Streamlining Multi-Cloud Operations: OfficeHQ’s Transition to AWS
ReceptionHQ faced significant challenges in managing and maintaining applications across multiple public cloud platforms. These challenges included inconsistent performance, increased operational overhead, and potential security risks. To streamline operations and enhance efficiency, ReceptionHQ decided to consolidate and migrate to AWS. The transition included implementing infrastructure with Terraform, migrating databases to AWS RDS, and enabling WAF for security. This move resulted in cost savings, better redundancy, and reduced maintenance requirements, ultimately improving overall operational efficiency.
Headcount
2 Developers
Industries
IT services
Products and Services
AWS & Cloud
Timescales
2023
Country
Australia
Technology Stacks

ECS

CloudWatch

ELB

CloudWatch

DMS

S2

EC2

CloudFront

RDS
Application Core Functions
Automated Disaster Recovery
Implementing automated backup and recovery strategies using AWS services like S3 and Glacier to ensure data integrity and business continuity in case of failures.

Dynamic Load Balancing
Distributing automatically incoming traffic across multiple instances, ensuring optimal performance and minimizing downtime by utilizing AWS ELB.

Security Framework
Leveraging AWS to strengthen access controls and protect applications from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

Client Achievements
Successful Migration to a Scalable Cloud Infrastructure
SmartDev successfully migrated OHQ's applications and databases from Rackspace to AWS, providing a more robust and scalable cloud infrastructure. The use of Terraform for infrastructure deployment ensured flexibility and scalability across AWS environments.
Enhanced Application Performance and Efficiency
The migration of applications to container services will improve performance and resource efficiency, optimizing the overall operation of OHQ's systems.
Strengthened Security and Protection
The implementation of AWS WAF provides a robust security layer, protecting OHQ's applications from common web-based attacks and enhancing the overall security posture. This ensures the protection of sensitive data and the integrity of OHQ's systems.
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