secure, scalable, and optimized for performance, aligning perfectly with the client’s goals.

Solution

The infrastructure was designed with a focus on Kubernetes for container orchestration, a MySQL database for reliable data storage, and other AWS services for scalability, security, and automation.

Key Components

Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)

Amazon RDS for MySQL

Amazon S3

Amazon CloudFront and Route 53

Infrastructure Automation

AWS WAF and Security

Amazon Lambda

Monitoring and Observability

High-Level Architecture Diagram

Migration Results

Enhanced Scalability:

Applications scaled seamlessly to meet growing demand.

Improved Reliability:

High availability architecture minimized downtime.

Streamlined Operations:

Automation reduced manual interventions and operational overhead.

Centralized Management:

Improved visibility and control over infrastructure and applications.