Migrating Drupal Hosting to AWS Kubernetes for Enhanced Scalability and Efficiency
Successive Digital transformed a UK-based Drupal hosting platform by rebuilding on AWS Kubernetes, achieving near 99.9% availability and rapid scale-up capabilities.
At a glance
IT & ITES
United Kingdom
Successive Highlight
95% Infrastructure Utilization
By modernizing the hosting environment, the client maximized resource efficiency, minimizing overhead and reducing cloud expenses.
500+ Node Cluster
A large-scale Kubernetes deployment ensured high performance for traffic surges and supported massive workloads securely.
Client & Business Challenges
The client, a top UK Drupal hosting provider, needed a more flexible, cost-effective approach for managing surging workloads and scaling operations quickly. Their existing EC2-based setup offered limited resource elasticity and higher operational costs, preventing them from executing efficient go-to-market strategies. As user demand grew, meeting service-level commitments of 99.9% uptime became increasingly difficult, and scattered toolsets hampered visibility into system performance. Striving for improved autoscaling, better system reliability, and robust cloud-native application development, they approached Successive Digital to design and implement a modernized platform that leveraged containerization, microservices, and centralized observability.
The Solution
Successive Digital collaborated with the client to transition from an EC2-based hosting environment to a container-driven Kubernetes architecture on AWS. We designed scalable clusters exceeding 500 nodes and implemented self-healing pods that bolster uptime and maintain near 99.9% SLA availability. Using microservices principles, we broke down monolithic Drupal hosting layers to support more agile deployments. Our team deployed automated CI/CD pipelines, increasing developer productivity and reducing delivery cycles. With centralized monitoring and logging, the client gained deeper insights into resource usage and potential bottlenecks, enhancing both performance and security. The outcome was a tightly integrated, cloud-native solution that lowered long-term costs and boosted system responsiveness.
- Robust In-House Infrastructure
We established an internally managed Kubernetes setup with load balancers running on hundreds of nodes. This container-based approach enabled the platform to provision resources on demand, ensuring each service met performance requirements. Developers rapidly launched new environments while scaling existing workloads, maintaining uptime and cost efficiency.
- Enhanced Scalability & Automation
Transitioning to a microservices-friendly model and implementing CI/CD pipelines accelerated application releases. Dynamic scaling features adapted automatically to traffic spikes, while the serverless approach streamlined updates. This agility safeguarded the client from underprovisioning or overpaying for unused capacity, empowering them to meet unpredictable demand in near real time.
- Unified Observability & Security
We centralized logging, monitoring, and metrics, enabling faster troubleshooting and proactive system health checks. Terraform-based deployment scripts standardized resource provisioning, minimizing errors in production. In tandem, robust security measures, including automated vulnerability scanning, guaranteed that containerized workloads remained compliant, stable, and protected from external threats.
Results Accomplished
AWS Kubernetes modernization delivered a high-performing, flexible Drupal hosting platform that maintained near-perfect uptime and optimized costs.
Scalable Architecture
Improved Resource Utilization
Streamlined Deployments
High Service Uptime
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