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THE CUSTOMER

Sunburst Digital, a leading provider of research-based online typing programs, has been a key player in the education technology sector for over three decades. Their flagship product, Sunburst Type to Learn, focuses on keyboarding proficiency and is widely used in more than 97% of U.S. school districts.

THE PROBLEM

  • Sunburst was dissatisfied with the service of their previous vendor due to budget and development quality.
  • Game animations, a combination of static images, faced disruptions on different screen sizes.
  • The application struggled to handle multiple concurrent users as a result of which there were multiple downtimes reported.

FOLIO3 SOLUTION

To address Sunburst’s challenges and requirements, Folio3 implemented a comprehensive solution, leveraging various AWS services and optimizing the existing infrastructure.

1. UI/ UX Improved Development

  • Revamped the user interface, transitioning from a partial screen-based typing platform to a full-screen platform.
  • Introduced an Angular-based framework for improved animations and responsiveness.
  • Enhanced positioning calculator, timers on games, and overall reporting functionality.

2. Cloud Architecture Enhancements & Optimization

  • Containerized the system, moving from EC2 instances to ECS for better load balancing, performance and scalability.
  • Migrated the database from MySQL to RDS (Relational Database Service) for enhanced security and management.
  • Optimized cost and achieved better auto-scaling capabilities with ECS and RDS.
  • Implemented Elastic cache (Redis) size optimization for cost-saving after careful monitoring.
  • Introduced shared storage for containers using EFS (Elastic File Storage) for better resource utilization.
  • Implemented AWS CodePipeline and Bitbucket for version control and continuous integration.

3. Continuous Integration and Deployment

  • Enhanced game delivery using S3 static file storage and AWS CloudFront for optimized content delivery.
  • Optimized the Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CICD) process for seamless development and deployment.
  • Automated the development checkout code and triggered AWS pipeline processes to ensure efficient deployment, with automatic rollback in case of failures.

Results

Scalable, robust and optimized architecture

Approx 30% - 40% cost savings

Achieved near zero downtime

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