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About the Client

Chalo is a leading public transport tracking application providing real-time locations and estimated arrival times for buses, metro trains, and intercity transit. Operating across 17 cities and integrated into 15,000+ public vehicles, Chalo is transforming urban commuting in India. To scale efficiently and manage growing demand, they sought a robust, cost-effective cloud solution that ensured high availability, scalability, and operational flexibility while reducing cloud expenditure.

Business Situation

Limited Scalability: GCP infrastructure lacked flexibility for handling rapid expansion to new cities.
High Operational Costs: Fixed pricing model led to inefficiencies in resource allocation and expenses.
Performance Bottlenecks: Increased commuter traffic caused latency and slow response times.
Database Migration Complexity: Needed secure and seamless transfer without data loss or downtime.
Deployment Standardization: Required a CloudOps strategy for automated infrastructure management.
Downtime Risks: Migration had to be executed with zero disruption to commuter services.

The Solution

Unthinkable developed a strategic AWS migration roadmap, ensuring smooth and secure data transfer. By leveraging AWS CloudOps solutions, the team optimized cost, improved performance, and enabled real-time scalability for Chalo’s transit tracking system.

AWS Auto Scaling: Dynamically adjusted resources to manage peak and low traffic periods.
EC2 & Elastic Block Storage: Deployed high-speed servers with millisecond response times.
Amazon S3 & CloudWatch: Enabled real-time monitoring, data backups, and log storage.
Load Balancing & Disaster Recovery: Ensured seamless operations with no service downtime.
Pay-as-You-Go Model: Reduced IT spending with flexible, usage-based pricing.
50% Faster City Onboarding: Allowed quick expansion with standardized cloud configurations.

The Impact

The AWS migration resulted in 40% savings in IT operations, making cloud costs more predictable and aligned with Chalo’s business needs. Application performance improved, with faster response times and autoscaling capabilities managing peak commuter traffic efficiently. Expansion to new cities, which previously took weeks, now happens in a few days, enhancing business agility.

Conclusion

By leveraging Unthinkable’s cloud expertise, Chalo now operates with enhanced scalability, reduced costs, and optimized infrastructure. The success of this migration has positioned Chalo to further innovate with e-ticketing services for metro, ferries, taxis, and other public transport modes, reinforcing its leadership in India’s mobility sector.