AppsYouLove: A Rebirth in Cloud - Transforming Challenges into Opportunities

Company Origins and Organizational Transition 

AppsYouLove, a game development company, experienced a significant organizational shift when most of their team departed to focus on a new project called Magify. The remaining team members committed to rebuilding the company from its core, facing the challenge of reconstructing business processes from scratch. This critical juncture demanded a comprehensive approach to technological infrastructure and strategic planning.

Challenges

The company struggled with fundamental operational hurdles during its rebirth. Their existing AWS environment was centralized within a single Management account, contradicting best practices and creating complex resource management issues. Limited communication between teams, undefined workflows, and unclear resource allocation mechanisms hindered efficient operations. The need to separate resources for existing and new projects further complicated their technological landscape.

WAFR Outcomes

After conducting our planned Well-Architected Framework Review for AppsYouLove, we revealed 22 High-Risk Issues (HRIs) in their AWS infrastructure. Of these critical issues, 11 were successfully remediated during the engagement. The review process provided unprecedented visibility into the company's cloud spending and operational inefficiencies.

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Key WAFR findings included:

• Identification of 22 High-Risk Issues across AWS infrastructure
• Successful remediation of 11 critical issues
• Enhanced spending transparency
• Improved cross-team collaboration mechanisms

The review established a new operational paradigm where the IT team now consistently synchronizes with the Finance team before deploying new implementations. This approach ensures careful budget consideration and alignment of technological investments with financial constraints. The customer expressed significant satisfaction with the increased clarity of their AWS environment and the newfound ability to make more informed, strategic technological decisions.

What’s implemented?

Our intervention fundamentally redesigned AppsYouLove's technological management approach. We implemented a multi-account AWS strategy, creating clear separation between different project workloads and improving resource management. A new account structure was established, enabling better cost allocation and enhanced team collaboration.

We developed comprehensive access control mechanisms, ensuring secure and efficient resource utilization. Regular communication protocols were introduced between IT, Finance, and Operations teams, facilitating more strategic budget planning and resource allocation. The implementation included establishing workflows for resource requests, defining team responsibilities, and creating a robust knowledge management system.

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These improvements qualified AppsYouLove for $5,000 in AWS credits and positioned the company for more agile and scalable operations in the competitive game development market.

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About Partnerway

As an AWS Partner, Partnerway is proud to hold the title of Advanced Tier partner, participating in the AWS Managed Service Provider Program, Well-Architected Partner Program, having 50+ certifications in different AWS fields. Our primary mission is to help businesses optimize their cloud usage by providing a range of tailored services, including:

• AWS Cost Optimization. We assist businesses in reducing costs by securing AWS credits, identifying potential savings, and implementing cost-efficient AWS services.
• AWS Infrastructure Optimization. We review and optimize cloud infrastructure to ensure it is that customer teams are vigilant of their spendings
• AWS Credits and Funding. We help customers secure AWS credits to support their projects and fuel growth.
• AWS Best Practices. We ensure that AWS environments are configured according to industry best practices, focusing on account structure, security, and resource management.
• SaaS Subscription Management. We offer solutions such as discounts or cashback on other SaaS tools, helping to free up your budget and providing opportunities for broader company growth.

Our expertise enables customers to streamline their AWS environments and scale efficiently, ensuring they maximize the value of their cloud investments while adhering to best practices. This is critical for maintaining a flexible cloud infrastructure that can adapt to changing needs at any moment.

Benefits for Our Customers

• AWS Credits Assistance. We help customers secure AWS credits tailored to their specific needs and projects.
• Full-Time Support. Our team provides ongoing support, working directly with AWS representatives to help customers make the best decisions for their cloud strategy.
• Well-Architected Review. We offer Well-Architected Reviews, which not only improve AWS infrastructure but can also receive up to 1/10 of their annual spending in AWS credits.
• Discounts as a Reseller. By moving under our distribution network, we can offer customers discounts on their AWS cloud services.‍
• Reserved Instances Discounts. We help customers leverage reserved instances, offering savings of up to 80% on services like AWS CloudFront.

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