CASE STUDY • Auto Auction Platform

How a Leading Auto Auction Platform Rebuilt Resilience and Moved from Downtime to Uptime

Industry

Retail & Consumer, Automotive

Our Contributions

Modernization & Migration, Intelligent DevSecOps, Cloud-native AI Platform Engineering, AI Foundation & Data Readiness, AIOps

The Challenge

An established auto auction company with over a decade of expertise was expanding their digital marketplace but faced critical infrastructure limitations. Their aging on-premises systems couldn't support high-stakes auctions where milliseconds matter, experiencing downtime every 15 days that disrupted operations and undermined customer confidence.

The overprovisioned single-server architecture consumed budget without delivering reliable performance, while limited scalability constrained growth and frequent outages impacted revenue. They chose Encora for cloud infrastructure modernization to build a resilient, scalable foundation.

How We Did It

Encora implemented a comprehensive cloud modernization strategy using AWS managed services to improve availability, observability, and deployment velocity.

Strategic Cloud Migration & Composable Architecture

We migrated from on-premises to AWS, refactoring the legacy monolith into a composable, cloud-native architecture enabling modular deployments and market agility.

High Availability & Observability Engineering

We implemented multi-availability zone deployments, auto-scaling, and disaster recovery with AWS CloudWatch monitoring to ensure uptime and provide proactive insights.

Automation & Continuous Delivery Excellence

We automated deployment pipelines using AWS CodeDeploy and shifted to serverless/containerized environments, minimizing manual intervention and deployment risk.

The Result: From Infrastructure Liability to Competitive Edge

Encora partnered with the client to deliver a transformation beyond basic migration. We re-architected their platform using modern cloud-native and composable technologies to support business continuity, agility, and long-term scalability.

30%

Reduction in infrastructure cost

100%

Improvement in availability

Eliminated single points of failure through distributed architecture and resilient design
Enhanced security across network, infrastructure, and application layers
Enabled on-demand scalability to support auction traffic spikes and business expansion

The platform now delivers the reliable performance and scalability needed for competitive growth.

The Bottom Line

This transformation helped the company move from a high-risk, on-premises setup to a scalable, composable cloud platform purpose-built for modern auction experiences. With 99.99% uptime, lower costs, and on-demand scalability, they’re well-positioned to grow their leadership in the digital auto auction space, while competitors navigate legacy constraints.