Secure Hybrid Cloud Modernization with DevOps Automation
A global alternative asset management firm needed to modernize its infrastructure while retaining strict governance and business-led deployment approvals. Legacy on-prem systems created upgrade delays, high operational effort, and inconsistent environments. CES implemented a secure hybrid cloud model across AWS and Azure with DevOps automation to reduce downtime and enable controlled releases.
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The Challenge
On-Prem Infrastructure Constraints
Manual Change Management Overhead
Need for Secure, Approval-Driven Deployments
the client
Investment & Banking (Asset Management – Alternative Investments)
Technology Stack
- Azure
- AWS
- Python
- SQL Server
- .NET Framework
Solution Area
- Cloud & DevOps Adoption
the impact
Reduced Downtime and Operational Risk
Automated, Approval-Based Deployments
Scalable and Secure Cloud Infrastructure
Consistent Environments Across Releases
The shift was cloud-and-DevOps-led.
The result: faster, governed releases.
The Need
The organization required cloud modernization for existing applications without compromising compliance, audit requirements, or business oversight. Leadership needed a scalable and elastic infrastructure that reduced downtime, improved time to market, and ensured deployments occurred only after explicit business approvals.
Challenges
- On-Prem Infrastructure Bottlenecks: Legacy infrastructure led to long lead times for upgrades and limited scalability during demand fluctuations.
- Manual and Time-Intensive Change Management: Traditional deployment and change processes consumed significant IT effort and slowed release cycles.
- Governance and Security Requirements: The environment required strong controls, secure configurations, and audit-ready deployments aligned with internal approval workflows.
- Cloud Readiness and Hybrid Cloud Design: Conducted cloud readiness analysis to align migration strategy with compliance and audit requirements. Implemented a hybrid cloud approach using AWS and Azure for flexibility and resilience.
- Secure and Scalable Infrastructure Enablement: Enabled data-at-rest encryption, capacity planning, high availability, and autoscaling to support elastic workloads while maintaining secure configurations.
- DevOps Automation with Business Gate Checks: Developed CI/CD pipelines with automated job scheduling, deployment approvals, and gate checks enforced by the business team.
- Operational Enablement and Culture Building: Supported teams with recurring DevOps training to establish consistent practices and long-term operational maturity.
- Reduced downtime through scalable, resilient cloud infrastructure
- Secured configurations with consistent environments across deployments
- Automated deployment pipelines with mandatory business approvals
- Improved operational efficiency and release predictability
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