Cloud migration—monolith to cloud
Monolith to Microservices Migration for FAST Streaming Platform
Monolith to Microservices Migration for FAST Streaming Platform
Monolith to Microservices Migration for FAST Streaming Platform
How Brightgrove migrated a Paramount-owned FAST streaming platform from monolithic to AWS microservices — 250+ channels, 100K hours of content, zero service disruption.
How Brightgrove migrated a Paramount-owned FAST streaming platform from monolithic to AWS microservices — 250+ channels, 100K hours of content, zero service disruption.
How Brightgrove migrated a Paramount-owned FAST streaming platform from monolithic to AWS microservices — 250+ channels, 100K hours of content, zero service disruption.
Media & Entertainment
Azure
AWS
Cloud migration—monolith to cloud
Cloud migration—monolith to cloud
Problem overview
Problem overview
Problem overview
Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service owned and operated by the Paramount Streaming division of Paramount Global. Based in Los Angeles, California, app is available in the Americas and Europe. It primarily offers programming content through digital linear channels, aiming to recreate the traditional broadcast programming experience.
The service generates revenue from video advertisements displayed during programming within commercial breaks, similar to conventional television. Client licenses its content directly from providers. As of March 2020, it dealt with 170 content partners, providing users access to over 250 channels and an impressive 100,000 hours of unique programming.
With our expertise, we transitioned the platform to a cloud-native architecture on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Due to Brightgrove's assistance, our partner is now equipped with a powerhouse platform that not only ensures seamless content delivery but can also evolve with their ever-expanding content library.
Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service owned and operated by the Paramount Streaming division of Paramount Global. Based in Los Angeles, California, app is available in the Americas and Europe. It primarily offers programming content through digital linear channels, aiming to recreate the traditional broadcast programming experience.
The service generates revenue from video advertisements displayed during programming within commercial breaks, similar to conventional television. Client licenses its content directly from providers. As of March 2020, it dealt with 170 content partners, providing users access to over 250 channels and an impressive 100,000 hours of unique programming.
With our expertise, we transitioned the platform to a cloud-native architecture on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Due to Brightgrove's assistance, our partner is now equipped with a powerhouse platform that not only ensures seamless content delivery but can also evolve with their ever-expanding content library.
Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service owned and operated by the Paramount Streaming division of Paramount Global. Based in Los Angeles, California, app is available in the Americas and Europe. It primarily offers programming content through digital linear channels, aiming to recreate the traditional broadcast programming experience.
The service generates revenue from video advertisements displayed during programming within commercial breaks, similar to conventional television. Client licenses its content directly from providers. As of March 2020, it dealt with 170 content partners, providing users access to over 250 channels and an impressive 100,000 hours of unique programming.
With our expertise, we transitioned the platform to a cloud-native architecture on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Due to Brightgrove's assistance, our partner is now equipped with a powerhouse platform that not only ensures seamless content delivery but can also evolve with their ever-expanding content library.
Migration objective
Migration objective
Migration objective
The monolithic architecture was hindering the company’s ability to adapt quickly to changing market demands and efficiently scale its services. The company aimed to modernize its infrastructure by transitioning to a micro-services-based architecture hosted on AWS.Their primary objectives were to achieve improved scalability, enhanced flexibility, increased reliability, fortified data security, and optimized disaster recovery capabilities. Throughout the migration process, the company was determined to minimize service disruptions to ensure a seamless experience for its customers.
The monolithic architecture was hindering the company’s ability to adapt quickly to changing market demands and efficiently scale its services. The company aimed to modernize its infrastructure by transitioning to a micro-services-based architecture hosted on AWS.Their primary objectives were to achieve improved scalability, enhanced flexibility, increased reliability, fortified data security, and optimized disaster recovery capabilities. Throughout the migration process, the company was determined to minimize service disruptions to ensure a seamless experience for its customers.
The monolithic architecture was hindering the company’s ability to adapt quickly to changing market demands and efficiently scale its services. The company aimed to modernize its infrastructure by transitioning to a micro-services-based architecture hosted on AWS.Their primary objectives were to achieve improved scalability, enhanced flexibility, increased reliability, fortified data security, and optimized disaster recovery capabilities. Throughout the migration process, the company was determined to minimize service disruptions to ensure a seamless experience for its customers.
Migration strategy
Migration strategy
Migration strategy
The migration initiative was started with a meticulous and strategic plan crafted by our team of professionals. They comprehensively assessed their existing monolithic system, identifying key components suitable for decomposition into microservices. Brightgrove's technical team adopted an incremental approach, developing and validating each microservice before moving on to the next phase of the migration.
As AWS offered a comprehensive suite of cloud services, we chose AWS as Client’s future cloud provider.
Leveraging AWS's managed services, we streamlined the deployment and management of their cloud infrastructure, allowing our development teams to focus on building and refining their microservices.
To bolster the security of its cloud environment, we involved AWS security experts. They implemented various security measures, including encryption at rest, network access controls, and identity and access management (IAM) policies. This ensured that sensitive data was protected and access to resources was tightly controlled.
We have leveraged AWS's automated backup and disaster recovery features which proved instrumental in strengthening the company’s disaster recovery planning. By leveraging AWS's redundant data storage and failover capabilities, we significantly reduced the potential for data loss and system downtime, ensuring business continuity despite unexpected events.
The migration initiative was started with a meticulous and strategic plan crafted by our team of professionals. They comprehensively assessed their existing monolithic system, identifying key components suitable for decomposition into microservices. Brightgrove's technical team adopted an incremental approach, developing and validating each microservice before moving on to the next phase of the migration.
As AWS offered a comprehensive suite of cloud services, we chose AWS as Client’s future cloud provider.
Leveraging AWS's managed services, we streamlined the deployment and management of their cloud infrastructure, allowing our development teams to focus on building and refining their microservices.
To bolster the security of its cloud environment, we involved AWS security experts. They implemented various security measures, including encryption at rest, network access controls, and identity and access management (IAM) policies. This ensured that sensitive data was protected and access to resources was tightly controlled.
We have leveraged AWS's automated backup and disaster recovery features which proved instrumental in strengthening the company’s disaster recovery planning. By leveraging AWS's redundant data storage and failover capabilities, we significantly reduced the potential for data loss and system downtime, ensuring business continuity despite unexpected events.
The migration initiative was started with a meticulous and strategic plan crafted by our team of professionals. They comprehensively assessed their existing monolithic system, identifying key components suitable for decomposition into microservices. Brightgrove's technical team adopted an incremental approach, developing and validating each microservice before moving on to the next phase of the migration.
As AWS offered a comprehensive suite of cloud services, we chose AWS as Client’s future cloud provider.
Leveraging AWS's managed services, we streamlined the deployment and management of their cloud infrastructure, allowing our development teams to focus on building and refining their microservices.
To bolster the security of its cloud environment, we involved AWS security experts. They implemented various security measures, including encryption at rest, network access controls, and identity and access management (IAM) policies. This ensured that sensitive data was protected and access to resources was tightly controlled.
We have leveraged AWS's automated backup and disaster recovery features which proved instrumental in strengthening the company’s disaster recovery planning. By leveraging AWS's redundant data storage and failover capabilities, we significantly reduced the potential for data loss and system downtime, ensuring business continuity despite unexpected events.
Results we delivered
Results we delivered
Results we delivered
Phased migration
Phased migration
Phased migration
Similar to successful migration strategies, we opted for a phased approach, transitioning from a monolithic architecture to a micro-services-based cloud infrastructure in incremental steps. This approach allowed us to validate each micro service’s functionality and performance before moving forward, reducing the risk of migration issues.
Similar to successful migration strategies, we opted for a phased approach, transitioning from a monolithic architecture to a micro-services-based cloud infrastructure in incremental steps. This approach allowed us to validate each micro service’s functionality and performance before moving forward, reducing the risk of migration issues.
Similar to successful migration strategies, we opted for a phased approach, transitioning from a monolithic architecture to a micro-services-based cloud infrastructure in incremental steps. This approach allowed us to validate each micro service’s functionality and performance before moving forward, reducing the risk of migration issues.
Cloud security focus
Cloud security focus
Cloud security focus
Security was of paramount importance throughout the migration. Collaborating with our AWS experts, we implemented robust security measures to protect the cloud-based applications and data, ensuring the highest level of data privacy and regulatory compliance.
Security was of paramount importance throughout the migration. Collaborating with our AWS experts, we implemented robust security measures to protect the cloud-based applications and data, ensuring the highest level of data privacy and regulatory compliance.
Security was of paramount importance throughout the migration. Collaborating with our AWS experts, we implemented robust security measures to protect the cloud-based applications and data, ensuring the highest level of data privacy and regulatory compliance.
Improved disaster recovery
Improved disaster recovery
Improved disaster recovery
Significantly enhanced their disaster recovery planning by leveraging AWS’s cloud capabilities. AWS's automated backups, redundancy options, and failover mechanisms provided a reliable and efficient way to recover from any unforeseen incidents, minimizing potential downtime and ensuring a resilient infrastructure.
Significantly enhanced their disaster recovery planning by leveraging AWS’s cloud capabilities. AWS's automated backups, redundancy options, and failover mechanisms provided a reliable and efficient way to recover from any unforeseen incidents, minimizing potential downtime and ensuring a resilient infrastructure.
Significantly enhanced their disaster recovery planning by leveraging AWS’s cloud capabilities. AWS's automated backups, redundancy options, and failover mechanisms provided a reliable and efficient way to recover from any unforeseen incidents, minimizing potential downtime and ensuring a resilient infrastructure.
Executive summary
Executive summary
Executive summary
Industry
Industry
Entertainment and Media Streaming
Entertainment and Media Streaming
Entertainment and Media Streaming
Partnership Duration
Partnership Duration
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
Architecture
Architecture
Cloud-native microservice architecture and Rest API
Cloud-native microservice architecture and Rest API
Cloud-native microservice architecture and Rest API
Platforms
Platforms
iOS, Android, Web, Windows, Mac
iOS, Android, Web, Windows, Mac
iOS, Android, Web, Windows, Mac
Team Structure
Team Structure
Cloud Architect, DevOps engineer, Client and Backend Developers, Full Stack, AQA engineers, BA, Data Engineer, Security Engineer, Network Engineer, Analytics Specialist
Cloud Architect, DevOps engineer, Client and Backend Developers, Full Stack, AQA engineers, BA, Data Engineer, Security Engineer, Network Engineer, Analytics Specialist
Cloud Architect, DevOps engineer, Client and Backend Developers, Full Stack, AQA engineers, BA, Data Engineer, Security Engineer, Network Engineer, Analytics Specialist
Tech Stack
Tech Stack
Cloud Provider: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure
Development Languages (for microservices): JavaScript, (Node.js), Python, ReactJS, Golang, Redis, MongoDB, TypeScript
Automated Deployment: CI/CD pipeline for seamless and efficient deployment
Cloud Security: Encryption at rest, network access controls, IAM policies for ensuring data protection, and access control
Disaster Recovery: AWS automated backup, redundant data storage, and failover mechanisms for enhanced disaster recovery capabilities
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Tools: Terraform and Ansible for automating the provisioning and configuration of cloud resources and managing the infrastructure in a repeatable and consistent manner
Cloud Provider: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure
Development Languages (for microservices): JavaScript, (Node.js), Python, ReactJS, Golang, Redis, MongoDB, TypeScript
Automated Deployment: CI/CD pipeline for seamless and efficient deployment
Cloud Security: Encryption at rest, network access controls, IAM policies for ensuring data protection, and access control
Disaster Recovery: AWS automated backup, redundant data storage, and failover mechanisms for enhanced disaster recovery capabilities
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Tools: Terraform and Ansible for automating the provisioning and configuration of cloud resources and managing the infrastructure in a repeatable and consistent manner
Cloud Provider: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure
Development Languages (for microservices): JavaScript, (Node.js), Python, ReactJS, Golang, Redis, MongoDB, TypeScript
Automated Deployment: CI/CD pipeline for seamless and efficient deployment
Cloud Security: Encryption at rest, network access controls, IAM policies for ensuring data protection, and access control
Disaster Recovery: AWS automated backup, redundant data storage, and failover mechanisms for enhanced disaster recovery capabilities
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Tools: Terraform and Ansible for automating the provisioning and configuration of cloud resources and managing the infrastructure in a repeatable and consistent manner
Conclusion
Conclusion
Conclusion
Successful migration from a monolithic architecture to a cloud-native micro-services setup, powered by our cloud migration team, demonstrates the importance of a well-structured and security-focused approach to cloud migration. By embracing micro-services, prioritizing cloud security, and leveraging AWS's disaster recovery capabilities, we achieved improved scalability, flexibility, and reliability in their software solutions, positioning themselves for continued success and growth in the technology market.
Successful migration from a monolithic architecture to a cloud-native micro-services setup, powered by our cloud migration team, demonstrates the importance of a well-structured and security-focused approach to cloud migration. By embracing micro-services, prioritizing cloud security, and leveraging AWS's disaster recovery capabilities, we achieved improved scalability, flexibility, and reliability in their software solutions, positioning themselves for continued success and growth in the technology market.
Successful migration from a monolithic architecture to a cloud-native micro-services setup, powered by our cloud migration team, demonstrates the importance of a well-structured and security-focused approach to cloud migration. By embracing micro-services, prioritizing cloud security, and leveraging AWS's disaster recovery capabilities, we achieved improved scalability, flexibility, and reliability in their software solutions, positioning themselves for continued success and growth in the technology market.
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