Turning Challenges into Triumphs: Akseleran's Cloud Success Story with Devoteam G Cloud Indonesia

Devoteam G Cloud Indonesia played a crucial role in The Akseleran product migration, providing consultation for a tailored cloud migration strategy and setting up the Google Cloud Platform landing zone with services like Google Kubernetes Engine. They developed a microservices deployment architecture, implemented security measures like Cloud Armor, and trained Akseleran’s team for effective cloud management. Acting as a liaison with Google Cloud Indonesia, they ensured compliance with Indonesian BFSI regulations, facilitating Akseleran’s successful cloud transition and enhancing operational capabilities.

About the customer

Akseleran is an Indonesian fintech company that offers peer-to-peer (P2P) lending solutions, connecting loan applicants with lenders through its digital platform to provide financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individuals. By facilitating direct lending and borrowing, Akseleran bypasses traditional banks, offering investment opportunities for individuals to fund loans and earn returns. Leveraging technology and data analytics for risk assessment, the company ensures a safer lending environment while promoting financial inclusion for those with limited access to traditional banking services. Its intuitive platform enables both borrowers and lenders to manage transactions with ease.

By facilitating direct lending and borrowing, Akseleran offers investment opportunities for individuals to fund loans and earn returns. Having the leverage of technology and data analytics for risk assessment, the company is able to promote a more financial inclusive solution for those with limited access to traditional banking services. Its intuitive platform enables both borrowers and lenders to manage transactions with ease.

The Challenges

Regulation and Legacy System

The Akseleran cloud migration project faces several critical challenges that must be addressed to ensure a successful transition to cloud infrastructure.

One of the most prominent is regulatory compliance, as Akseleran operates within the highly regulated Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector. Adhering to Indonesian regulations and internal standard operating procedures (SOPs) is essential, as any deviation could result in severe consequences.

Another major challenge is the seamless integration of new cloud solutions with existing Cloud systems. Ensuring uninterrupted operations during this integration is crucial, particularly given the intricate nature of both cloud and legacy systems.

Security concerns further complicate the transition, as implementing secure transactions and maintaining data privacy are paramount in the financial sector. This necessitates the deployment of robust security measures, such as Web Application Firewalls, to safeguard sensitive information and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Performance

Akseleran must tackle performance and reliability challenges, aiming to achieve a minimum service level agreement (SLA) of 99.9%. Maintaining high availability and optimal performance of cloud services is particularly demanding during the transition phase, where unforeseen issues may arise.

Skill, Cost, and Timeline

The need for skill development is critical. Akseleran must invest in knowledge transfer to build internal capabilities for managing and operating the new cloud infrastructure, necessitating effective training programs and ongoing support.

Cost management also plays a critical role, optimizing cloud spending while ensuring that the infrastructure meets business needs requires careful planning and continuous monitoring.

Furthermore, the project is bound by a strict timeline, so any delays in migration or implementation could negatively impact business operations and objectives. To navigate these multifaceted challenges, Akseleran will need to engage in careful planning, collaborate effectively with partners, and provide ongoing support throughout the transition process.

The Solutions

Cloud Migration Strategy

The solutions for the Akseleran project, developed in collaboration with Devoteam G Cloud Indonesia and Google Cloud Indonesia, focus on a well-structured cloud migration strategy to ensure a smooth transition and improved operational efficiency.

This careful transition will allow Akseleran to reconfigure its core services to the maximum capacity on the Google Cloud, ensuring that the infrastructure is tailored to meet the specific needs of the business.

Improving Scalability, Reliability, Flexibility, and Security

Additionally, the adoption of a microservices architecture is integral to this strategy, as it facilitates scalability and flexibility, enabling Akseleran to implement easier updates and maintenance of their applications.

Security is a top priority in the BFSI sector, and the proposed solutions include robust security implementations such as the deployment of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) through Google Cloud Armor. This will protect applications from various threats and ensure secure transactions.

Furthermore, the use of Google Cloud Load Balancer and Cloud CDN will enhance both performance and reliability, ensuring that Akseleran’s services remain accessible and efficient.

Supporting Initiatives

To support the infrastructure setup, a well-architected Google Cloud Platform landing zone will be established, incorporating essential services like Google Kubernetes Engine, Compute Engine, and Cloud SQL. Additionally, traffic scrubbing solutions will be deployed to mitigate DDoS attacks, thereby safeguarding data integrity and availability. Training and knowledge transfer are essential for the long-term success of the cloud migration.

Devoteam will provide training for Akseleran’s internal teams, equipping them with the skills to effectively manage and operate the new cloud infrastructure.

The project will also prioritize monitoring and optimization using Google Cloud’s monitoring and logging tools, allowing for proactive management of performance, usage, and security.

Continuous collaboration between Devoteam G Cloud and Google Cloud Indonesia will offer ongoing technical support, best practices, and advisory services throughout the project. These solutions are designed to not only ensure a seamless cloud transition but also to enhance Akseleran’s operational capabilities while maintaining regulatory compliance.

The Results

The Akseleran project, in collaboration with Devoteam G Cloud Indonesia and Google Cloud Indonesia, successfully migrated applications to Google Cloud while ensuring regulatory compliance.

The pilot project improved application performance and scalability through a microservices architecture and Google Cloud Platform services. A robust security framework, including Cloud Armor, effectively mitigated threats like DDoS attacks.

The Google Cloud Platform landing zone optimized resource usage, leading to cost efficiency. Training from Devoteam G Cloud equipped Akseleran’s team with essential cloud management skills. Ongoing collaboration provided support and best practices, ultimately achieving compliance with Indonesian BFSI regulations and modernizing Akseleran’s infrastructure for enhanced security and operational efficiency.

We started our journey with Google Cloud recently, while the ride was a roller coaster in the beginning, Devoteam helped us well to overcome challenges and improvize architecture using Google Cloud Platform services. This strategic move aligns with our vision for growth and encouraged us to subscribe with a long term commitment with Google and Devoteam.

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