endorsedOngoing

AWS Architecture Redesign for Software Development Company

Services Covered:

Cloud Consulting and Services • DevOps • Managed IT Services

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

54 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 February 2022

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

82/100

Strong

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Client

Confidential

Bulgaria

Project Summary

ITGix redesigned the client's AWS architecture, implementing infrastructure as code, CI/CD automation, autoscaling and VPN access, and migrating front-end applications to AWS. They implemented Terraform-based IaC, GitLab pipelines, autoscaling for ECS and RDS, and automated testing while reducing non-prod infrastructure costs. The team was responsive, transparent, and demonstrated technical expertise and adaptability.

Key Challenges

Infrastructure redesign and configuration in AWS
Implement best practices for redundancy and scalability
Integrate an automated deployment approach (CI/CD)

Project Deliverables

Infrastructure as code for all AWS resources using Terraform
Autoscaling for ECS and RDS clusters
Wireguard VPN for developer access to private DB clusters
Migrated WordPress site to AWS EC2
CI/CD pipelines in GitLab for application and infrastructure deployments
Database migration scripts and automated testing

Project Solution

ITGix designed and implemented a new AWS architecture focused on redundancy and scalability. They implemented infrastructure as code using Terraform for all AWS resources, set up autoscaling for ECS and RDS clusters, and configured a Wireguard VPN to allow developer access to private database clusters. ITGix migrated a WordPress site to AWS EC2 and implemented CI/CD pipelines in GitLab covering application builds, deployments, infrastructure changes, database migration scripts, and automated testing.

Project Outcome

Fully automated CI/CD pipelines for a faster development cycle
Infrastructure as code implemented for all AWS resources
Optimized infrastructure cost, reducing overhead for non-prod environments
Auto-scaling implemented for ECS and RDS to scale with load
Front-end applications migrated from external hosting to AWS
Automated testing integrated into CI processes; improved deployment reliability

Platforms

Cloud

Tech Stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon EC2
Amazon ECS
GitLab

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“ITGix has successfully automated the client's CI/CD pipelines, implemented infrastructure as code and autoscaling, reduced infrastructure costs, and migrated frontend applications. The team is responsive, consistently available, and transparent and demonstrates technical expertise and adaptability.”
Anonymous
Marketing Manager
Date: 11/13/2024