migrating a saas platform to aws by ben taylor of validus
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Migrating a SaaS Platform to AWS
Validus Cloud Computing Strategy
Ben Taylor - Technology DirectorValidus-IVC Ltd.
● Household name insurers
● Household name insurers● Established in 2007● Around 150 employees● Credit hire claims analysis● £700 million claims analysed to date
Civil Wrong(Tort)
Credit Hire Operator
Third-Party Insurer
No Legal Relationship
Contract Contract
Claimant Defendant
Why move to cloud hosting?
● Current hardware reaching end of life1. Carry on as we were2. Invest in new hardware3. Outsource hosting completely4. Host in the cloud
Three Phase Plan
● Phase 1○ Move existing architecture to AWS
● Phase 2○ Make most of AWS technologies, elastic beanstalk
● Phase 3○ Extend product
First Steps
● Start by configuring a VPC● Separating concerns via security groups
Web Layer
App Support Layer
Application Layer
Database Layer
it didn't work...
● No Multicast● NAT Instance● SMTP Throttled● Documents in Database● DR position no better● Couldn't Pen Test● Couldn't use RDS
Client Objections
"I like to know that my data is in that box over there with the flashing lights on."
Information Security Officer at a client insurer
USPA
Phase 2
What's Next - Phase 3
● Elastic MapReduce○ Log file analysis○ Fraud detection
● Cloud Formation○ DR○ Rapid deployment for developers