API Gateway Implementation for Ecommerce Applications

By leveraging AWS API Gateway and our expertise in cloud architecture, we implemented a cost-effective and efficient solution for our customer’s microservice architecture app. We eliminated the need for multiple load balancers and integrated an API gateway for optimized performance. Our solution significantly improved the app’s speed while ensuring rapid recovery in case of any failures, providing a smooth app performance for our customer.

Our customer operates in the digital services industry as a leading online marketplace in Africa. With a mission to promote sustainable economic development, our customer developed an app that helps local businesses to deliver their products as well as connects them with new clients.

The customer’s primary challenge revolved around the slow performance of their app. With a microservices architecture, each microservice required its own HTTP load balancer(ALB), leading to increased costs and reduced performance speed. The customer sought a solution that would enhance the app’s speed and optimize resource utilization while maintaining a cost-effective infrastructure.

To address the customer’s challenge, we chose AWS API Gateway service, which primarily allows to manage APIs through a central entry point for the customer’s microservices. The service is suitable for businesses that plan on scaling their solutions since API Gateway decouples the load on the microservices and handles high demand.

The Matoffo team specializes in delivering high-quality cloud solutions. Our expertise in cloud architecture and optimization makes us the ideal partner for tackling complex challenges. With a track record of successful solutions, we prioritize efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness in our work. Our team of experienced cloud professionals ensures that our customers receive the best-in-class services tailored to their specific requirements.

To address the customer’s challenge, we developed several proofs of concept (PoCs) to evaluate the most efficient approach.

Next, we designed and implemented an architecture on AWS that consolidated the microservices and eliminated the need for multiple load balancers. Instead, we set up an API gateway to serve as a single entry point for all EKS microservices, which reduced costs and improved app performance.

We leveraged infrastructure as code (IaC) practices to ensure quick solution recovery in case of any failures and malfunctions, achieving a recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) of just one hour.

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The Matoffo team managed to deliver value in the following aspects:

• Higher customer satisfaction rates
By accelerating the app’s speed, we enhanced user experiences and customer satisfaction, leading to increased user engagement and retention.

• Reduced costs
Our cost-effective architecture eliminated the need for multiple load balancers, resulting in substantial cost savings for the customer.

• Solution’s reliability
The rapid recovery capabilities ensured minimal downtime and data loss, enhancing the app’s reliability and availability. Ultimately, our cloud solution enabled the customer to deliver a high-performing app while optimizing resource utilization and reducing operational costs.

• Security
API Gateway offers several security features, including SSL/TLS encryption, authorization, and access control, which protect our customer’s EKS microservices from attacks.