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Computer Mania – E-commerce Platform Migration to AWS

About the Customer

Computer Mania is the largest independent technology retailer with an online store and retail stores in major Western Cape and Gauteng shopping centers. Founded in 1991, Computer Mania provides you with the needed software, hardware, accessories, and more for personal, business, or gaming applications. Their passion for their business is one of the main reasons for their ongoing success.

The Challenge

Computer Mania had concerns about the reliability and security of its legacy environment and reached out to Silicon Overdrive for assistance. One of their primary concerns was the scalability of their environment during increased traffic generated over Black Friday, one of the most anticipated online shopping events in the world.

Not having a secure, reliable infrastructure capable of handling fluctuations in traffic could also result in their site crashing once visitors flooded the site.

The Solution

As an online retailer, Computer Mania expected a rapid increase in their website traffic during the popular annual event. To manage these surges in traffic, Computer Mania needed a scalable application that could grow in response to demand.

To achieve this, Silicon Overdrive migrated the Computer Mania Magento e-commerce platform to AWS to increase availability. As part of the migration, Silicon Overdrive rearchitected the environment to include AWS managed services such as Amazon RDS, which ensured Computer Mania’s site would remain available during peak times.

In addition, Silicon Overdrive implemented Amazon CloudWatch in order to have insight into Computer Mania’s application, respond to changes in its performance, optimize its resource utilization, and get a unified view of its operational health.

With Trend Micro Deep Security in place, Silicon Overdrive added automated protection for Computer Mania’s workloads while simplifying compliance. With a SaaS solution like Deep Security, Computer Mania’s environment is safe against threats, malware, and vulnerabilities.

The Outcome

After a successful migration to AWS, Computer Mania maintained uptime during Black Friday and was able to accommodate the load in web traffic to their website, due to the implemented scaling capabilities.

With the added security services, including Trend Micro Deep Security and Amazon CloudWatch, Computer Mania’s application is secure, protecting user account details and credit card info, allowing customers to shop online safely.

Another notable outcome is that by moving to the cloud, Computer Mania’s site is faster, more reliable, and highly available during significant, yet manic, shopping events like Black Friday, improving the management of customer expectations.

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