Future-Proofing Aseemit Tech: Modernizing Operations Through Cloud Migration

Introduction

Aseemit Tech is a business process transformation company whose services are designed for businesses that lack the necessary resources to complete specific functions. Their most popular offshore services are human resources, Software development and management, Data management, and CRM with Contact Center integration.

A prominent technology solutions provider in Nepal, its operations are steadily growing. However, its reliance on a local VPS provider limited its ability to deliver clients high-quality, reliable, and scalable services.

Adex, a leading provider of cloud migration solutions, stepped in to address these infrastructure limitations. Leveraging the power of AWS, Adex redesigned the infrastructure, delivering a scalable, secure, and cost-effective solution.

Key Challenges: Infrastructure Vulnerabilities And Security Gaps

Before migrating to AWS, Aseemit Tech grappled with several critical infrastructure challenges. 

The company's existing setup could not support its growing operations, leading to inefficiencies, performance bottlenecks, and vulnerabilities.

What Was Fueling the Fire?

The company's lack of flexibility in its infrastructure created significant obstacles, which affected its ability to deliver reliable and scalable services.

The key challenges were:

• Monolithic Architecture: A single server handled all tasks, leading to inefficiency and potential downtime.

• Lack of Advanced Security Features: The architecture needed robust security, leaving it vulnerable to potential attacks and data breaches.

• Email Server Issues: Aseemit Tech struggled with its email server due to expired C-Panel authentication, which prevented access to official emails.

So, the need for a more robust and future-proof infrastructure prompted Aseemit Tech to seek the transformation of its IT environments to streamline operations and ensure consistent service delivery.

The Adex Solution: Building a Resilient Infrastructure with AWS

To address the infrastructure challenges, Adex proposed a comprehensive solution centered around a scalable, three-tier architecture on AWS.

This strategic approach aimed to enhance performance, improve security, and streamline operations.

Key Components of the Solution

1. Three-Tier Architecture: Adex implemented a three-tier architecture, which optimized resource allocation, improved system performance, and enhanced security.
2. AWS WorkMail Integration: Adex deployed AWS WorkMail to address email server issues, utilizing a secure and managed email and calendaring service. This integration ensured consistent and uninterrupted email functionality, and the service bolstered security through automatic data encryption and control over data locality.
3. Leveraging AWS Services:

• AWS IAM: Implemented for secure access management to AWS services and resources.
• CloudWatch and SNS: Utilized for real-time log management and automated incident response.
• AWS Route 53: Deployed for domain management and reliable DNS services.
• AWS RDS: Leveraged for scalable and managed database services.

Benefits

The solution's core involved a strategic re-architecture, implementing a scalable three-tier architecture.

This new design enabled efficient resource allocation, improved system performance, and enhanced security, significantly benefiting Aseemit Tech's operations.

Key benefits of the Solution

• Accelerated Development and Deployment: Integrating CI/CD pipelines with GitHub streamlined the development process, enabling frequent and reliable deployments. As a result, deployment frequency increased to 5-10 times per week.

• Enhanced Security: Implementing OIDC for permissions management strengthened security practices and minimized the risk of unauthorized access.

• Improved Operational Efficiency: Automated workflows and streamlined processes significantly reduced the lead time for fixes, resulting in faster issue resolution and improved overall system reliability.

Results

The new infrastructure enabled faster development cycles, improved application performance, and enhanced security.

Key outcomes included:

• Rapid Deployment: New changes are deployed to production within 8-10 minutes of being committed to the repository, with updates taking effect almost immediately after the workflow is completed. This rapid deployment capability enhances responsiveness and efficiency in the development process.
• Increased Deployment Frequency: With the streamlined CI/CD pipeline, Aseemit Tech achieves 5-10 weekly production deployments.
• Improved Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): The pipeline demonstrates exceptional stability, boasting an impressive average (MTBF) of 60 hours.
• Reduced Mean Time to Recover (MTTR): The pipeline recovers quickly from failures, with an average MTTR of 10-15 minutes. This minimizes downtime and ensures application uptime.

Conclusion

Adex guided Aseemittech's move to AWS, which has dramatically improved its operations. This change has made the company more efficient, faster to launch new services, and significantly more secure.

By automating processes and adopting CI/CD practices, Aseemittech has empowered its developers to work more efficiently, setting the stage for sustainable growth and success in the digital age.