Modern Cloud Migration & DevOps Transformation for an Online Education Leader
A leading U.S.-based online education provider delivering self-paced, competency-based diploma, certificate, and degree programs. Focused on accessibility and flexibility, they serve thousands of learners nationwide through a digital-first platform.
A leading U.S.-based online education provider delivering self-paced, competency-based diploma, certificate, and degree programs. Focused on accessibility and flexibility, they serve thousands of learners nationwide through a digital-first platform.
Weeks 1–2: Discovery & Planning
Centizen conducted a comprehensive infrastructure assessment, evaluating application dependencies, performance bottlenecks, and security posture. AWS architecture planning began with a tailored Landing Zone setup.
Weeks 3–4: Foundational AWS Setup
- Implemented AWS Organizations with centralized SSO
- Deployed Control Tower with separate Dev, Staging, and Prod accounts
- Laid out secure VPCs, private subnets, and Transit Gateway networking
Weeks 5–8: Infrastructure & Automation Rollout
- Replaced legacy NFS with Amazon S3 and EFS
- Provisioned RDS (PostgreSQL) for scalable database services
- Defined Terraform modules for all infrastructure components
- Introduced AWS CDK (Python) for developer IaC enablement
- Applied Ansible for configuration management consistency
Weeks 9–10: CI/CD Modernization
- Replaced Jenkins with GitHub Actions and AWS CodePipeline
- Enabled Blue/Green deployments with AWS CodeDeploy
- Integrated automated unit, integration, and security testing
Weeks 11–12: Containerization & Observability
- Optional: Deployed EKS for container orchestration or Fargate for serverless workloads
- Configured centralized logging with CloudWatch and OpenTelemetry
- Enforced security using IAM roles, GuardDuty, WAF, and Shield
Weeks 1–2: Discovery & Planning
Centizen conducted a comprehensive infrastructure assessment, evaluating application dependencies, performance bottlenecks, and security posture. AWS architecture planning began with a tailored Landing Zone setup.
Weeks 3–4: Foundational AWS Setup
- Implemented AWS Organizations with centralized SSO
- Deployed Control Tower with separate Dev, Staging, and Prod accounts
- Laid out secure VPCs, private subnets, and Transit Gateway networking
Weeks 5–8: Infrastructure & Automation Rollout
- Replaced legacy NFS with Amazon S3 and EFS
- Provisioned RDS (PostgreSQL) for scalable database services
- Defined Terraform modules for all infrastructure components
- Introduced AWS CDK (Python) for developer IaC enablement
- Applied Ansible for configuration management consistency
Weeks 9–10: CI/CD Modernization
- Replaced Jenkins with GitHub Actions and AWS CodePipeline
- Enabled Blue/Green deployments with AWS CodeDeploy
- Integrated automated unit, integration, and security testing
Weeks 11–12: Containerization & Observability
- Optional: Deployed EKS for container orchestration or Fargate for serverless workloads
- Configured centralized logging with CloudWatch and OpenTelemetry
- Enforced security using IAM roles, GuardDuty, WAF, and Shield
The client transitioned from a high-cost, legacy system to a modern, scalable AWS infrastructure with DevOps-driven automation, cutting deployment time and increasing operational confidence.
70%
reduction in deployment time via automated CI/CD pipelines
40%
lower infrastructure cost through AWS autoscaling and usage-based pricing
60%
drop in security incidents with hardened access controls and managed services
90%
uptime improvement through resilient, cloud-native design
Centizen successfully migrated core workloads, implemented full-stack automation, and enabled a secure, compliant, and scalable AWS environment, positioning the client for long-term growth.
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Centizen
A Leading Staffing, Custom Software and SaaS Product Development company founded in 2003. We offer a wide range of scalable, innovative IT Staffing and Software Development Solutions.
Call Us
India: +91 63807-80156
USA & Canada: +1 (971) 420-1700
Send Us Email
contact@centizen.com
Centizen
A Leading Staffing, Custom Software and SaaS Product Development company founded in 2003. We offer a wide range of scalable, innovative IT Staffing and Software Development Solutions.
Call Us
India: +91 63807-80156
USA & Canada: +1 (971) 420-1700
Send Us Email
contact@centizen.com