About FundusAI

FundusAI is Africa’s first AI-powered ecosystem for personalized diabetes care, specializing in the early detection of diabetic retinopathy to prevent blindness caused by delayed diagnoses. The platform offers a unified health record system, personalized meal recommendations, and a community forum connecting patients with healthcare professionals. FundusAI’s AI diagnostic device enables healthcare providers to diagnose diabetic retinopathy more efficiently, improving patient outcomes and reducing the risk of blindness.

To enhance their platform's performance and scalability, FundusAI partnered with CloudPlexo to implement AWS Cloud Maturity Services. This initiative aimed to optimize cloud infrastructure, improve security, achieve scalability, and streamline operations, enabling FundusAI to deliver superior care while maintaining cost efficiency.

Challenges

FundusAI faced several key challenges:

1. Service Availability
   • The need to migrate their web application to AWS to ensure higher reliability and flexibility.
2. Database Migration
   • Aiming to enhance database performance, scalability, and manageability by transitioning to AWS.
3. Application Hosting
   • Requiring a scalable, reliable hosting environment for their web application.

Solution

CloudPlexo collaborated with FundusAI to design and implement a robust solution, including database and application migration to AWS. The main components of the solution were:

1. Database Migration with AWS DMS

CloudPlexo utilized AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) to migrate FundusAI’s database to Amazon RDS Aurora for MySQL, achieving:

• Enhanced Performance: Improved database scalability and responsiveness.
• High Availability: Automated backups and replication to ensure reliability.
• Ease of Management: Simplified database administration and maintenance.

2. Application Migration and Hosting with Amazon ECS

The web application was containerized using Docker and deployed on Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS). Benefits included:

• Scalability: Simplified scaling to meet varying workloads.
• Reliability: High availability through distributed container management.
• Integration: Seamless functionality with other AWS services.

3. Security and Networking Enhancements

To secure FundusAI’s environment, CloudPlexo implemented:

• AWS Client VPN and Site-to-Site VPN: Encrypted connections for secure data access.
• Amazon GuardDuty: Continuous monitoring for threats and vulnerabilities.
• Amazon Route 53: Reliable DNS routing for user requests.

4. Storage and Data Management with Amazon S3

Amazon S3 was adopted for secure and scalable object storage, providing:

• Durability and Availability: Robust storage for critical health data.
• Cost Efficiency: Flexible pricing and cost-effective storage solutions.
• Security: Advanced measures to safeguard sensitive information.

AWS Products Utilized

• Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)
• AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
• Amazon RDS Aurora for MySQL
• Amazon S3
• AWS Client VPN and Site-to-Site VPN
• Amazon Route 53
• Amazon GuardDuty

Results

The migration and optimization process delivered transformative results:

1. Enhanced Service Availability
   • AWS ensured higher reliability and flexibility for FundusAI’s platform.
2. Scalability and Performance
   • A scalable, high-performing infrastructure supported by ECS, RDS, and S3.
3. Improved Security
   • Comprehensive security measures safeguarded sensitive health data.
4. Cost Efficiency
   • Optimized resources and cost management reduced operational expenses.
5. Operational Efficiency
   • Streamlined processes and simplified management enabled faster service delivery.

Conclusion

By leveraging CloudPlexo’s expertise and AWS services, FundusAI successfully migrated its database and web application to AWS, achieving a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure. This transformation not only enhanced platform performance and security but also positioned FundusAI to continue its mission of delivering innovative, AI-powered healthcare solutions for diabetes care.