Scaling Microservices with Kubernetes and Containerization

Client: A HealthTech Platform Serving 1M+ Users
Industry: Healthcare Technology
Service: Cloud-Native DevOps – Containers & Kubernetes

Challenge

The client was running a monolithic application that had grown unstable and difficult to scale. With over 1 million users and data-intensive workloads, the system frequently experienced downtime during peak usage. The company needed a highly scalable, resilient, and containerized infrastructure to support their growth and reliability goals.

Solution

CVK Global Tech led the containerization and orchestration initiative, breaking the monolith into microservices and deploying them on Kubernetes (EKS) for production-grade scalability.

What We Did:
  • Containerized 12+ services using Docker, decoupling backend modules (auth, billing, analytics, etc.)
  • Deployed and managed containers on Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)
  • Used Helm for packaging and deployment automation
  • Implemented horizontal pod autoscaling, rolling updates, and self-healing mechanisms
  • Integrated Istio for service mesh and secure communication between services
  • Built a CI/CD pipeline to automate image builds, testing, and deployments
Results
  • Uptime improved to 99.98% with zero-downtime deployments
  • System scalability increased by 5x, handling traffic spikes seamlessly
  • Deployment frequency increased by 300% due to microservices flexibility
  • Container resource costs reduced by 25% via autoscaling and optimized workloads

“CVK Global Tech helped us evolve from a fragile monolith to a scalable Kubernetes-driven architecture. Their expertise was key to our platform’s growth.”
VP of Technology, HealthTech Client