{"id":5099,"date":"2026-03-24T09:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acora.com\/one\/?post_type=case-studies&#038;p=5099"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:14:08","slug":"shifting-gears-with-aws","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"https:\/\/acora.com\/one\/case-studies\/shifting-gears-with-aws\/","title":{"rendered":"Shifting Gears with AWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A Journey to Scalable Cloud Success<\/h2>\n<p>Ultima Media, a dynamic London-based media company serving the global automotive market, delivers intelligence, networking, and buyer\u2013seller connections through its digital platforms, print publications, and industry\u2011leading events.<\/p>\n<p>We are proud to partner with such an influential organisation and together build a stronger, more reliable and future-ready digital foundation to support their ambitious growth plans.<\/p>\n<h2>Laying the Groundwork for Scalable Future Growth<\/h2>\n<p>When Ultima Media started to experience performance issues and recurring downtime on their existing hosting platform, they turned to Hydras, part of the Acora group, to explore a more robust setup. Their goal was clear: migrating to a high\u2011performing, scalable environment that would eliminate instability while enabling long\u2011term expansion and increased digital demand.<\/p>\n<h2>Building Secure AWS Foundations<\/h2>\n<p>Hydras architects collaborated with the Ultima Media leadership team to discuss the options of moving the systems to the AWS cloud, based on the requirements and budgets that were given, before deciding on a fit-for-purpose solution.<\/p>\n<p>Armed with the architectural blueprint, Hydras designed and deployed a secure, cloud\u2011native environment on AWS. We worked hand\u2011in\u2011hand with Ultima Media\u2019s development team to migrate each system, conduct rigorous testing, resolve technical issues, and fine\u2011tune the environment for peak performance. 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