SmartPoint’s Agile Transformation through SUDO’s Managed Services on AWS
About Customer SMARTPOINT SmartPoint leverages real-time, micro-location information through their proprietary 1M® Voice Pin technology, directly sourced from businesses. This technology allows them to provide innovative solutions based on precise location data SmartPoint Location Services is transforming the new Last Mile to Last Meter™ services for all navigation, delivery, rideshare, asset management, safety, and emergency […]
Client:
SmartPoint
Date:
10/02/2023
Website:
smartpoint.co
Category:
Managed Services
About Customer
SMARTPOINT
SmartPoint leverages real-time, micro-location information through their proprietary 1M® Voice Pin technology, directly sourced from businesses. This technology allows them to provide innovative solutions based on precise location data
SmartPoint Location Services is transforming the new Last Mile to Last Meter™ services for all navigation, delivery, rideshare, asset management, safety, and emergency services.
Deliver the right solutions on the leading cloud platform
Managed Services
SUDO Consultants, an AWS Partner, utilized their Managed Services expertise to revamp SmartPoint’s infrastructure. Through modern architectural implementations, security reinforcement, and automated scaling, SUDO effectively enhanced SmartPoint’s operations. Their adept management, coupled with AWS tools like Control Tower, CloudWatch, and Route 53, brought about improved content delivery, data security, and overall efficiency for SmartPoint.
Customer Challenge
SmartPoint faced a series of challenges due to their outdated AWS infrastructure:
– Running on unsupported EC2 instances
– Manual provisioning causing slow environment setup
– Lack of isolation between developers
– Single EC2 server hosting the application, limiting scalability
– Security vulnerabilities and absence of encryption
– Manual code updates without proper DevOps practices
– Oversized EC2 and RDS instances leading to high costs
– Limited vendor isolation
SmartPoint desired an agile transformation to enhance development speed, security, and scalability while capitalizing on cloud provider offerings.
SUDO Solution
SUDO Consultants, an AWS Partner, utilized their Managed Services expertise to revamp SmartPoint’s infrastructure. Through modern architectural implementations, security reinforcement, and automated scaling, SUDO effectively enhanced SmartPoint’s operations. Their adept management, coupled with AWS tools like Control Tower, CloudWatch, and Route 53, brought about improved content delivery, data security, and overall efficiency for SmartPoint.
1. Modern Architecture: SUDO implemented a modern AWS infrastructure, segregating environments for development, R&D, and production. Multi-AZ auto- scaling and load balancing ensured high availability and scalability.
2. Security Enhancement: AWS Well-Architected best practices were employed, reinforcing security using AWS IAM, Security Groups, AWS WAF, and AWS KMS. Data encryption at rest was enabled through Amazon RDS and Amazon EFS.
3. Automated Scaling and Management: SUDO’s solution included AWS Auto Scaling and AWS Lambda for dynamic scaling during marketing events, optimizing performance and cost efficiency.
4. IaC and CI/CD Implementation: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools automated provisioning, and CI/CD pipelines streamlined code deployment, reducing manual intervention.
5. AWS Managed Services: SUDO leveraged AWS Control Tower, AWS Organizations, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Config, and AWS CloudTrail for enhanced management, governance, monitoring, and auditing
6. Content Delivery and Resilience: Amazon CloudFront and Amazon Route 53 ensured efficient content delivery and high availability.
7. Data Management: Secure and scalable data storage was achieved using Amazon S3, Amazon RDS, and Amazon EFS.
AWS Services used part of the solution:
- AWS Control Tower + AFT
- Amazon CloudFront
- Internet Gateway
- AWS Lambda
- AWS IAM
- AWS KMS
- Amazon RDS
- Amazon ECS
- AWS Organization
- AWS Cert. Manager
- Amazon EFS
- Amazon ECR
- Amazon CloudWatch
- Amazon S3
- Security Group
- AWS Config
- Amazon Route53
- AWS Auto Scaling
- AWS CloudTrail
- NAT Gateway
- AWS WAF
The entire solution was deployed following IaC tools with CI/CD in place.
SUDO Solution Architecture Diagram
Management Account
Dev & Prod Account
Results & Benefits
SUDO’s managed services produced transformative outcomes for SmartPoint:
– Modernized Infrastructure: SmartPoint’s AWS environment now aligns with AWS architectural principles, embodying security, high performance, scalability, cost efficiency, and sustainability.
– Enhanced Agility: The new architecture enables SmartPoint to release features faster and respond swiftly to market demands, amplifying their competitive edge.
– Optimized Costs: Operating costs significantly reduced due to the streamlined infrastructure, aligning with SmartPoint’s financial goals.
– Increased Productivity: DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines boosted development team efficiency, facilitating quicker code deployment and iteration.
– Competitive Advantage: SmartPoint’s revamped solution positions them as industry leaders, with improved efficiency, innovation, and agility.
In conclusion, SUDO Consultants‘ managed services, combined with SmartPoint’s collaboration, have revitalized their infrastructure, yielding improvements in security, performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. This transformation empowers SmartPoint to innovate and outpace competitors in their domain.