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Lifeforce Homeopathy cuts infrastructure costs by 30% with Azure migration, expertly handled by Cloud 9.

Life Force is the world’s first ISO 9001:2008 certified homeopathic clinic with an attached research wing. Operating with ISO modalities since 2002, they have established a global presence serving patients from over 180 countries through 20+ websites. The organization excels in global practice, international promotion of homeopathy, education, and research. Through their charitable wing, Life Force Foundation Trust, they extend their impact to social work and medical research. 

Company

Size: 51-200 employees
Location: Mumbai

Industry

Healthcare

Practice Areas

  • Cloud Infrastructure and Management

Challenge 

This case demonstrates how strategic cloud migration and cost optimization can significantly reduce operational costs while enhancing performance for a global healthcare provider. The solution addressed complex bandwidth issues and implemented robust security measures, resulting in substantial cost savings. 

The client was facing several critical infrastructure challenges with their AWS deployment: 

  • Monthly cloud environment costs ranged from $2,500 to $3,000. 
  • Experiencing unusually high egress bandwidth consumption of 35+ TB monthly.
  • Server performance issues with CPU utilization exceeding 90%.
  • No cost optimization performed by customer. 

Solution

​​Cloud 9 architected and implemented a comprehensive cloud transformation strategy: 

Infrastructure Assessment and Migration Planning:  

  • ​Performed detailed TCO analysis comparing AWS vs Azure costs. 
  • ​Designed network topology optimized for global traffic distribution.
  • Created migration runbooks for minimal downtime during transition. 

Azure Infrastructure Implementation:

  • ​Deployed Azure Application Gateway (WAF_v2 SKU) replacing AWS ALB for enhanced L7 load balancing capabilities.
  • ​Implemented URL-based routing and path-based request distribution.
  • ​Configured SSL at listener level in Application Gateway as the customer has multiple domains and sub domains within those domains. 
  • ​Utilized Azure Application Gateway’s native health probing for backend pool monitoring.

Data Migration Strategy:

  • ​Linux database servers: Implemented compressed dump and restore methodology. 
  • ​Windows servers: Utilized scripts with multi-threaded transfer for optimal performance.
  • ​Configured staging environments for testing before final cutover.
  • ​Implemented DNS migration strategy with reduced TTL for smooth transition.

​Security and Performance Optimization:  

  • ​Deployed WAF policies in Prevention mode with OWASP 3.2 ruleset. 
  • Implemented custom WAF rules for:  
    1. ​Geo-filtering for specific regional access 
    2. Rate limiting for API endpoints 
    3. Custom header validation 
    4. Bot protection rules 
  • Configured end-to-end SSL. 
  • ​Configured Layer 7 routing for content-based routing.
  • Configured Native WAF integration, providing enhanced security. 
  • Configured URL rewriting and redirection. 

​​Monitoring and Analytics Implementation:  

  • ​Configured Azure Log Analytics workspace with custom queries. 
  • Set up Application Gateway metrics in Azure Monitor. 
  • Implemented custom dashboards for:  
    1. Bandwidth utilization tracking 
    2. Request pattern analysis 
    3. Security event monitoring 
  • Established alert rules for anomaly detection.

​Cost Optimization Measures:  

  • ​Implemented AHB for Windows Server licensing.
  • Set up cost management alerts and budgets.
  • ​Implemented cost controls and guardrails using Azure Policy to ensure adherence to cost management best practices. 
  • Review storage accounts and optimize by using tiered storage options.

Results

1. Financial Savings: 

Reduced Operational Costs: Lifeforce Homeopathy achieved significant cost savings of over 30%. This directly impacted on the bottom line, freeing up budget for other strategic initiatives. 

2. Improved Resource Utilization: 

Enhanced Efficiency: Post optimizing resource allocation and implementing autoscaling the resource utilization improved. This leads to efficient use of cloud resources, reducing waste and improving overall operational efficiency. 

3. Enhanced Performance: 

Better Service Quality: By resolving bandwidth issues and optimizing networking configurations, Lifeforce Homeopathy was able to maintain high service quality for global operations. This resulted in improved customer satisfaction and potentially higher revenue.  

Improved Security Measures: Optimizing and deploying security measures enhanced protection of sensitive data and reduced breach risks.

4. Better Financial Planning: 

Predictable Costs: Cloud 9 utilized Azure native tools to monitor spending and set budgets providing management with better insights into cost drivers. This enables more accurate financial planning and forecasting. 

5. Strategic Focus: 

Focus on Core Business: With reduced operational costs and improved efficiency, management can redirect focus and resources toward core business activities and strategic growth initiatives.