Cloud Migration & Modernization with Azure
Transforming a leading insurer's legacy infrastructure with Azure Landing Zones, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and GitOps to enable agility, scalability, and enhanced security.
Client
A leading vehicle insurance service provider operating across multiple regions, serving millions of customers.
Problem Statement
The client’s legacy, self-managed data centers were failing to scale with increasing policy volumes and digital demands, complicated by fragmented cloud adoption, manual infrastructure provisioning, and the need for near-zero downtime migration of core policy systems.
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Quick Summary
Our client struggled with legacy, decentralized infrastructure and manual provisioning, hindering their ability to meet growing demand and digital service requirements.
Implemented Azure Landing Zones based on the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), establishing a secure, scalable, and enterprise-ready cloud foundation with hub-and-spoke topology.
- Automated infrastructure and deployments using Terraform (IaC) and a GitOps-driven CI/CD framework via Azure DevOps, resulting in 90% faster environment provisioning.
- Containerized and migrated core business applications to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), achieving a near-zero downtime migration and enhanced scalability.
- Accelerated time-to-market, improved security posture through centralized governance, and high availability via integrated DR and HA strategies.
Leading Vehicle Insurance Provider
The client serves millions of customers across regions. With increasing policy volumes and digital service demands, their existing data centers could no longer meet business growth. To stay competitive and support innovation, the client set out to modernize its IT infrastructure by adopting Microsoft Azure.
Challenge: Legacy Infrastructure Hindering Agility
- Multiple disconnected data centers failing to scale with demand.
- Fragmented Azure subscriptions without centralized governance.
- Manual infrastructure provisioning, leading to inconsistencies and downtime risk.
- Migration of core policy administration and claims systems requiring near-zero downtime.
QBurst Solution: Enterprise-Ready Azure Platform
We designed and executed a comprehensive cloud migration strategy aligned with Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF). Key solution elements included:
- Azure Landing Zone: Secure, scalable, enterprise-ready foundation with hub-and-spoke topology across regions.
- Infrastructure as Code: End-to-end automation using Terraform and Azure DevOps pipelines for consistent, auditable deployments.
- GitOps Framework: Controlled, flexible deployment model with branching and approval workflows for infrastructure and apps.
- Business Application Migration: Containerization of legacy core systems, deployed to AKS with minimal disruption and zero data loss.
- Security & Compliance: RBAC, Azure Policy enforcement, and Privileged Identity Management integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
- Centralized Operations: Logging, monitoring, and shared services for visibility, cost efficiency, and resilience.
Our Approach: Designed for Scale and Security
- Automated, repeatable IaC deployments across environments
- Containerized workloads for elastic scaling and modernization
- Hub-and-spoke network for consistent global architecture
- Built-in DR and HA strategy for business continuity
- Integrated IAM with Microsoft Entra and MFA
- Cost efficiency through centralized firewall, VPN, and monitoring services
Outcome
- 90% faster environment provisioning with IaC-driven automation
- Near-zero downtime migration of core applications and large databases
- Seamless scalability for containerized applications to meet customer demand
- Accelerated time-to-market with automated CI/CD pipelines
- Improved disaster recovery and continuity through automated failover pipelines
- Enhanced security posture with centralized governance and policy enforcement
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