Customer Overview:
Our customer is a leading investment management company offering extensive asset management services to institutional and retail clients. As its portfolio expands and their expectations rise, the firm aimed to improve its operational efficiency and scalability by transitioning from outdated systems to a more powerful cloud-based infrastructure.
Challenges:
The customer faced multiple challenges with their existing on-premises infrastructure:
Scalability Issues
The firm’s legacy systems struggled to handle fluctuating workloads, leading to performance bottlenecks during peak trading hours.
High Operational Costs
Maintaining on-premises servers resulted in high maintenance costs and a need for frequent hardware upgrades.
Limited Disaster Recovery
The existing infrastructure lacked a comprehensive disaster recovery plan, putting critical data and operations at risk.
Regulatory Compliance
The investment management industry is heavily regulated, necessitating robust data security and compliance measures that were difficult to implement in the legacy environment.
Solution:
Assessment and Planning
Our team thoroughly assessed the existing infrastructure, applications, and workflows. We collaborated with the client to understand their specific needs and set clear objectives for the migration. A detailed AWS migration strategy was developed, including timelines, resource allocation, and risk management plans.
Architecture Design
We designed a cloud-native architecture tailored to the client’s needs, leveraging AWS services such as:
AWS Lambda for serverless computing to handle event-driven processes
Amazon EC2 for scalable computing capacity
Amazon RDS for managed database services
Amazon S3 for secure and durable storage
Migration Execution
Yesoft Consulting implemented a phased migration approach to minimize downtime and disruption. Key steps included:
Data Migration
We utilized AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) to transfer data securely and efficiently with minimal downtime, ensuring data integrity and consistency.
Application Migration
Applications were migrated to the AWS environment using containerization and microservices architecture (EKS), allowing for easier management and scaling.
Testing
Rigorous testing was conducted post-migration to ensure that all systems functioned as expected and met performance benchmarks.
Post-Migration Support
After a successful migration, Yesoft Consulting provided comprehensive support, including:
Compliance and Security
We assisted in configuring AWS security features to align with industry regulations, ensuring data protection and compliance.
Training
We conducted training sessions for the client’s IT staff to ensure they could manage and optimize the new AWS environment.
Observability
Implemented AWS CloudWatch with third-party services for continuous monitoring of system performance and resource utilization, enabling proactive management.
Results:
The AWS migration led to significant improvements for the client:
Cost Savings:
Transitioning to AWS reduced operational costs by eliminating the need for physical hardware maintenance and enabling a pay-as-you-go pricing model.
3x
Enhanced Scalability:
The new cloud infrastructure enabled the firm to handle increased workloads seamlessly, improving performance during peak trading hours.
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Disaster Recovery:
Significantly improved RTO by 200% while successfully decreasing RPO up to 100 milliseconds.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, Yesoft Consulting Company successfully executed a comprehensive migration strategy during the final phase, employing a big bang approach for the database and database-dependent applications. This simultaneous transition was pivotal in preventing potential performance issues associated with a gradual migration. Our meticulous planning ensured that all of customer’s database-dependent applications, each with unique connection strings, were thoroughly documented and incorporated into the migration scripts
