Overview

Summit K12, a US-based academic institution partnered with Folio3 to facilitate development of a digital solution to scale its processes exponentially. This problem was addressed by implementing a Cloud- based, scale-as-you-go infrastructure, tailored for maximum cost efficiency and data-driven outcomes.

The Challenge - Manage Millions of Users

  • Vertical scaling reached its limit as available instances were maxed out by the rapidly expanding and diversifying user base.
  • The database experienced exponential usage growth, requiring optimization and scalability measures.
  • Embracing a CI/CD culture across the implementation teams to streamline and automate deployments while ensuring minimal downtime.

The Solution - 100% Cloud-based, auto-scalable infrastructure

Folio3 conducted a technical audit of the system, which identified the need for App Modernization,
followed by further infrastructure optimization.

Based on this, Folio3 proposed an AWS Cloud-based, auto-scalable solution by leveraging EC2
Autoscaling by adding nodes and instances dynamically, allowing for exponential scaling to
accommodate growing user and database demands.

Furthermore, Folio3’s implementation of a cloud-based solution effectively addressed these broader
challenges:

  • Horizontal auto-scaling also allowed for better resource utilization and cost optimization.
  • Usage of Amazon CloudFormation for Infrastructure Automation, ensuring consistent, repeatable deployments.
  • Amazon CloudFormation further automates processes, minimizing the need for manual intervention in infrastructure changes.
  • Jenkins was used to streamline CI/CD best practices with automation, aiding continuous integration and delivery pipelines for efficient software development workflows.
  • Database migration to MySQL Aurora which allows multiple writers in the cluster, and is advantageous for its high performance, scalability, and durability, offering a fully managed, cost-effective relational database solution on AWS.

Technologies Used

Milestones & Achievements

15,000+ Concurrent Users

Folio3’s effective infrastructure management allowed for large volumes of users to access the system concurrently.

10+ 3rd Party Integrations

With integrations to 3P service providers for the system, the users can directly access information and updates.

Over 10M+ Active Users

75% increase in the active user base that Folio3’s auto scaling solution helped achieve.