From Hours to Minutes: QyrosCloud Supercharges ArcGIS Deployment
Executive Summary
QyrosCloud partnered with Epoch Solutions Group to transform their multi-tenant ArcGIS environment on AWS from a manual, error-prone operation into a fully automated, enterprise-grade deployment pipeline.
Customer Challenge
Epoch Solutions Group delivers a multi-tenant ArcGIS environment on Amazon Web Services, supporting high-performance geospatial workloads for customers across the United States.
Prior to engaging QyrosCloud, Epoch relied heavily on manual “click-ops” deployments using the AWS Management Console. This approach created operational inefficiencies and limited the organization’s ability to scale.
Each environment deployment took nearly 4 hours across both the primary region (us-east-2) and disaster recovery region (us-east-1), impacting customer onboarding speed and operational agility.
Key Challenges
- Time-Intensive Deployments
- Each new tenant or environment required extensive manual setup.
- Inconsistent Configurations
- Manual processes led to variations between environments.
- Limited Scalability
- Manual scaling slowed expansion and introduced risk.
- Security Gaps
- Public-facing workloads lacked consistent AWS WAF protection.
- Lack of Operational Visibility
- There was no detailed monitoring for DR replication success, system health, or performance metrics, leading to slower issue detection and resolution.
QyrosCloud Solution
QyrosCloud designed and implemented a customized AWS automation framework that brought speed, consistency, and resilience to Epoch’s ArcGIS infrastructure. The solution aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework principles and leveraged Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to standardize multi-region deployments, emphasizing:
- Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
- multi-region resilience
- proactive observability
- governance and security standardization
- customer enablement
1Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with AWS CloudFormation
- Developed modular CloudFormation templates for EC2, ALB, Route 53, Auto Scaling Groups (ASG), and networking components.
- Enabled consistent, version-controlled deployments across tenants and environments.
2Custom CLI Automation Tool
- Built a Python and Taskfile-based CLI that automates the entire stack deployment—ArcGIS Portal, Web Adaptor, and GIS Server—across regions with a single command.
- Reduced deployment time from hours to under 10 minutes.
3Multi-Region Deployment Automation
- Automated resource provisioning across us-east-2 (primary) and us-east-1 (DR) regions.
- Ensured reliable failover and rapid recovery in disaster scenarios.
4Enhanced Security with AWS WAF
- Integrated AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) with all public-facing ALBs.
- Provided proactive protection against common web exploits and improved compliance.
5Reliability and Scalability with Auto Scaling Groups
- Implemented ASGs to automatically adjust ArcGIS server capacity based on demand.
- Improved uptime, fault tolerance, and cost optimization.
6Proactive Observability (Application Monitoring)
A centralized monitoring framework was implemented using Amazon CloudWatch and Grafana.
Monitored Metrics:
- deployment success and failure rates
- system resource utilization (CPU, memory)
- ArcGIS service availability
- application latency
7Governance and Standardization
QyrosCloud enforced standardized deployment and security practices across all environments.
Controls:
- consistent IaC templates across tenants
- multi-environment standardization (dev, staging, production)
- centralized WAF policy enforcement
- controlled configuration baselines
8Customer Enablement
QyrosCloud provided Epoch with the tools and knowledge required for independent operation.
Deliverables:
- reusable CloudFormation templates
- CLI deployment tooling
- operational runbooks
- architecture documentation
- knowledge transfer sessions
Results & Business Impact
Partnering with QyrosCloud enabled Epoch Solutions Group to accelerate its cloud operations, reduce costs, and enhance service reliability for its multi-tenant customers.
Deployment time reduced by 97%
from 4 hours to under 10 minutes.
Reduced Infrastructure Drifts
Consistent, automated deployments across multiple AWS regions and tenants.
Enabled Surface Attack Protection
Improved security posture with centralized WAF management.
Design to Scale with Growth
Enhanced scalability and performance through Auto Scaling and modular IaC.
Faster Time to Market
Faster customer onboarding and improved operational agility.
80% Improvement in MTTD
Issues are now detected within 5 minutes instead of 10
Technology Stack
AWS Services
Applications
Automation & IaC
About Epoch Solutions Group
Epoch Solutions Group provides innovative geospatial and mapping solutions for the utility and infrastructure industries. By leveraging ArcGIS and AWS cloud technologies, Epoch enables clients to visualize, analyze, and optimize critical field operations for improved decision-making and asset management.
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