A Cloud Based Scalable Ecommerce Site

Cloud based e-commerce site

We needed a secure, scalable platform to match our rapid growth. Centizen’s cloud expertise and hands-on support made our Magento migration to AWS seamless and future-proof.

– Director of Technology

Omnichannel Retailer

A fast-growing omnichannel retail brand, known for delivering high-quality lifestyle products across web and mobile platforms. With increasing site traffic and expanding product catalogs, the client aimed to enhance their customer experience by building a more scalable and secure ecommerce infrastructure in the cloud.

The Challenge

Migrating a Magento-based ecommerce platform to the cloud offered an opportunity to enhance scalability, improve performance, and meet PCI-DSS standards—all while ensuring a smooth transition with minimal downtime.

The Solution

Centizen provided AWS-certified engineers and cloud architects to refactor the platform for cloud-readiness, ensuring scalability, security, and seamless deployment on AWS.

The Outcome

The client now operates a secure, high-performing ecommerce platform with 99.99% uptime, PCI-DSS alignment, and the flexibility to scale with seasonal spikes and global demand.

A fast-growing omnichannel retail brand, known for delivering high-quality lifestyle products across web and mobile platforms. With increasing site traffic and expanding product catalogs, the client aimed to enhance their customer experience by building a more scalable and secure ecommerce infrastructure in the cloud.

The Challenge

Migrating a Magento-based ecommerce platform to the cloud offered an opportunity to enhance scalability, improve performance, and meet PCI-DSS standards—all while ensuring a smooth transition with minimal downtime.

The Solution

Centizen provided AWS-certified engineers and cloud architects to refactor the platform for cloud-readiness, ensuring scalability, security, and seamless deployment on AWS.

The Outcome

The client now operates a secure, high-performing ecommerce platform with 99.99% uptime, PCI-DSS alignment, and the flexibility to scale with seasonal spikes and global demand.

The Solution

To support the client’s migration journey, Centizen staffed the engagement with AWS-certified solution architects, DevOps engineers, and Magento specialists.

Week 1–2: Cloud Readiness & Discovery

  • Conducted a full audit of the legacy Magento environment
  • Assessed application dependencies and traffic patterns
  • Defined a migration strategy aligned with PCI-DSS standards

Weeks 3–5: Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure Setup

  • Deployed Magento on AWS EC2 using Auto Scaling Groups for elastic scaling.
  • Configured Amazon RDS (MySQL) for high availability and performance.
  • Used Amazon S3 for media storage and CloudFront for content delivery.
  • Set up AWS WAF and Shield for threat mitigation and security hardening.

Weeks 6–7: CI/CD Pipeline & Application Optimization

  • Integrated Git-based CI/CD for automated Magento deployments.
  • Containerized non-critical web components using Docker & ECS.
  • Optimized caching with Redis and Varnish on AWS.

Weeks 8+: PCI-DSS Alignment & Go-Live

  • Configured security groups, logging, and encryption standards to meet PCI-DSS.
  • Performed rigorous penetration testing and audit simulations.
  • Executed final cutover to production with zero downtime.

The Solution

To support the client’s migration journey, Centizen staffed the engagement with AWS-certified solution architects, DevOps engineers, and Magento specialists.

Week 1–2: Cloud Readiness & Discovery

  • Conducted a full audit of the legacy Magento environment
  • Assessed application dependencies and traffic patterns
  • Defined a migration strategy aligned with PCI-DSS standards

Weeks 3–5: Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure Setup

  • Deployed Magento on AWS EC2 using Auto Scaling Groups for elastic scaling.
  • Configured Amazon RDS (MySQL) for high availability and performance.
  • Used Amazon S3 for media storage and CloudFront for content delivery.
  • Set up AWS WAF and Shield for threat mitigation and security hardening.

Weeks 6–7: CI/CD Pipeline & Application Optimization

  • Integrated Git-based CI/CD for automated Magento deployments.
  • Containerized non-critical web components using Docker & ECS.
  • Optimized caching with Redis and Varnish on AWS.

Weeks 8+: PCI-DSS Alignment & Go-Live

  • Configured security groups, logging, and encryption standards to meet PCI-DSS.
  • Performed rigorous penetration testing and audit simulations.
  • Executed final cutover to production with zero downtime.

The Outcome

The Outcome

Centizen’s solution enabled the client to transition to a cloud-native, scalable ecommerce platform capable of handling peak traffic without manual intervention. The architecture was designed to meet PCI-DSS standards, with built-in encryption, access controls, and audit logging for secure operations.

Performance improved significantly, with faster page loads and near-perfect uptime, thanks to AWS infrastructure and CDN integration. DevOps pipelines and CI/CD practices accelerated deployments, allowing faster feature releases and reduced downtime.

The client now benefits from a flexible platform ready to support future innovations such as AI personalization, global expansion, and headless commerce integrations.

45%

faster site performance

60%

reduction in deployment time

35%

reduction in auto-scaling infrastructure costs

Through Centizen’s, agile staffing and cloud expertise, the client transitioned to a fully scalable and PCI-compliant cloud solution, completed seamlessly in just 8 weeks.

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.

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