Multi-Cloud Infrastructure Optimization
Industry
Technology & Enterprise IT
Category
DevOps & Cloud
Location
India
Tools Used
AWS · Azure · GuardDuty · Security Hub · Venafi · ServiceNow
Project Overview
A mid-sized company operating workloads across both AWS and Azure was facing a growing set of infrastructure challenges that were becoming increasingly difficult to manage manually. As their cloud footprint expanded rapidly, the absence of centralized governance, automated security controls, and a formal disaster recovery strategy created serious operational and compliance risks. Forzateks was engaged to redesign their cloud infrastructure from the ground up bringing structure, automation, and security to every layer of their environment.
The Problem
With workloads spread across two major cloud providers and no unified management framework, the team was constantly reacting to issues rather than preventing them.
- No centralized monitoring or alerting across AWS and Azure issues were often discovered late
- EC2 and VM instances were being patched manually, creating delays and leaving systems exposed to vulnerabilities
- Unused Elastic IPs and idle cloud resources were silently increasing monthly spend with no visibility
- No disaster recovery plan or automated backup strategy a single failure could cause significant data loss
- Security gaps across IAM policies, SSL certificate renewals, and incident response procedures
- No structured approach to compliance or threat detection across either cloud environment
Solutions
We took a structured, phased approach establishing governance foundations first, then layering in automation, security, and cost optimisation.
We designed Azure Landing Zones aligned with the Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected principles, giving the organisation a scalable, governed foundation for all cloud workloads. Automated patching of Ubuntu EC2 instances was implemented using AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager, eliminating manual intervention and ensuring consistent, timely updates across the fleet.
For security, we enabled GuardDuty, Security Hub, and Amazon Inspector for continuous threat detection and compliance monitoring. CloudWatch alarms, VPC flow logs, and Route 53 query logging were configured to provide proactive, real-time visibility across the entire environment. Venafi was integrated to automate SSL certificate renewal handling keystore and truststore updates securely without manual tracking or risk of expiry.
On the cost side, unused Elastic IPs and idle resources were identified and removed, delivering immediate savings on monthly cloud spend. A full disaster recovery framework was established with automated backups and periodic DR drills to ensure the organisation could recover quickly from any failure scenario. Day-to-day ServiceNow ticket handling for incidents and service requests was also managed as part of our ongoing operations support.
Results
- 30% reduction in monthly cloud costs through resource optimisation and cleanup
- Significantly improved security posture through automated patching, IAM hardening, and certificate lifecycle management
- Zero downtime deployments achieved using Blue-Green deployment strategies
- Faster, more structured incident response through SSM automation and ServiceNow integration
- Full compliance readiness with centralised logging, monitoring, and annual vulnerability assessments
- Disaster recovery framework in place with tested, automated backup and recovery procedures