Troops App: Save Infrastructure Cost using AWS Spot Instances

Troops App: Save Infrastructure Cost using AWS Spot Instances

About the customer

Customer is an internet community of users who are willing to share their potentials with a million others. It's an all in one platform for users from varied walks of life and backgrounds. The mission is to provide an interactive environment for the citizens and the elected and non-elected representatives of the country through the App.

Customer Requirement Overview

Customer had developed an online portal which is accessible via web and mobile application. They wanted to host it on AWS however being a start up recurring monthly cost was a challenge for them. They wanted to reduce their monthly recurring expense and make sure application is performing as expected.

Solution provided by CloudStok

AWS has an offering by the name Spot Instances which offers cost savings up-to 70%. CloudStok designed a solution using Spot Instances to reduce cost and managed spot termination by Spot Auto-Scaling.

Tech Stack and Services used

• AWS Spot Instances
• AWS Auto-Scaling
• AWS S3
• AWS CloudTrail
• AWS CloudWatch
• AWS SNS

Business Outcome

Customer was able to save cost on AWS Monthly billing. CloudStok successfully implemented cluster of spot instances and made sure that spot termination is well managed by configuring AWS Spot Auto-Scaling. Customer is now able to focus more on their core business and spend more on developing their application.