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Upcore, an AWS Premier Consulting Partner, was engaged by a leading SaaS e-commerce platform to design and implement a robust, scalable, and secure three-tier application platform on AWS (Amazon Web Services). The client faced growing demand for its services, leading to scalability and performance challenges with its existing infrastructure. The solution aimed to leverage AWS's state-of-the-art services and capabilities to create a customized website with auto-scaling and elasticity, implement automated deployment using native AWS DevOps tools, and enforce security best practices using the CIS (Center for Internet Security) Benchmark.
A leading Software-as-a-service (SaaS) e-commerce platform that enables manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to unify and optimize their customer experience. The client provides a comprehensive suite of tools and services to streamline the entire e-commerce process, from product management and order fulfillment to customer engagement and analytics.
The client faced a growing demand for its services, leading to scalability and performance challenges with its existing infrastructure. To address these issues and provide a seamless experience for its customers, the client sought to build a three-tier application platform on AWS (Amazon Web Services) that could handle increased traffic, ensure high availability, and enable automated deployments.
Upcore, an AWS Premier Consulting Partner, was engaged to design and implement a robust, scalable, and secure three-tier application platform on AWS. The solution aimed to leverage AWS's state-of-the-art services and capabilities to create a customized website with auto-scaling and elasticity, implement automated deployment using native AWS DevOps tools, and enforce security best practices using the CIS (Center for Internet Security) Benchmark.
The three-tier application platform was designed to separate the presentation, application, and data layers, ensuring efficient resource utilization, enhanced security, and scalability. The architecture consisted of the following components:
- Amazon CloudFront for content delivery and caching
- AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) for distributing incoming traffic across multiple EC2 instances
- Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) for running and managing containerized applications
- AWS Auto Scaling groups for automatically adjusting the number of EC2 instances based on demand
- Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) for storing and retrieving Docker container images
- Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for hosting the application's database
- Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) for shared storage among EC2 instances
- Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) for storing static content and backups
- Upcore leveraged AWS CloudFront, a content delivery network (CDN) service, to cache and distribute static content from the client's website, reducing latency and improving performance for end-users.
- Amazon EC2 instances were provisioned within an Auto Scaling group, allowing the application to automatically scale up or down based on demand, ensuring optimal resource utilization and cost-effectiveness.
- Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) was implemented to distribute incoming traffic across multiple EC2 instances, improving fault tolerance and application availability.
- Upcore implemented a CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) pipeline using AWS CodePipeline, CodeCommit, and CodeBuild, enabling automated build, test, and deployment processes.
- AWS CodeCommit was used as the source control repository for the application's codebase.
- AWS CodeBuild was configured to build and package the application code, creating Docker images and pushing them to Amazon ECR.
- AWS CodePipeline orchestrated the entire deployment process, automating the release of new application versions to the EKS cluster.
- Upcore implemented the CIS Benchmark for AWS, a set of security best practices developed by the Center for Internet Security, to enhance the platform's overall security posture.
- Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) was configured with multiple subnets, network access control lists (ACLs), and security groups to isolate and secure the application components.
- AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies and roles were defined to govern access to AWS resources, following the principle of least privilege.
- AWS CloudTrail was enabled for logging and monitoring API activities across the AWS environment.
- AWS Config was implemented for continuous monitoring and assessment of resource configurations against best practices and internal policies.
The three-tier application platform built by Upcore on AWS delivered significant benefits to the client's SaaS e-commerce business:
- The client's e-commerce platform leveraged the scalable and highly available architecture, enabling them to provide a structured and organized product catalogue to their customers.
- With the separation of concerns between the presentation, application, and data layers, the client could efficiently manage and update the product catalogue without disrupting other parts of the application.
- The implementation of AWS Auto Scaling groups ensured that the application could automatically scale up or down based on demand, effectively handling traffic spikes during peak hours or promotional periods.
- This enhanced the overall user experience by maintaining consistent performance and responsiveness, even under heavy load.
- The CI/CD pipeline established by Upcore enabled the client's development team to streamline the deployment process, reducing manual effort and minimizing the risk of human errors.
- New application versions and upgrades could be seamlessly deployed to the EKS cluster, ensuring that customers always had access to the latest features and improvements.
- By adhering to the CIS Benchmark for AWS, the client's platform adhered to industry-standard security best practices, minimizing the risk of data breaches and cyber threats.
- The implementation of various security controls, such as VPC configuration, IAM policies, and logging, provided greater visibility and control over the application's security posture.
- The three-tier architecture, combined with AWS's scalable services, enabled the client to easily scale their e-commerce platform as their customer base and business grew, without compromising performance or incurring excessive costs.
- The pay-as-you-go model of AWS allowed the client to optimize their infrastructure costs by only paying for the resources they consumed, reducing operational expenses.
By leveraging AWS's comprehensive suite of services and Upcore's expertise, the client successfully transitioned to a highly scalable, secure, and automated three-tier application platform. This enabled them to provide a seamless and optimized e-commerce experience to their customers while ensuring cost-effectiveness, compliance, and future growth capabilities.
