Use case

Seamless Non-Production Migration for Enhanced Performance and Security

About the Customer

CyvexTech is a leading platform focused on protecting the software supply chain. It offers code assurance, tamper-proof evidence documentation, anomaly detection, and exceptional visibility throughout the software lifecycle, from production to delivery. CyvexTech’s innovative platform provides top-tier security for code artifacts, ensuring uncompromised operations at every stage of software development. With a unique approach to software supply chain security, the company is dedicated to providing seamless protection for organizations globally.

Customer Challenge

CyvexTech was committed to supporting government initiatives, Project aimed at establishing a secure and efficient cloud infrastructure within the country’s borders. To meet this objective, CyvexTech identified the need to migrate its non-production environment from the one region to another region.

The primary challenge was to ensure that this migration occurred seamlessly without disrupting services or operations. Latency issues experienced by developers while accessing the RDS database from the Oregon region also needed to be resolved. Further, robust security measures had to be in place to safeguard data integrity during and after the migration process. Additionally, it was crucial to optimize resource allocation to ensure cost efficiency and compliance with security guidelines.

Infrastructure Diagram:

Semantic Release Workflow

Solution

The solution was executed in three phases:

Pre-Migration Phase:

  • A new VPC was created, along with key resources such as a Bastion Host, S3 buckets, ECR, and Security Hub.
  • RDS snapshots were migrated to the new region.
  • Secrets management was established for sensitive information storage.

Migration Phase:

  • DNS records and certificates were transferred, and application secrets were updated.
  • Terraform configurations were adapted to deploy the non-production environment in the new AWS account.
  • CyvexTech’s services were redeployed using Kubernetes Helm Charts.
  • GitHub CI/CD workflows were modified to operate in the new environment.

Post-Migration Phase:

  • Old resources were decommissioned using Terraform, and Route53 records were manually removed.
  • Cleanup activities included removing old EBS volumes and redundant RDS snapshots.

AWS services played a key role in ensuring the success of this migration. The migration leveraged AWS Security Hub and AWS Config to automate security checks and configurations. Encryption for RDS instances and Secrets Manager ensured secure storage and management of sensitive data throughout the migration process. Terraform was used extensively to ensure that all infrastructure was consistent, traceable, and easily replicable across environments.

IAMOPS, as the partner, provided full support during both the pre-migration setup and post-migration cleanup, ensuring minimal downtime and continuous service availability during the migration process.

Results & Benefits

The migration resulted in improved performance and productivity, especially for developers in the Israel region, as the latency issues were resolved. CyvexTech also achieved significant cost savings by optimizing resource allocation and adopting AWS Savings Plans. Compliance with Project Nimbus guidelines was ensured, and the migration process was executed with minimal downtime, ensuring uninterrupted service during the transition.

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