AWS Managed Services / Cloud Infrastructure
Voly Group is the market-leading yacht and multi-asset financial management platform designed for superyacht captains, crew, owners, management companies, and family offices. Founded in 2016, Voly serves the global maritime industry with cloud-based accounting, treasury management, and crew services. Recognised as #1 Best Superyacht Software for three consecutive years, serving 51-200 employees across multiple acquisitions
Manage Services, Security and Scalability
Customer Challenges
As Voly Group rapidly expanded their maritime SaaS platform globally, their on-premises infrastructure struggled to meet the demands of real-time financial transactions, international users, and business acquisitions. The platform needed to serve yacht crew operating 24/7 across multiple time zones with instant access to financial data, while maintaining the highest levels of security for high-net-worth client information. With two major acquisitions (Voyonic and WorkRest) requiring rapid integration, legacy systems created bottlenecks that delayed expansion and limited the company’s ability to scale with demand. Migrating to Amazon Web Services (AWS) enabled Voly Group to leverage global infrastructure, achieve sub-second transaction processing, and integrate acquired companies in weeks rather than months — all while reducing costs and improving reliability for their premium maritime customers.
AWS Cloud-Native Architecture for Global Maritime Operations
Our Solution
At CloudiQS, we designed a cloud-native architecture on AWS that transformed Voly’s infrastructure from a constraint into a competitive advantage. By leveraging AWS’s global infrastructure with Amazon ECS Fargate for containerized applications, Aurora PostgreSQL Global Database for low-latency worldwide access, and CloudFront CDN for mobile app performance, we delivered a platform optimized for maritime operations. We implemented API Gateway with Lambda for serverless transaction processing, enabling automatic scaling during peak periods while minimizing costs during low-usage times. Combined with comprehensive security using AWS KMS encryption, WAF protection, automated CI/CD pipelines, and multi-region backup strategies, this architecture provides the reliability, performance, and scalability that luxury yacht operations demand.
99.98% Uptime, 65% Faster Performance, 40% Cost Reduction
The Results
- Migrated to Amazon ECS Fargate for containerized applications with automatic scaling
- Deployed Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Global Database for multi-region, low-latency access
- Integrated Amazon CloudFront CDN to deliver fast mobile app performance at sea
- Implemented API Gateway and AWS Lambda for serverless transaction processing
- Used AWS KMS for encryption at rest and AWS WAF for DDoS protection
- Deployed across multiple Availability Zones with Aurora automated failover
- Established CI/CD pipelines with CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy
- Achieved 99.98% uptime (improved from 99.5%), eliminating costly downtime
- Reduced API response times by 65% (850ms to 300ms) for international users
- Cut infrastructure costs by 40% (£8,200 monthly savings) through rightsizing and Savings Plans
- Integrated two acquisitions in 6 weeks vs 4-6 months estimated with legacy infrastructure
- Increased deployment velocity 3x (from weekly to 3-4 times per week)
- Enabled global expansion to Asia-Pacific and Americas without infrastructure investments
- Achieved PCI DSS Level 1 compliance for payment processing