How CarDekho seamlessly migrated to AWS CloudFront and achieved huge cost savings with CloudKeeper

Industry:

Automobiles

Headquarters:

Jaipur, India

Founded in:

2008

Company Size:

1000 - 5000 employees

Customer Speaks

CloudKeeper really helps us keep control of our cloud costs in a simple and concise format. It is easy to track down cost increases and anomalies across all of our cloud accounts.

Damien Camilleri

Chief Technology Officer

About

About CarDekho

CarDekho is India’s largest digital automotive solutions provider that supports customers throughout their car purchase journey.

With a footprint across 30+ countries, CarDekho has become the bridge between car buyers and all auto stakeholders including OEMs, dealers, sellers, as well as finance and insurance providers.

Values delivered

Migrated 400+ domains to AWS CloudFront.
Zero downtime and no data loss.
Eliminated data transfer costs.
Enhanced performance and data security.
Facilitated seamless testing and deployment.

Challenges

Complex CDN Configuration

CarDekho faced challenges with the complex configurations of Akamai CDN. They needed to migrate to AWS CloudFront to simplify content delivery operations, streamline management, and reduce the operational complexities.

Complex Configuration Management

The migration required custom implementations for features like URL redirection and method blocking. Additionally, configuration mismatches between Akamai and CloudFront posed challenges in optimizing traffic management, security and system alignment.

Large-Scale and Secure Migration

Migrating over 400 domains from Akamai to AWS CloudFront presented a monumental task. They also needed enhanced security while also maintaining service continuity.

Time and Resource Constraints

To meet the contract timelines of CarDekho and Akamai, the migration had to be completed within a month, despite the challenge of limited skilled resources.

Solution

CarDekho leveraged our end-to-end cloud optimization services, capitalizing on CloudKeeper’s cloud migration and modernization capabilities. The transition from Akamai to AWS CloudFront allowed for optimized infrastructure and significant cost savings without compromising performance or security.

Through a combination of technical expertise and cutting-edge AWS tools, CarDekho achieved substantial cloud cost reductions and operational improvements.

Seamless Migration

Migrated over 400 domains across all of CarDekho's Business Units to AWS CloudFront for improved performance. Additionally, they achieved a substantial reduction in CDN-related costs due to the elimination of data transfer fees.

Optimized Performance

Employed Lambda@Edge and CloudFront Functions to handle complex business functionalities at the edge, improving processing efficiency and reducing load times, further enhancing user experience.

Streamlined Configurations

Established a dedicated staging distribution to mirror the production environment, ensuring seamless testing and validation. This setup helped overcome CloudFront's lack of versioning and HTTP/3 support in staging, ensuring a smooth transition for CarDekho.

Proactive Security Mechanisms

Implemented logging via AWS WAF and stored logs on Amazon S3, utilizing Amazon Athena for efficient log analysis. Additionally, set up Route 53 health checks and CloudFront alarms for continuous monitoring and proactive issue resolution for production domains and AWS Advanced Shield for additional DDoS protection.

Uninterrupted Services

Achieved seamless service with no disruptions for CarDekho’s users throughout the complex migration, with zero downtime and zero data loss.