Toptal cuts outage deployment time by 90% for cryptocurrency retailer with AWS optimization.

A cryptocurrency retail company turned to Toptal for help resolving operational limitations with manual disaster recovery and CI/CD pipeline challenges, improving overall resilience.

Client

Canada-based digital asset services company providing accessible cryptocurrency trading and fintech solutions.

Employees

5+

Revenue

$1.4M

Industry

Financial Services

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Challenge

The company struggled with a slow, manual disaster recovery process that resulted in prolonged downtimes and inefficiencies, while infrastructure migration was necessary to comply with data residency policies without service disruption.

Solution

Disaster Recovery Optimization

Toptal improved the disaster recovery process by deploying AWS tools like Amazon Machine Images and pre-configuration scripts, drastically reducing deployment time and minimizing downtime.

CI/CD Pipeline Revamp

To address the CI/CD challenges, Toptal transitioned to GitLab CI, integrating it with AWS CodeBuild and EC2 instances to automate the pipeline and incorporate tests and quality gates.

Outcome

Significant Downtime Reduction

The streamlined process led to a 90% reduction in deployment time during outages, substantially improving customer experiences and satisfaction by reducing downtime.

Strengthened Infrastructure Migration

The improved CI/CD framework improved system resilience and facilitated seamless infrastructure migration, enhancing data integrity and adhering to new policy requirements.

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