Geria Case Study
By cloudplexo team on June 2, 2022
Tag: Technology
The Company
Geria is a company based in the United Kingdom that connects talented software engineers, developers, designers, and project managers from Africa to UK technology companies. With a growing IT talent gap in the UK and Europe, Geria bridges this gap by leveraging skilled IT professionals from Africa. The company provides quality job opportunities that contribute to both the UK and African economies. Geria primarily focuses on software project development, driven by a passion for IT and problem-solving.
Solution
- CloudPlexo Cloud Management Platform (CCMP) solution.
Products
- AWS RDS Aurora Serverless
- Lambda
- API Gateway
- Amazon S3
- AWS Step Functions
- AWS Certificate Manager
- AWS Secret Manager
- CloudFront
Business Challenge
Before using the CloudPlexo Cloud Management Platform (CCMP), the team at Geria faced challenges in managing their cloud environment and infrastructure. Key issues included:
- Lack of maturity and processes to manage the cloud environment.
- Inability to identify areas for cloud cost optimization.
- The need for continuous monitoring and visibility into operations spending.
- Identifying underutilized and idle resources.
Working Together
CloudPlexo served as a trusted Independent Software Vendor (ISV) for Geria.
Why Amazon Web Services
AWS was chosen as the preferred platform for its flexibility, elasticity, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. CloudPlexo worked with Geria to meet their cloud management objectives using a range of AWS services, including:
- AWS RDS Aurora Serverless
- Lambda
- API Gateway
- Amazon S3
- AWS Step Functions
- AWS Certificate Manager
- AWS Secret Manager
- CloudFront
Outcomes
By implementing the CloudPlexo Cloud Management Platform (CCMP) within AWS, Geria achieved:
- High-level management of their cloud environment.
- Significant cost optimization through scheduling non-production VMs and databases.
- Improved forecasting and inventory management.
As a result, Geria realized cost savings of up to 28%.