Leveraging AWS Cloud to Achieve Scalable, Secure Digital Transformation

The client leads international efforts to defeat hunger. This organization is a source of knowledge and information, and helps developing countries in transition, modernize & improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices, ensuring good nutrition and food security for all.

The Challenge: Global Deployment Challenges

The client—a large international organization—had already taken a forward-thinking step. They had piloted their FAM Catalog solution, envisioning it as the first of many global applications to be hosted on the cloud. But pilot success didn’t guarantee enterprise scalability. As the company prepared to scale this solution globally, they faced a new set of challenges—deeply technical, yet rooted in business imperatives.

Their vision required automated, repeatable deployments—not just to speed up global rollouts, but to maintain consistent governance, security, and performance across regions. They needed to ensure that each deployment of the application could be spun up effortlessly using AWS CloudFormation services, creating a reusable blueprint for future deployments across multiple countries.

The application itself had to be stateless by design, with all static configuration of the web/app layers and actual business data residing in shared storage. This architecture would ensure high availability and fault tolerance—so that even if a server instance was terminated, no data or configuration would be lost, preserving business continuity.

The CIO, responsible for digital transformation across the enterprise, needed more than just a deployment plan—they required a repeatable, secure cloud architecture that aligned with the company’s long-term digital roadmap.

The Solution: Datamatics Optimized Cloud Setup

Datamatics began by conducting a thorough exploratory analysis to understand the specific requirements of the FAM Catalog application. Based on these insights, Datamatics implemented a robust AWS-based Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution, incorporating key AWS services to ensure scalability, security, and efficiency.

The architecture included essential components such as the Application Load Balancer to manage traffic, Amazon EC2 instances to power the application, and Amazon EFS for storage of application configurations and file management. CloudWatch was integrated for real-time monitoring of provisioned resources, ensuring that performance and availability were continuously optimized. For data protection, KMS (Key Management Service) was used for disk encryption, while AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store securely managed credentials for the RDS Aurora Database.

To further streamline operations and enhance security, Datamatics configured the web application and database within a private subnet, allowing for seamless internal communication while keeping the architecture isolated from public access. This ensured better control over traffic and bolstered the system’s overall security.

Datamatics also prioritized end-to-end security, meticulously following AWS best practices to configure the infrastructure under the compliance guidelines of NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). This ensured that the solution adhered to the highest standards of security, data integrity, and regulatory compliance, safeguarding both the application and sensitive customer data.