{"id":6392,"date":"2025-09-24T13:11:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearscale.com\/?p=6392"},"modified":"2025-10-05T23:09:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T23:09:57","slug":"gridhawk-case-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearscale.com\/gridhawk-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"GridHawk Migrates to AWS to Reduce IT Costs and Increase the Availability and Scalability of its Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#E0E0D8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;13px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;IBM Plex Mono||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||27px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|true&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"sub-header\">Case Study<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>GridHawk Migrates to AWS to Reduce IT Costs and Increase the Availability and Scalability of its Platform<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/clearscale.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GridHawk.webp&#8221; title_text=&#8221;GridHawk&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#0A0A0A&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Executive Summary<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>With Clearscale\u2019s help, GridHawk was able to migrate to the cloud and make valuable improvements to its IT platform. Now, GridHawk\u2019s applications and resources are even more reliable than they were previously, which means the company is in a better position to serve future customers.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>With Clearscale\u2019s help, GridHawk was able to migrate to the cloud and make valuable improvements to its IT platform. Now, GridHawk\u2019s applications and resources are even more reliable than they were previously, which means the company is in a better position to serve future customers.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F2F2F2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; 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theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Solution<\/h3>\n<p>Clearscale designed a new IT environment for GridHawk and helped the company migrate core IT infrastructure to Amazon RDS, EC2, and FSx.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F2F2F2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;IBM Plex Sans||||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Benefits<\/h3>\n<p>GridHawk\u2019s deployment, staging, and production environments are all modernized to take advantage of the cloud, which means the company\u2019s IT infrastructure is more productive, scalable, and reliable.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; 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Initially, GridHawk stored the application in an on-premises data center. However, the leadership team believed there was potential to develop the solution further, without having to modify core architecture, by migrating to the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Given the intention to migrate, it made sense for GridHawk to consider other enhancements it could make to its existing IT infrastructure. The team identified several other refactoring opportunities that would reduce total cost of ownership, provide better control over infrastructure, reduce operational complexity, and improve overall performance.<\/p>\n<p>GridHawk could also increase scalability and update certain resources that were reaching the end of their useful lives. For example, the company\u2019s storage area network (SAN) had a few drives that were no longer functioning properly. GridHawk had lost some redundancy as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Although GridHawk could have continued operating successfully with its on-premises data center and legacy applications, the leadership team felt the organization could achieve even more in the cloud. The organization decided to migrate to Amazon Web Services (AWS) with the help of Clearscale, an<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/partners.amazonaws.com\/search\/partners\/?keyword=ClearScale&amp;pTier=Premier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AWS Premier Consulting Partner<\/a>. Clearscale has helped hundreds of companies migrate to the AWS cloud and optimize essential IT operations in the process. With Clearscale, GridHawk had the ideal partner to achieve its goals.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]&#8221;When we decided to move to the cloud to improve performance and reduce operating risk, Clearscale proposed a comprehensive architecture to revamp our IT infrastructure. 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The team gathered requirements related to the following GridHawk assets:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Active Directory domains<\/li>\n<li>Development, staging, and production environments<\/li>\n<li>Network tier<\/li>\n<li>Application\/computing tier<\/li>\n<li>Database tier<\/li>\n<li>Storage tier<\/li>\n<li>CI\/CD<\/li>\n<li>Application deployment<\/li>\n<li>And more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clearscale decided to take basic elements from the current data center deployment and make strategic improvements according to AWS best practices. Clearscale created an implementation plan explaining how different applications would be refactored for the cloud alongside the ticket management software migration.<\/p>\n<p>Clearscale\u2019s experts migrated GridHawk\u2019s databases to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/rds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon RDS<\/a>, a relational database service that provides cost-effective, resizable capacity while automating time-consuming backend admin tasks. For the application\/computing tier, Clearscale implemented<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/ec2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon EC2<\/a>, a cloud service that provides secure and resizable compute capacity.<\/p>\n<p>To address the SAN issues, Clearscale migrated GridHawk to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/fsx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AWS FSx<\/a>, a reliable, cloud-native service for running popular file systems that integrate with other AWS tools.<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/s3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon S3<\/a>, an object storage service, was used for the storage tier.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Architecture Diagram<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/clearscale.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gridhawk-diagram.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; title_text=&#8221;gridhawk-diagram&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F2F2F2&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/clearscale.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Clearscale_Background-scaled.webp&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;60%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; header_2_text_align_tablet=&#8221;left&#8221; header_2_text_align_phone=&#8221;left&#8221; header_2_text_align_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>The Benefits<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_orientation_tablet=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation_phone=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Clearscale\u2019s migration support, GridHawk now has cloud-optimized IT infrastructure and applications that enable the company to serve its customers more effectively.<\/p>\n<p>GridHawk has revamped its deployment, staging, and production environments, and has more resilient underlying resources. 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