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Project Overview
Smart Grid Solutions manufactures reliable faulted circuit indicators that improve system reliability by reducing outage time on electrical distribution systems of all sizes and voltages. They needed production-grade AWS infrastructure for their .NET Core application, a structured SQL database migration to RDS, and ongoing DevOps support rather than a one-time handoff. We delivered EC2 hosting, database migration, and established a long-term operational partnership.
Client and Product Context
Smart Grid Solutions is a technology company focused on real-time monitoring, control, and optimisation for power grids and energy assets. Their software integrates with utilities, energy producers, and grid operators, serving time-critical, data-intensive workloads that require reliability and operational resilience. At the core of their service is a .NET Core application with an existing SQL database that needed migration to AWS for improved scalability, managed operations, and secure networking.
The Challenge
Smart Grid Solutions required a partner who could deliver production-ready infrastructure and remain engaged for long-term operational support:
- Stand up a production-ready EC2 instance for their .NET Core application
- Migrate an existing SQL database to AWS RDS while preserving data integrity and minimising downtime
- Apply AWS best practices for networking, security, backups, and operations
- Prepare the environment for ongoing development and safe deployments
- Provide long-term DevOps support rather than a one-time handoff
What We Delivered
We conducted a technical audit of the existing application and database architecture, then designed and provisioned an AWS EC2 environment with appropriate sizing, security groups, and operational readiness for .NET Core:
- Production-grade EC2 setup optimised for real-time smart grid workloads
- Structured SQL database migration to AWS RDS with validation, schema alignment, and performance tuning
- VPC configuration with secure subnets, security groups, and IAM policies
- Baseline DevOps practices including version-controlled infrastructure, monitoring, logging, and backups
- Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code for reproducible, version-controlled AWS provisioning
- Deploy pipelines for repeatable, safe deployments
- Ongoing operational support for deployments, updates, and incident response
Solution Architecture
The architecture was designed for reliability, security, and maintainability:
- Application layer: .NET Core application hosted on AWS EC2 with appropriate instance sizing
- Database: Managed SQL Server on AWS RDS with automated backups and scaling strategies
- Networking: AWS VPC with secure subnets, security groups, and least-privilege IAM policies
- DevOps practices: Logging, monitoring, automated deploy pipelines, and operational runbooks
Technical Highlights
Key engineering accomplishments that ensured success:
- Production-grade EC2 setup calibrated for real-time smart grid monitoring workloads
- Safe and validated SQL database RDS migration with zero data loss
- AWS best practices for connectivity, security, automated backups, and performance
- Ongoing operational support with pipeline evolution as platform needs grow
- Focus on maintainability and resilience rather than quick fixes
Security and Reliability
Enterprise-grade security and operational practices were implemented from day one:
- Managed RDS backups with automated patching and maintenance windows
- Secure AWS networking with VPC isolation and least-privilege IAM
- Monitoring and alerting for EC2 instance health and application performance
- DevOps practices reducing operational risk and enabling rapid incident response
Outcomes
- Application hosted reliably in AWS with measurable uptime and supportability
- Managed RDS deployment reduced operational burden and improved backup reliability
- Smart Grid Solutions can focus on product development rather than infrastructure wrangling
- Established trust and ongoing DevOps partnership as platform needs evolve
- Clear path for future improvements: CI/CD enhancements, autoscaling, and observability
Why It Matters
If you're running mission-critical software and need a partner who can go beyond infrastructure setup to long-term operational excellence, Scalexa can help.
Services Behind This Project
The same senior teams that delivered this work:
"Provided us a quick and professional fix to our problem. Well versed in AWS and easy to work with. Would definitely hire him again."