SUMMARY
Entelligence lowered Pearson’s NetApp FSx on AWS Cloud cost by 50%. Working as a private-label subcontractor under the AWS brand, Entelligence delivered value for both AWS and the client, and completed the project in record time.
THE CHALLENGE
Pearson, an international company with more than $4 billion in revenue, wanted to cut costs and move their NetApp on-premises storage to the AWS Cloud. But the project faced multiple challenges, such as performance troubleshooting, single-pane of glass monitoring/alerting, and cost optimization for cloud FSxONTAP deployments. Plus, the lack of trained, certified, and experienced consultants threatened to drive up time and costs.
SOLUTION
Working as a brand extension of AWS Professional Services Team, Entelligence streamlined the FSxONTAP deployment for Pearson in record time. An essential part of Pearson’s data migration to the cloud involved a NetApp-to-AWS FSx migration, where Entelligence consultants identified operational inefficiencies, optimized IOPS throughput, and reduced overall footprint.
It has been a revelation working with [Entelligence consultant] Ming. He is an expert in his field and has the utmost desire to provide best possible solutions for any issues. I have honestly not seen anyone from AWS so much involved and eager to help.
– Laxman Puri, Sr. Software Engineer, Pearson
RESULTS
Entelligence developed and tested migration and cut-over that required less than 5 minutes of downtime by automating migration of multiple environments through scripting and AWS functions. Utilizing performance optimization, monitoring, and alerting integration and FSxONTAP best practices, Person achieved a 50% cost reduction on their FSxONTAP cloud solution.
