A Cloud-based sporting experience for Golfers

Overview

Folio3 partnered up with Inpixon, an indoor intelligence platform, to create Game Golf, an AI-driven, assistive technology sports application for golfers to help improve their game. Most of this application was used in real-time with the help of hardware sensors, so a scalable and flexible infrastructure was of the utmost importance, instigating a cloud-based approach from day 1.

The Challenge - Ensure Scalability from Day 1

Folio3 recognized the customer’s need for a robust and flexible infrastructure which would accurately store and process large-scale data in realtime. This called for:

• An auto-scalable, microservice based infrastructure
• A robust, Cloud-based database that can store and process large amounts of data in real-time
• Ensure stable, high-frequency deployments on the Cloud with minimal downtime

The Solution - Cloud-based MVP Launch, scalable and optimized from the very beginning

Folio3 proposed an Amazon EKS based, auto-scalable solution for easier, automated scaling based on the active user volume at any time, while also minimizing the need for manual intervention.

In addition to the above, adopting a Cloud-first approach for Game Golf also allowed Folio3 to tackle these wider challenges:

• Amazon EKS also allowed for instant failure recovery
• Docker adopted for version control and consistency across diverse test environments
• Massive cost optimization for infrastructure management, by taking it from $35,000 per month to $15,000 per month
• Amazon CodeBuild for automatic deployment of application updates & upgrades with zero downtime
• Amazon CloudWatch in conjunction with EKS Cluster was also used to report microservice issues instantly for a rapid resolution
• Amazon S3 for large-volume data storage, including documents and videos
• Amazon VPC for enhanced security through private networks on the Cloud
• Amazon Redis to minimize queries, enable elastic caching for faster loading and optimized outputs

Tools & Technologies Used

Development Stack

Infrastructure Stack

Milestones & Achievements

Go to market

The legacy version of this application was not functional, as it involved challenging implementation. Folio3 was able to ensure that its a market-ready application, fully functional and garnering a large amount of daily active users.

Cost Optimization

With Folio3’s experience in effective Cloud infrastructure management, we were able to reduce monthly costs from $35,000 to $15,000 - a decrease of over 50%.