2008 - Austin,TX
E- learning providers
51-200 employees
Overview
Summit K12, a US-based academic institution, partnered with Folio3 to develop advanced education data solutions to revolutionize its data processing capabilities and scale exponentially through a data-driven approach. Folio3 delivered comprehensive IT solutions for the education industry by implementing an advanced Big Data Analytics platform, leveraging Cloud infrastructure for seamless scalability and cost-effective operations.
The Challenge
Processing Massive Data Volumes was a huge challenge for Summit K-12:
Traditional data processing methods reached their limits as Summit K12’s data volumes grew exponentially, necessitating a shift to more scalable education data management solutions.
The existing infrastructure struggled to cope with the ever-increasing demands of processing large student data volumes and analyzing vast amounts of heterogeneous educational data.
Embracing a CI/CD culture across the implementation teams to streamline and automate deployments while ensuring minimal downtime and fostering a modern approach to digital solutions for education.
The Solution: Real-time Big Data Processing & Analytics for Unified Insights
Folio3 conducted a comprehensive assessment of Summit K12’s infrastructure, identifying the need for modernization and optimization to deliver effective school data solutions. Based on this evaluation, Folio3 proposed a Cloud-based data processing solution for academic institutions using AWS infrastructure. This approach focused on implementing scalable big data analytics for education by harnessing services like Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR) to effortlessly scale big data workloads, making it a prime example of AWS EMR Spark integration for optimal performance. Furthermore, the implementation of a cloud-native solution addressed broader challenges in student data management and provided a foundation for higher ed analytics:
Technologies Used
Docker
Apache Spark
Apache Iceberg
AWS RedShift
AWS EC2-Autoscaling
Amazon Glue
Amazon ECS
Amazon RDS
Amazon S3
AWS Lambda
AWS CodePipeline
Moodle
PHP
ASP.net
React Native
Results & Achievements
Processing Terabytes of Data Daily
Folio3's robust infrastructure management facilitated the processing of millions of records of data on a daily basis, demonstrating the power of big data solutions for schools.
10+ 3rd Party
Integrations
Summit K12 achieved seamless data integration with numerous external data sources, enhancing its cloud data analytics for education industry capabilities, and providing more comprehensive unified insights for students.
Significant Cost Savings
Saving Summit K12’s costs by 30% through efficient infrastructure design, optimizing their operational expenses while scaling their analytics capabilities, proving to be a truly cost-efficient data solution for education.
