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