AAAEP Managed Services
Overview
AAAEP is a leading provider of psychometric testing in France, managing highly sensitive data critical to professional and educational assessments. Operating as a key player in their sector, AAAEP handles high-stakes data streams that require an infrastructure capable of maintaining public trust through absolute resilience, security, and performance.
To support its mission of general interest, AAAEP collaborated with AWS experts to transition from a traditional setup to a hardened, cloud-native ecosystem designed for stability and long-term growth..
Challenges
Before the optimization, AAAEP faced several technical hurdles common to high-traffic data platforms:
Perimeter Vulnerabilities: As a high-profile entity, the platform required robust protection against evolving cyber threats and unauthorized access.
Database Bottlenecks: High concurrency during testing windows put significant strain on database connections, leading to potential latency.
Resource Inefficiency: Oversized database instances were being used to handle peak loads, leading to unnecessary infrastructure costs.
Critical Continuity: Any downtime during psychometric evaluations would directly impact the organization’s mission and user experience.
Results and Benefits
The transformation of the AAAEP Cloud ecosystem delivered immediate, measurable improvements:
Cyber-Resilience: By implementing perimeter-level security, the platform now neutralizes threats before they reach the core application.
Unprecedented Efficiency: The implementation of a managed proxy service allowed AAAEP to reduce their RDS instance size by 50%, significantly lowering operational costs without sacrificing performance.
Fluid Scalability: The architecture now seamlessly handles traffic spikes, ensuring a smooth experience for test-takers even during peak demand.
Hardened Security Posture: A multi-layered defense strategy ensures that sensitive psychometric data remains protected and compliant with rigorous French data standards.
MSP Support Services & Implementation
Pre-Implementation Phase
We conducted a thorough assessment of AAAEP's infrastructure challenges:
Security assessment evaluating perimeter vulnerabilities and threat landscape
Database performance analysis and bottleneck identification
Infrastructure audit analyzing resource utilization and cost optimization opportunities
Compliance planning ensuring alignment with French data protection standards
Resilience strategy design for high-availability mission-critical operations
Implementation Phase
We delivered a hardened, cloud-native ecosystem:
Perimeter security hardening with multi-layered defense strategy
Database optimization through managed proxy service deployment
Infrastructure modernization to cloud-native architecture
Compliance implementation for French data standards
Real-time performance and security monitoring setup
Post-Implementation Support
Ongoing managed services ensured sustained performance and compliance:
Continuous database and application performance monitoring
Real-time threat detection and security response
Ongoing optimization services and cost management
Regular compliance verification and audits
Expert incident response for critical events
AWS Services
AWS WAF, Amazon RDS Proxy, Amazon RDS, AWS IAM.
Customer details
Company Name: AAAEP - Centre National des Tests Psychotechniques
Industry: Services
Company Type: SMB
Location: France
