In 2019, a large U.S. Government Agency completed a data center migration into a cloud hosting environment (CHE). Following a rigid deadline, most of the applications were rehosted or ‘lifted and shifted’, rather than being re-architected for the cloud environment. As a result, most applications were unable to scale in the new environment or were tied to centrally managed clusters.
The applications required intensive manual support for patching and upgrades; operating costs were higher than anticipated as cloud resources were running on a 24/7 mode (despite minimal usage).
Simple Technology Solutions (STS) conducted an architectural assessment and identified a number of changes that would significantly impact cloud application performance, development speed in the CHE, and cloud cost control.
STS Recommendation:
STS Cloud Engineers conducted a thorough discovery process and workload evaluation to develop and design a successful cloud modernization strategy. Working with stakeholders, Cloud Engineers explored the best options for tool adoption, cost control, and application team ownership of the development lifecycle. Guided by the new cloud adoption pattern, high-performing teams could automate their team-managed deployments into lower environments.
The STS solution reduced costs, increased automation, and optimized the cloud modernization lifecycle. To track performance and scalability, STS continuously evaluated the application’s speed, scalability, and stability.
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