Stormin builds scalable software using Managed Kubernetes via Multistax

From traditional hosting to flexible scalability

Scalability is crucial for software companies. Applications must run reliably, be able to scale quickly, and be easy to manage. At the same time, development teams want to focus primarily on software development, not on complex infrastructure. This became a major challenge for the Dutch software company Stormin. Stormin develops custom software for various clients. Their team consists mainly of developers who focus on building and improving applications. In addition, Stormin often works on existing systems where previous decisions have limited scalability, performance, or stability. Stormin restores these systems to a stable foundation and evolves them to a higher level of quality.

One of the key applications is expected to see strong user growth. The application was previously hosted by a traditional hosting provider where scalability and flexibility were limited, meaning the existing infrastructure was no longer sufficient. In addition, Stormin is developing an application for interactive events. This allows participants to respond live on a screen via their smartphones during corporate meetings or events, for example. For both applications, it became clear that a modern infrastructure was needed to enable further growth.

Stormin wanted to:

Making applications scalable
Improving reliability and performance
Leveraging cloud-native technology
Minimize infrastructure management

But without building an in-house cloud or infrastructure team.

Steven van ‘t Klooster, Co-owner at Stormin

"We build software, not infrastructure. Thanks to SUE and Multistax, we can run our applications on an enterprise-grade cloud platform without needing to maintain an entire infrastructure team ourselves."

Why Stormin chose SUE

Stormin has extensive expertise in software development, but not in cloud platforms or Kubernetes. Designing and managing an AWS environment in-house would mean that the company:

We had to build up new specialized knowledge
had to hire additional engineers
Developers had to be distracted from their core business

That is why Stormin brought in SUE as a specialist partner to design and implement a scalable cloud-native environment.

Stormin remained responsible for software architecture and application development, while SUE contributed in-depth expertise in the areas of cloud computing, Kubernetes, and platform engineering. This led to a partnership in which both parties contribute to a stable and future-proof platform based on their respective areas of expertise.

The solution

Managed Kubernetes with Multistax

With SUE’s help, Stormin migrated its applications to a cloud-native platform on AWS, managed via Multistax. The result: a scalable infrastructure without adding operational complexity. The applications were already built using microservices in Docker containers. SUE adapted them for a Kubernetes platform and integrated them with cloud services such as:

AWS RDS for Managed Databases (PostgreSQL and MySQL)
AWS S3 for storing large amounts of data
Kubernetes for orchestration and automatic scaling

The infrastructure was fully deployed and managed via Multistax, SUE’s platform for managing Kubernetes environments. Among other things, Multistax automates:

Provisioning Kubernetes clusters
Load balancing and networking
Security policies and access rules
Application deployment
Automatic scaling of workloads

Stormin can manage deployments, monitor resources, and roll out new application versions all from a single dashboard.

In addition, Multistax ensures that the applications remain cloud-agnostic. This allows Stormin to deploy their solutions across various cloud environments without being tied to a single provider.

The result

The new infrastructure provides Stormin with a scalable and future-proof platform for their applications.

: Rapid Implementation The migration of two applications was completed in approximately ten business days.

Scalable Architecture Kubernetes ensures that applications can automatically scale up as the number of users grows.

Manageable Costs
Thanks to the efficient cloud architecture, operational costs remain low and predictable, while the infrastructure can scale flexibly to meet demand.

No infrastructure team needed
Thanks to Multistax, Stormin doesn’t need to hire cloud specialists, and developers can focus entirely on software development.

The impact

With the new cloud-native environment, Stormin can develop applications faster, deploy them more easily, and scale them effortlessly to meet the needs of their users. By partnering with SUE as its infrastructure provider, Stormin retains control over architectural decisions, while effectively outsourcing the complexities of the cloud and Kubernetes to SUE’s specialists.

By automating infrastructure management through Multistax, their organization remains lean, and the team can focus on what they do best: building software.