From Hours to Minutes: QyrosCloud Supercharges ArcGIS Deployment
Customer Challenge
Epoch Solutions Group delivers a multi-tenant ArcGIS environment on AWS that supports high-performance GIS workloads for customers across the United States.
Before working with QyrosCloud, Epoch’s infrastructure provisioning relied heavily on manual “click-ops” deployments using the AWS Management Console. Each environment deployment took nearly four hours across their primary region (us-east-2) and disaster recovery region (us-east-1).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Consistent, automated deployments across multiple AWS regions and tenants.
Improved security posture with centralized WAF management.
Enhanced scalability and performance through Auto Scaling and modular IaC.
Faster customer onboarding and improved operational agility.
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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