Financial Services
Scalable, Secure AWS Network for a Financial Institution
26 Degrees Global Markets
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2X Simplified Network
100% Scalable Topology
99.99% Availability
Summary
26 Degrees Global Markets, a leading financial institution, needed a low-latency, secure hybrid cloud network to meet vendor requirements. They required a dedicated leased line connection between their AWS environment and a vendor’s data center—on very short notice.
Aokumo designed and implemented a highly available AWS Direct Connect solution, ensuring secure, scalable, and high-performance connectivity.
This scalable, high-performance network infrastructure enabled the client to securely expand their financial services with minimal complexity.
The Challenge
26 Degrees Global Markets needed to quickly establish a leased line connection between AWS and a vendor’s data center, but faced several challenges:
- Strict Network Specifications: The vendor’s stringent connectivity requirements increased project complexity.
- Latency & Routing Issues: Multiple network hops added to round-trip delays.
- High Availability Requirements: The connection needed to remain operational even during service degradation.
- No AWS Off-the-Shelf Solution: The company’s needs were not met by existing AWS services, so a custom-built solution was required.
The Aokumo Solution
Aokumo designed and implemented a fully customized AWS Direct Connect solution, optimizing performance, security, and scalability.
- New VPC Deployment: Set up a centralized networking VPC with AWS Direct Connect for secure, high-speed connectivity.
- Private NAT Gateway Integration: Enabled source NAT IP translation to meet vendor network specifications.
- Optimized Routing with Transit Gateway: Configured custom routes for seamless vendor connectivity.
- Istio TCP Ingress Gateway: Allowed external client connectivity, improving future scalability.
This solution ensured a secure, high-availability, and low-latency hybrid cloud network.
The Results
With a fully optimized network infrastructure, 26 Degrees Global Markets now operates with greater efficiency, security, and scalability, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity with their vendor.
- 2X Simplified Network Configuration: Infrastructure-as-Code streamlined configuration and expansion.
- 100% Scalable Network Topology: Centralized VPC connectivity improved network control.
- 99.99% Availability Achieved: Redundant dedicated lines improved reliability.
- 5X Faster Client Onboarding: Automated external connectivity via Istio reduced setup time.
This cloud-native network architecture allowed 26 Degrees Global Markets to enhance connectivity, reduce latency, and scale effortlessly.
Conclusion
Aokumo’s AWS Direct Connect solution modernized 26 Degrees Global Markets' network infrastructure, ensuring low latency, high availability, and simplified management. The customized approach met strict vendor requirements while enhancing security, performance, and scalability.
By leveraging cloud-native best practices, the company achieved 2X simplified network configuration, 100% scalable network topology, 99.99% availability, and 5X faster client onboarding. This transformation allowed the company to integrate new partners and optimize its cloud networking strategy seamlessly.
This case study demonstrates how custom AWS networking solutions enable financial institutions to build secure, high-performance hybrid cloud environments. Aokumo continues to help FinTech companies design, secure, and scale AWS network architectures.
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