Case Study

Cenote Solutions Transforms Operations Using AWS DevOps Services

About Cenote Solutions

Cenote Solutions develops specialist applications and services for the education and training sectors. They aim to maximize the value of existing data within educational institutions to improve student recruitment, engagement, retention, and outcomes. Cenote Solutions focuses on optimizing international admissions through prioritization modeling and management. Their EdTech applications are built from the ground up to be cloud-deployed, fully responsive, secure, and accessibility compliant. Learn more at cenotesolutions.com.

Challenge

Cenote Solutions Faced the Following Business Challenges

With a strong focus on business growth, Cenote Solutions aimed to enhance their operations by:

Streamlining their deployment process with a Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline to save time and reduce errors.

Enhancing the management and deployment of their AWS infrastructure to minimize downtime and optimize performance.

Strengthening security across the AWS infrastructure via real-time monitoring/alerting to maintain system health and performance.

Key Amazon Web Services Used

⦁ Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
⦁ Amazon CloudWatch
⦁ AWS Lambda
⦁ Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)
⦁ Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
⦁ Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

Third-Party Tools

⦁ New Relic
⦁ Terraform
⦁ GitLab

Solution

How Cloudelligent Successfully Solved Cenote Solutions’ Challenges

1

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Cloudelligent implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform. This allowed Cenote Solutions to programmatically provision and manage their infrastructure while ensuring consistency across environments and adhering to industry best practices. With Terraform, they could automate the deployment of resources on AWS which would help reduce manual errors and speed up the deployment process.

2

CI/CD Pipelines

Cloudelligent also established a robust CI/CD pipeline using GitLab. This pipeline automated testing and deployment of the client’s third-party application, Panintelligence, for code testing and Docker image creation. These Docker images are then updated in Terraform scripts, which orchestrate deployments on Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) using the GitLab pipeline. This streamlined approach enhanced development efficiency and ensured that updates were deployed consistently across different environments.

3

Environment Separation

The Cloudelligent team segregated Cenote Solutions’ environments by creating distinct production and staging environments. This separation provides Cenote Solutions with better control over deployments and reduces risks associated with changes made to production systems.

4

Monitoring and Alerting

To proactively identify and address potential issues, Cloudelligent implemented monitoring and alerting using Amazon CloudWatch. CloudWatch continuously monitors Cenote's infrastructure for performance metrics and potential errors. When anomalies are detected, CloudWatch triggers automated incident response workflows using AWS Lambda, enabling faster resolution times.

5

Security Best Practices

Security was a top priority throughout the implementation. Cloudelligent applied security best practices such as IAM roles and policies, VPC configurations, and encryption mechanisms across the infrastructure and deployment processes. This ensured that Cenote Solutions' data and applications remained secure and compliant with regulatory requirements.

Results & Benefits

The Value of Our AWS DevOps Solutions

The solutions implemented by Cloudelligent were able to resolve all of Cenote Solutions’ business challenges and included the following benefits:

Cloudelligent’s solutions optimized infrastructure management which helped to reduce costs associated with manual processes. By implementing streamlined operations through IaC and automated CI/CD pipelines, Cenote Solutions achieved greater efficiency in resource allocation and management.

By transforming deployment frequency from monthly to weekly and reducing lead time from 3 months to 2 weeks, Cloudelligent enabled Cenote Solutions to accelerate time-to-market for new features. This newfound agility ensured they could quickly meet customer demands and adapt to changing market conditions.

With a deployment success rate increase from 70% to 99% and a rise in application uptime from 98.0% to 99.9%, Cloudelligent’s solutions ensured stable, uninterrupted service. Enhanced monitoring capabilities and reduced Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) from 8 hours to under 1 hour significantly mitigated the risk of downtime.

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About Cenote Solutions

Challenge

Cenote Solutions Faced the Following Business Challenges

Key Amazon Web Services Used

Third-Party Tools

Solution

How Cloudelligent Successfully Solved Cenote Solutions’ Challenges

Results & Benefits

The Value of Our AWS DevOps Solutions

Enhanced Operational Efficiency

Accelerated Deployment and Shorter Release Cycles

Improved Service Reliability and Security

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