Customer Case Study: Varscon - Data Migration

Background

Varscon, a research and product design company, decided to migrate its infrastructure from Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to Amazon Web Services (AWS). This migration aimed to enhance service availability, reliability, and flexibility to support Varscon's growth and strategic objectives.

Business Challenge

Varscon's migration decision was driven by the need to leverage AWS's advanced features and capabilities, better aligned with their evolving business needs. The primary challenges included:

• Executing the migration seamlessly with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
• Enhancing their infrastructure with AWS's advanced tools for improved performance.
• Aligning infrastructure improvements with long-term growth strategies.

Solution

To address these challenges, Varscon utilized AWS services and a well-planned migration process, including the following pre-sales activities:

• Discovery Call: An initial consultation to understand Varscon's specific requirements and challenges.
• Application Assessment: A detailed evaluation of Varscon's current applications to identify potential migration issues and optimization opportunities.

Implementation

The migration process leveraged several key AWS services:

• EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud): Provided scalable computing capacity.
• Route 53: Offered a highly available and scalable DNS web service.
• RDS (Relational Database Service): Simplified database setup, operation, and scaling.
• Internet Gateway: Enabled communication between instances in the VPC and the internet.
• KMS (Key Management Service): Ensured secure management of encryption keys.

These services ensured a smooth and efficient migration process, aligning with Varscon's growth goals and establishing a robust infrastructure for future needs.

Outcome

The successful migration to AWS resulted in:

• Significantly enhanced service availability, reliability, and flexibility.
• Improved scalability and performance to support future growth.
• Alignment of the new infrastructure with Varscon's long-term strategic goals.

This transformation positions Varscon for continued innovation and customer satisfaction.

Conclusion

CloudPlexo's expert guidance, combined with AWS's powerful suite of services, enabled Varscon to overcome their infrastructure challenges and achieve a seamless migration from GCP to AWS. This project underscores the importance of strategic planning and the right technological partnership in driving successful digital transformation.