FinTech Startup Achieves 10x Growth with Resilient AWS EKS Deployment
Industry: FinTech, Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Client Overview: A venture-backed DeFi startup launched a novel yield-farming protocol on Ethereum. As their Total Value Locked (TVL) grew exponentially, their self-managed infrastructure on basic virtual machines began to suffer from downtime and performance bottlenecks, threatening user trust and platform stability.
Testimonial: "Errna's team was phenomenal. They migrated our entire infrastructure to a Kubernetes-based setup on AWS with zero downtime. Our platform is now faster, more reliable, and we can finally sleep at night knowing it can handle the market's volatility. They are true partners in our growth." - Jane Doe, CTO, DeFi Innovate Inc.
The Problem
The client's initial infrastructure couldn't handle the rapid user growth and intense transaction load. Frequent node crashes during peak volatility led to missed opportunities for users and a damaged reputation. They lacked the in-house DevOps expertise to design and manage a truly scalable and resilient system.
Key Challenges
- Ensuring 99.99% uptime for RPC nodes and dApp backend.
- Scaling infrastructure automatically to handle unpredictable traffic spikes.
- Migrating the live environment without disrupting user operations.
- Implementing robust monitoring to preemptively identify issues.
Our Solution
We engineered a complete migration to a high-availability architecture on Amazon Web Services, centered around Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service).
- Containerized all blockchain nodes and backend services using Docker for consistency.
- Deployed the containers on an EKS cluster spanning multiple Availability Zones for redundancy.
- Configured Horizontal Pod Autoscalers and Cluster Autoscaler to dynamically adjust resources based on real-time demand.
- Established a comprehensive observability stack with Prometheus and Grafana for deep insights into both application and infrastructure health.
40%
Reduction in Infrastructure Costs
80%
Faster Deployment Times
Global Logistics Firm Implements Consortium Blockchain on Azure
Industry: Supply Chain & Logistics
Client Overview: A Fortune 500 logistics company needed to create a shared, immutable ledger for tracking high-value shipments between manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. They chose Hyperledger Fabric but required an expert partner to deploy and manage the complex multi-organization network in a secure cloud environment.
Testimonial: "Deploying a multi-party consortium blockchain is incredibly complex. Errna's expertise in both Hyperledger Fabric and Microsoft Azure was invaluable. They delivered a secure, production-grade network that has become the foundation of our digital trust initiative." - John Smith, Head of Innovation, Global Transport Corp.
The Problem
The client needed to ensure that each participating organization could run its own nodes securely while maintaining strict data privacy. They faced challenges in network setup, identity management, and creating a scalable infrastructure that could onboard new partners seamlessly.
Key Challenges
- Automating the deployment of peer nodes for new consortium members.
- Enforcing data privacy between competing partners using Fabric Channels.
- Integrating the blockchain network with existing legacy ERP systems.
- Establishing a robust governance model for network operations.
Our Solution
We designed and deployed a secure Hyperledger Fabric network on Microsoft Azure, using Infrastructure as Code to automate and standardize the environment for all members.
- Utilized Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to host the Fabric nodes for each organization in isolated namespaces.
- Developed Ansible playbooks to automate the entire process of generating cryptographic materials and onboarding new members.
- Configured private data collections to ensure transactional privacy among subsets of members.
- Built a secure API gateway to allow legacy systems to interact with the blockchain network without direct exposure.
60%
Faster Partner Onboarding
100%
Data Privacy Compliance
30%
Reduction in Audit Costs
Healthcare Consortium Launches HIPAA-Compliant Data Exchange on GCP
Industry: Healthcare Technology
Client Overview: A consortium of hospitals and research institutions aimed to build a blockchain-based platform for sharing sensitive patient data for clinical trials while maintaining strict HIPAA compliance. They needed a cloud infrastructure that was not only scalable and secure but also auditable to regulatory standards.
Testimonial: "Handling patient data on the blockchain requires the highest level of security and compliance. Errna's team architected a solution on Google Cloud that met every single HIPAA requirement. Their attention to detail gave us the confidence to move forward with this groundbreaking project." - Dr. Emily Carter, Director, Health Research Alliance
The Problem
The primary challenge was designing a cloud environment that could satisfy HIPAA's stringent requirements for data encryption, access control, and audit logging. The infrastructure had to ensure that Protected Health Information (PHI) was secure both at rest and in transit, and that all access was logged and monitored.
Key Challenges
- Ensuring end-to-end encryption of all data containing PHI.
- Implementing granular, role-based access control (RBAC) for all infrastructure components.
- Creating an immutable, comprehensive audit trail of all system activity.
- Signing a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) and using only HIPAA-eligible cloud services.
Our Solution
We built a secure and compliant infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), leveraging its HIPAA-eligible services and robust security features.
- Deployed nodes on a private GKE cluster with all traffic routed through an internal load balancer.
- Utilized Google Cloud KMS for managing encryption keys and Cloud HSM for the highest level of key security.
- Configured Cloud Identity and IAM with strict, least-privilege roles for all users and service accounts.
- Aggregated all audit logs from GCP services and blockchain nodes into Google Cloud Logging for secure, long-term retention and analysis.
100%
HIPAA Compliance Met
90%
Reduction in Manual Audit Effort
5X
Faster Data Access for Researchers