Linnaeus

Enhancing Infrastructure Management and Security at Linnaeus

Linnaeus relied on AWS to power its infrastructure, and Trip In Tech was brought in to address key challenges related to infrastructure management, security, and access control. Our primary focus was on:

Implementing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

Linnaeus needed to gain better control and visibility over its AWS infrastructure. To achieve this, we:

• Introduced Terraform for Infrastructure Management: Implemented Terraform to define and manage all infrastructure components as code, enabling version control, collaboration, and automation.

• Migrated Existing Infrastructure to Terraform: Meticulously migrated existing AWS resources to Terraform, ensuring a smooth transition and minimizing disruption.

• Established Best Practices for Terraform Usage: Established clear guidelines and best practices for using Terraform, promoting consistency and maintainability across the infrastructure.

This transition to Infrastructure as Code provided Linnaeus with a more robust, manageable, and auditable infrastructure foundation.

Enhancing Security and Access Control

To improve security and streamline access management, we:

• Separated Staging and Production Environments: Created separate AWS accounts for staging and production environments, enhancing security and preventing accidental modifications to production resources.

• Implemented Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): Designed and implemented a granular RBAC system, limiting engineers’ access to only the resources they needed for their specific roles.

• Enabled Detailed Audit Logging: Configured comprehensive audit logging to track all infrastructure changes and access, ensuring accountability and facilitating security analysis.

These measures significantly strengthened Linnaeus’s security posture and provided a more controlled and auditable environment for managing its AWS infrastructure.