Case Study
nClouds AWS Case Study | Lending Software Company
The client is a lending software startup dedicated to developing innovative applications, for banks specifically, designed to target and engage customers in underserved rural markets. The company focuses on creating tailored solutions, ranging from content management setups and e-commerce platforms to custom application development. The company partnered with nClouds to optimize its AWS hosting, leveraging AWS’s reliability and security features along with nClouds’ DevOps and MSP services, overcoming resource constraints for a cost-effective, well-managed cloud solution.
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The Challenge
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Reliable and Secure Environment
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Integrated DevOps and MSP Services
CHALLENGE
As a small bootstrap company, the client faced limitations in resources and expertise, making it crucial to find a reliable and knowledgeable partner for its AWS hosting needs. The client encountered limitations in server resources, impeding its capacity to ensure 24/7 monitoring and efficiently handle the initial setup and continuous changes for the AWS cluster.
THE SOLUTION
The collaboration with nClouds was highly involved and productive. The process began with defining the suite of requirements and expectations for the client’s AWS infrastructure. The nClouds team made practical suggestions based on its deep knowledge of AWS. It recommended changes to the initial plan, such as utilizing AWS CloudFront for the front end, implementing containers for the back end, and optimizing the Amazon RDS cluster size. One of the most challenging aspects was determining backup and disaster recovery requirements, given the client’s familiarity with Microsoft Azure and the need to align with AWS best practices.
The nClouds team not only addressed technical considerations but also facilitated communication and collaboration. The process of setting up multiple accounts through AWS Control Tower and ensuring a sensible environment setup for different stages of development was seamless. The communication between the lending software company and nClouds played a crucial role in the success of the project, providing clarity on project status, budget utilization, and any changes in scope.
The lending software company leveraged these key Amazon Web Services:
- AWS Control Tower: The client utilized Control Tower to set up and manage multiple AWS accounts efficiently, ensuring a well-organized and secure environment for its project, particularly for different environments and cost management.
- AWS CodePipeline: The client implemented a Continuous Delivery system, utilizing a pipeline to seamlessly push code updates to its containers whenever changes were made to the deployment branch, facilitating a streamlined and automated deployment process.
- AWS CloudFront: This tool enhances the front-end performance, providing low-latency and high-speed content delivery to end users, contributing to an improved user experience for the banking software application.
- Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service): The client leveraged RDS to establish and manage a scalable and optimized relational database cluster, meeting the specific sizing requirements suggested by nClouds and ensuring data integrity and reliability for its banking software.
The lending software company’s solution stack also includes this essential tool:
DataDog: The client integrated DataDog agents to monitor containers, ensuring proactive identification of issues and enabling the MSP team to implement necessary changes or optimizations promptly, enhancing the overall reliability and performance of the system.
The collaboration between the client and nClouds demonstrates the successful implementation of a robust AWS infrastructure tailored to the unique needs of a bootstrap startup in the fintech industry. By choosing AWS for its reliability and security features and nClouds for its comprehensive DevOps and MSP services, the client was able to overcome resource constraints, achieve effective communication, and realize the benefits of a cost-effective, well-managed cloud solution.
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