Financial Services
Kubernetes Review & Observability for Fortune 500 Finance
Fortune 500 Finance
3X Faster Resolution
99.99% Uptime
2X Improved Scalability
Summary
A Fortune 500 financial institution needed expert Kubernetes guidance to modernize critical applications while maintaining security and compliance. Aokumo provided architecture review, observability solutions, and ongoing support, leading to 99.99% uptime, 3X faster issue resolution, and 2X improved scalability. Our collaboration ensured secure, reliable, and high-performance Kubernetes adoption.
The Challenge
The Fortune 500 global financial institution was facing several critical challenges:
- Kubernetes Expertise Gap: Needed secure, compliant on-prem Kubernetes but lacked in-house expertise.
- Financial Compliance Requirements: Required PCI-DSS compliance and strict security controls.
- Limited Operational Visibility: Lacked proper observability, making issue resolution slow.
- Business Continuity Concerns: Needed to ensure high availability during migration.
The Aokumo Solution
Aokumo provided comprehensive Kubernetes advisory services and observability implementation:
- Architecture Review & Optimization: Conducted a full review of their on-prem Kubernetes setup, optimizing for security, uptime, and performance.
- Security Enhancements: Strengthened RBAC policies, network security, and secrets management, ensuring full PCI-DSS compliance.
- Observability Implementation: Deployed a custom Grafana monitoring stack for real-time insights and proactive alerting.
- Ongoing Kubernetes Support: Provided continuous expert support for troubleshooting, performance tuning, and best practices.
We adapted our advisory and implementation to address their expertise gap, all while preserving the robust security measures essential for financial operations.
The Results
Our advisory services and observability implementation delivered significant improvements:
- Enhanced System Visibility: Custom Grafana dashboards provided real-time monitoring, reducing incident resolution time by 3X.
- Improved Security & Compliance: Strengthened Kubernetes security, meeting PCI-DSS and financial industry best practices.
- 99.99% Uptime Achieved: Optimized architecture ensured near-perfect availability for business-critical applications.
- 2X Scalability Boost: Kubernetes optimizations enabled seamless workload expansion without performance trade-offs.
- Stronger In-House Expertise: Knowledge transfer and workshops upskilled internal teams, reducing reliance on external support.
Conclusion
Aokumo's architecture review and observability implementation for this Fortune 500 global financial institution demonstrates how expert advisory services can bridge critical expertise gaps when modernizing financial applications for Kubernetes environments.
By validating their architecture, providing targeted security improvements, and deploying observability measures, we supported their transition to container-based infrastructure while maintaining the high security and reliability standards demanded by the financial industry.
This case study highlights the value of specialized Kubernetes expertise in highly regulated industries. Combining technical knowledge with industry-specific compliance understanding is essential for a successful modernization initiative.
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