Founded in 2004, Smartrise Engineering was brought to life by leaders of the elevator industry who wanted to change the way business was done.
Strains of Operational Overhead
Smartrise faced a dual challenge that prompted the decision to migrate its servers from on-premises data centers to the cloud. Firstly, the organization struggled with rising operational costs and the complexities of managing on-premises infrastructure. The resource-intensive nature of traditional data centers led Beytek to seek a more cost-effective and streamlined solution.
Secondly, recognizing the critical need to strengthen the security of their workloads, Smartrise faced the imperative to enhance data protection measures. The increasing threat landscape and the necessity for robust security protocols prompted a strategic shift to the cloud. The inherent security features and advanced management capabilities of cloud services provided a compelling solution to effectively address these security requirements.
Security and Savings
In response to the escalating costs and security concerns, Smartrise embraced a solution that involved a re-architecture and migration to the AWS Cloud.
The process included re-designing their existing cloud workloads, using security best practices. Leveraging VPCs and AWS security services for secure and efficient resource hosting.
The migration utilized AWS Application Migration Service to accurately replicate on-premises servers to managed EC2 instances. Additionally, adopting the managed RDS service for hosting their databases ensured a smooth and optimized data management system. To enhance overall network security, a comprehensive VPN was designed and implemented for Smartrise, establishing a secure and private communication channel between their on-premises workstations and the AWS Cloud.
This strategic move to AWS, coupled with careful architectural adjustments, not only resolved the initial challenges but also positioned Smartrise for enhanced operational efficiency, scalability, and strengthened security.
For cost optimization purposes, EC2 reserved instances were used for their long-term, continuously running workloads. Compute Optimizer was also used to right-size the deployed servers according to the actual resource utilization of the EC2 instance.
For continuous patching of their servers across their workloads, Systems Manager Patch Manager was used to automatically update and apply patches to the underlying software of the EC2 instances. CloudWatch and CloudTrail were used to monitor workloads’ performance metrics, keep track of logs, and survey API calls in their AWS accounts.
AWS Security Hub was also set up and used in order to evaluate and optimize the security of the workload’s infrastructure and applications.
Shielded from direct exposure, resources were deployed in a VPC. Continuous monitoring and security assessments using AWS Security Hub were also useful to address possible vulnerabilities in a proactive manner.
Forgoing the costs of maintaining servers on-premises and extensive licensing costs, Beytek were able to optimize their costs and focus their resource investment on development and delivery acceleration.
By leveraging AWS services, Beytek has achieved impressive agility and slashed management overhead. The dynamic scalability of AWS enables swift adaptation to evolving demands, with the managed services significantly reducing routine management tasks.
The re-architecting project and adoption of AWS cloud resources has positioned Smartrise for future scalability, adaptability, and innovation.
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