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Client Background
As a leading provider of magazine fulfillment services in North America, the client manages over 1,000 print and digital magazine titles, serving an audience of 200 million consumers.
Client Need
The imminent expiration of the data center lease required a swift and seamless migration of the client’s entire server fleet to the AWS Cloud. Key challenges included:
Risk of failing to complete the migration within an aggressively short timeframe
Potentially unfeasible costs associated with the cloud migration strategy
Threats to maintaining rigorous security and compliance standards during and after the migration
Difficulty in managing the high costs associated with an extensive workload
Solution
Our experts implemented a comprehensive and efficient migration strategy.
Financial Analysis: Conducted a detailed TCO and ROI analysis via AWS Migration Portfolio Assessment
Cost Mitigation: Leveraged AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) funding to optimize costs
Security & Compliance: Designed a PCI-compliant AWS Landing Zone with robust security measures, utilizing tools such as Wiz, AWS Security Hub, AWS Config, and AWS IAM
Workload Mapping: Carried out meticulous mapping and categorization of diverse workloads using AWS Application Discovery Service
Efficiency and Consistency: Securely instantiated Active Directory domain controllers for Windows workloads
Cost Management: Designed AWS resource tagging strategies
Automation: Delivered Infrastructure as Code using Terraform Cloud CI/CD pipelines for Landing Zones and Networking
Standardization: Built Golden AMIs (Amazon Machine Images) using AWS Image Builder pipelines to provide secure operating system platforms for future workloads
Realized Benefits
Successful migration yielded significant benefits.
Successfully migrated 100% of 400 servers and databases, supporting 36 applications and services, thereby eliminating the costly data center lease
Ensured data integrity, enhanced uptime, and responsive performance post-migration
Delivered comprehensive documentation and training to enable client personnel to proficiently operate within the new AWS environment
Halved the migration project timeline
Reduced server count by 50%, cutting operational overhead
Enabled the client to shift focus from operational tasks to revenue generation activities
Enhanced data hygiene and governance
Tools & Technologies
AWS
Terraform
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