"New and exciting discoveries await."
Kablamo was engaged by one of Australia's leading universities, home to some of the most cutting-edge research and development projects in the world. The computing requirements across the University's various R&D departments were exceeding their current capacity, creating both bottlenecks and quiet periods.
Universities have traditionally maintained their own computing infrastructure, but this requires large investment in hardware plus high maintenance and development costs.
The challenge
Academic workloads are uneven, with high peak loads that stretch resources and then periods of time when infrastructure is largely unused.
The University needed a solution that was cost-effective, easy to use, and fit within their existing practices for running and accessing cloud infrastructure — without requiring researchers to be experts in cloud technology.
The approach
AWS Service Workbench enables researchers to securely store and share data without waiting for university computing facilities.
Kablamo was engaged to deploy AWS Service Workbench (SWB), allowing the University to assess how it could be used by research departments. From an initial proof of concept, it was quickly moved into production.
The technical approach included:
- Continuous delivery pipeline with custom functionality
- Complete AMI building pipeline for research environments
- Custom IAM roles and policies for secure access
- Agile delivery training for University staff
Results
Kablamo provided highly supportable and scalable solutions for the University's research groups, giving them clear reporting and cost management visibility which was previously absent.
Looking forward
This approach has resulted in an uplift in the internal DevOps team's capabilities and processes, along with developing the University's knowledge of Agile methodologies. Kablamo continues to provide ongoing Product Care support as new discoveries await.
