Overview:
Delivered savings of $100k by migrating from self-managed DB to Cloud managed DB.
Problem Statement:
Significant maintenance of DB machines (backup, security, DR, vulnerabilities, patching); requires multiple DBAs.
Issues:
- Backup/restore was not standardized in self-management in DBS.
- Product-wise migration to AWS DB.
- Data at rest is not secure/encrypted.
- Regular effort is spent on patching and vulnerability management.
- Very high cost of maintaining DR.
Solutions:
- Defined a 3-month program.
- Product-wise migration to AWS DB.
- Standardized Backup/Encryption.
- Standardized organization-wide Data security policy.
- Implemented low-cost geography replication for DBs.
