The Customer
An organization dedicated to providing online services, such as payments, document management, and mapping to small government entities.
The Project
Streamlining Government Services with Unified Payment Solutions
Overview
With a portfolio of companies under its wing, the Customer faced the challenge of integrating multiple payment systems into a singular, unified solution, prompting them to seek Improving's expertise.
The Challenge
The Customers' diverse acquisitions had led to a fragmented payment system landscape, complicating the payment process for clients across various platforms and technologies. This lack of cohesion and standardization was a barrier to delivering a streamlined payment experience.
The Solution
Improving embarked on creating a unified payment solution aligning with the Customers' microservices-based reference architecture in the cloud. The project initiated with the development of a user interface for customer management, followed by the creation of CRUD services. The solution utilized AWS Lambda for serverless computing, Postgres for relational databases, and DynamoDB for BLOB storage, integrating AWS EventBridge for efficient microservices communication.
The Technologies & Methodologies
AWS Lambda for serverless computing.
Postgres for relational database management.
DynamoDB for unstructured data storage.
AWS EventBridge for inter-microservice communication.
The Business Benefits
Streamlined Payment Process: The Customer can now offer a seamless payment experience, enhancing efficiency and simplifying operations.
Standardized Architecture: Aligning with the reference architecture ensured system consistency and facilitated maintenance and scalability.
Improved System Performance: The new system showed a capacity for handling thousands of transactions per second, a significant leap from the previous capability.
Cost Efficiency: Consolidation of payment systems into a unified solution brought about considerable cost savings while leveraging advanced cloud technologies.
The Partnerships
The project was propelled by the Customers' partnership with AWS and Improving's extensive expertise in AWS services, ensuring the effective deployment of the unified payment solution.
Lessons Learned
Event-Driven Architecture: The adoption of an event-driven microservice architecture was pivotal, highlighting the need for meticulous planning to prevent bottlenecks.
Diverse Expertise: The project's success was significantly due to the varied skill set of the team, encompassing areas such as CI/CD, DevOps, software architecture, and UI/UX design.
Why Improving?
The Customer's collaboration with Improving to consolidate their payment systems into a single, efficient platform marked a significant milestone in their service offerings to small government entities. The project not only streamlined payment processes but also achieved architectural standardization, performance enhancement, and cost reduction, affirming the Customer's leadership in their sector.
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