Financial Services
Amazon EKS Success Story: 4× Deployment Speed, 30% Cost Reduction, and 80% Fewer Incidents
Invast Financial Services Pty Ltd.
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4X Faster Deployments
30% Cost Reduction
80% Fewer Incidents
Summary
Invast Financial Services Pty Ltd., a Sydney-based, award-winning global financial institution providing prime financial services to institutional clients worldwide, faced significant challenges with container orchestration and management. As a fast-growing FinTech company utilizing cloud-native technologies such as containers and microservices to build and release new products, they were just beginning their Kubernetes adoption journey. However, their in-house team lacked the experience and expertise to manage and run the platform effectively. The client approached Aokumo seeking a modern solution to seamlessly orchestrate their containers without underlying complexity while enhancing their production environment's security to minimize risk.
The Challenge
The financial institution faced several critical challenges in their container management:
- Lack of standardization: The client did not have a standard method of production deployment and container orchestration, which significantly impacted developer productivity.
- Limited Kubernetes expertise: Due to a shortage of in-house Kubernetes professionals, the client could not fully utilize Kubernetes' capabilities, resulting in higher costs for running, management, and maintenance.
- Deployment complexity: The complexity of Kubernetes deployment made it difficult to upgrade and take advantage of new features and security improvements.
- Security vulnerabilities: Security best practices were not being followed consistently, leaving their systems vulnerable to internal and external threats.
The Aokumo Solution
Aokumo implemented a comprehensive solution to address the client's container orchestration challenges:
- Knowledge transfer: Conducted focused workshops and training sessions with the client to build familiarity with Kubernetes, analyze their specific problems, understand goals, and agree on expected outcomes.
- Amazon EKS implementation: After analyzing the existing deployment process and production environment, the Aokumo team deployed Amazon EKS as a managed Kubernetes solution to efficiently orchestrate containers.
- Security enhancement: Integrated AWS IAM for robust identity and access management and implemented security best practices to minimize risk.
- Advanced AWS service integration: Went beyond basic implementation to integrate modern AWS services such as AWS VPC, ELB, and Private Link for enhanced security and high performance.
The Results
The implementation of Amazon EKS as a managed Kubernetes solution delivered remarkable results:
- Container deployments are 4X faster: Amazon EKS made it significantly easier to deploy and run Kubernetes without dealing with underlying complexities, accelerating the deployment process by 4X.
- 30% cost reduction: By utilizing an optimized, managed Kubernetes environment, the client achieved substantial cost savings in compute and maintenance resources.
- 2X developer productivity: Developers no longer wasted time configuring and upgrading systems, allowing them to focus on building applications and doubling overall productivity.
- 80% reduction in production incidents: The combination of Amazon EKS with complementary services dramatically decreased production incidents by 80%, significantly improving system reliability.
Conclusion
Aokumo's implementation of Amazon EKS transformed the financial institution's approach to container orchestration and management. Beyond the immediate technical benefits, this solution delivered substantial business value through accelerated deployments, reduced costs, improved developer productivity, and enhanced system reliability.
This case demonstrates how a strategic approach to managed Kubernetes deployment can help financial institutions overcome the challenges of container orchestration while maintaining the highest levels of security and performance. Aokumo's expertise in AWS services and Kubernetes enabled the client to focus on their core business while enjoying the benefits of a modern, efficient container management system.
"In today's fast-paced financial technology landscape, the ability to deploy rapidly and securely is a critical competitive advantage. Our mission was to help our client leverage Amazon EKS to achieve not just technical efficiency but also tangible business outcomes through faster time-to-market and reduced operational overhead."
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