Alpha Plus Scales Innovation with CI/CD Enablement
Alpha Plus is a digital platform requiring enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure to support its production and development environments. The client needed a scalable, secure, and cost-optimized AWS setup capable of handling multiple microservices, ensuring zero downtime, and delivering seamless user experiences.
- 80% faster
- 40%+ performance boost
- 4-week delivery
Client Overview
Alpha Plus is a digital platform requiring enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure to support its production and development environments. The client needed a scalable, secure, and cost-optimized AWS setup capable of handling multiple microservices, ensuring zero downtime, and delivering seamless user experiences. As the business grew and regulatory environments evolved, the need to modernize their AWS infrastructure became evident to support enhanced security, agility, scalability, and long-term cloud sustainability.
Business Challenge
Alpha Plus faced challenges with scalability, resource management, and infrastructure automation. Manual provisioning slowed down deployments, while the lack of modular architecture made maintenance complex and costly. Persistent storage for data-heavy workloads and secure file transfer solutions were critical requirements. The client needed a cloud-native infrastructure that could guarantee high availability, data persistence, and operational efficiency.
AWS Infrastructure
Design and deploy enterprise-grade AWS infrastructure.
Architecture Design
Ensure modular, scalable, and production-ready architecture.
Storage Solutions
Implement persistent storage solutions with high availability.
Cost Optimization
Optimize costs with efficient resource provisioning.
Security & Networking
Provide secure file transfer and robust network isolation.
CI/CD Automation
Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
Solution Design
Automated CI/CD pipelines for zero-downtime deployments.
IaC
Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CDK to automate environment setup and ensure consistent, repeatable deployments across development, staging, and production environments.
Compute
Optimized compute resources by leveraging Amazon ECS and EC2 Auto Scaling, ensuring high availability, efficient resource utilization, and seamless handling of increased workloads.
Database
Migrated databases to Amazon RDS for automated backups, scalability, and multi-AZ redundancy, ensuring data integrity and improved query performance.
Storage
Utilized Amazon S3 and EFS for scalable and secure data storage, providing persistent volumes for application data and efficient file management across environments.
Networking
Configured secure and isolated VPC networks with public and private subnets, NAT gateways, and route tables to enhance data security and network reliability.
Load Balancing
Implemented Application Load Balancers (ALB) to distribute traffic evenly across multiple containers, ensuring zero downtime and improved user experience during deployments.
CI/CD
Set up automated CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild to enable continuous integration, faster releases, and consistent deployments with minimal manual intervention.
Security
Integrated AWS Security Hub, IAM roles, and KMS encryption to strengthen data protection, enforce least-privilege access, and maintain compliance with security standards.
Monitoring
Configured Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail for proactive monitoring, performance tracking, and auditing, ensuring complete visibility into system operations.
Solution Architecture
The solution was designed with a modular, scalable, and secure architecture that supports enterprise cloud operations and future expansion.
Modular architecture supporting multiple microservices.
A single-account structure with minimal separation between development, staging, and production environments led to deployment conflicts and increased operational risk.
- Modular architecture supporting multiple microservices.
- Persistent storage integration with Amazon EFS.
- SFTPGO service integration for secure data persistence.
- AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild for automated deployments.
- IAM Identity Center for role-based access control.
- AWS Security Hub for centralized monitoring.
- Create a foundation for future AI/ML workloads and innovation by modernizing infrastructure in accordance with the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
Results & Outcomes
Scalability: Delivered production-ready infrastructure supporting multiple microservices.
Zero Downtime:Achieved seamless deployments with automated CI/CD pipelines.
Cost Optimization:Efficient provisioning minimized infrastructure costs.
Data Persistence:Secure EFS storage ensured durability of critical data.
High Availability:Load balancers and scaling policies improved uptime and performance.
Security:Strong isolation and access controls safeguarded workloads.
Conclusion
Through Terraform-driven automation and AWS best practices, GenClouds successfully delivered a scalable, resilient, and cost-optimized infrastructure for Alpha Plus. The solution empowered the client with zero-downtime deployments, persistent storage, and enterprise-grade security, positioning Alpha Plus for future growth and innovation in a cloud-native environment.