NHD Beteiligungs GmbH - Supply Technology
Reduction of operational efforts through automation in AWS
Starting point
- The virtual EC2 instances on the AWS cloud must be set up manually.
- High time and resource effort required for setup.
- Infrastructure disruptions are often only noticed very late.
- Manual configuration of the AWS infrastructure increases maintenance effort.
- Regular maintenance and updates are necessary to fix security vulnerabilities and optimize performance.
Role in the project
- Requirements gathering and design of the AWS infrastructure
- Project management for the implementation of project results
- Implementation of the individual customer solution
- Commissioning of the modernized AWS infrastructure
- Handover and customer training
Features/Project outcome
- The entire AWS infrastructure has been converted into Infrastructure as Code
- One-click templates have been created for the recurring creation of AWS resources
- In case of a disruption, administrators are automatically alerted
- CloudWatch dashboards have been created for troubleshooting and system monitoring
- Through autoscaling, unused AWS resources are automatically shut down

Customer benefits
- Reduced downtime through automated alarming
- Faster troubleshooting through meaningful CloudWatch dashboards
- Improved maintainability through Infrastructure as Code
- Reduced effort in creating new AWS resources through templates
- Cost reduction through autoscaling of resources

Lars Ritter | Senior Manager