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A major construction enterprise in the Middle East partnered with stc Bahrain to modernize its IT operations and build a resilient, secure, and scalable AWS cloud environment. With 18 interconnected branch locations and critical workloads centralized in a single on-premises site, the organization required a strategic shift to eliminate operational risk and ensure business continuity.
Through a governance-first transformation and implementation of AWS multi-account architecture, the organization achieved enterprise-grade disaster recovery, compliance automation, and cost optimization—positioning itself for long-term resilience and operational excellence.
The organization’s legacy infrastructure lacked the controls and flexibility needed for modern, distributed operations. Key pain points included:
• Single Point of Failure: All operations were tied to one physical location, posing a major business continuity risk. • No Centralized Governance: Each branch operated independently, with inconsistent policies and minimal visibility. • Manual Audit Preparation: Security audit reporting required over 3 weeks of effort with no automation. • Uncontrolled Cloud Spend: Up to 30% budget variance due to lack of tagging, allocation, or budget enforcement. • Non-Compliance Risks: No enforcement of security baselines or adherence to construction industry regulations.
stc Bahrain delivered a robust AWS-native solution that enabled business continuity, operational maturity, and financial governance:
1. Multi-Account Governance Architecture • Implemented AWS Organizations and Control Tower for account hierarchy and lifecycle control. • Applied Service Control Policies (SCPs) for access governance and security policy enforcement. • Enabled Azure federated identity across all AWS accounts. • Centralized logging and audit tracking using AWS Config and CloudTrail.
2. Disaster Recovery with Governance Controls • Deployed AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) to replicate 14 on-prem servers in real time. • Designed multi-VPC architecture with production, recovery, and networking layers. • Enabled automated failover, branch VPN connectivity, and real-time policy synchronization.
3. Observability and Monitoring • Centralized performance and compliance dashboards via Amazon CloudWatch and CloudWatch Dashboards. • Integrated alerting, audit trails, and threat detection using GuardDuty, Security Hub, and SNS.
4. Financial Operations Enablement (FinOps) • Introduced tagging governance across branches and projects for accurate spend tracking. • Enforced budget controls using AWS Budgets and enabled cost optimization via Cost Explorer. • Streamlined cost visibility and audit readiness through automation.
✅ Guaranteed Business Continuity Achieved sub-10-minute recovery time across 18 locations via automated DR.
✅ 98% Policy Compliance Unified governance framework with real-time enforcement and automated validation.
✅ >99% Reduction in Audit Prep Time Dropped audit preparation time from 3 weeks to under 2 hours.
✅ $873K in Cost Savings over 5 Years Reduced TCO by 67.5% compared to on-prem alternative through governance-driven optimization.
✅ Scalable Governance Framework Enabled rapid onboarding of future branches and construction projects with built-in security, compliance, and observability.
Governance & Management • AWS Organizations • AWS Control Tower • AWS Config • AWS CloudTrail • AWS IAM + Azure Federation
Disaster Recovery & Continuity • AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) • Amazon EC2, EBS Snapshots • AWS DataSync • Amazon FSx
Networking & Connectivity • Amazon VPC, Transit Gateway • AWS Site-to-Site VPN • EC2 VPN Concentrator
Monitoring & Security • Amazon CloudWatch • AWS GuardDuty • AWS Security Hub • Amazon SNS
Cost & Operations • AWS Budgets • AWS Cost Explorer • AWS Trusted Advisor
This engagement demonstrates how governance-focused AWS cloud architecture can transform legacy operations in highly distributed, compliance-sensitive industries like construction. With centralized policy management, automated disaster recovery, and financial governance, the customer now operates on a secure, scalable foundation—ready to expand into new markets with full operational confidence.
Contact our Cloud Governance specialists today at [email protected] to learn how we can transform your cloud operations through advanced AWS governance frameworks.