NatWest Group Royal Bank of Scotland
NatWest Group is a major banking and financial services company in the UK and Ireland.
Needs
NatWest required a standardized and accelerated method for deploying multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) landing zones. This included creating reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates to ensure consistency, security, and compliance for diverse data services and Kubernetes environments.
Solution
A Terraform Accelerator program was delivered, providing IaaS and PaaS landing zone scripts and documentation.
Data Solution: Standardized deployment patterns for AWS data services (Aurora, RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift) and Google Cloud data services (Cloud SQL, Bigtable, BigQuery, GCS, Cloud Spanner).
Integration Solution: Defined standards for integrating AWS microservices and Google APIGEE. Terraform scripts managed via Jenkins, GitHub, and Visual Studio, with IAM policies governed via G-Suite/Google Workspace.
Data Science Solution (Operational Analytics): While not explicitly stated as "data science," the defined standards for deploying and managing complex data services and Kubernetes (GKE, AKS, EKS) clusters laid the foundation for operational analytics and efficient resource management across clouds.
Achievements
Multi-Cloud Terraform Landing Zones: Delivered standardized IaC for AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Data & Kubernetes Standardization: Defined deployment patterns for key database services (AWS & GCP) and Kubernetes (GKE, AKS, EKS).
Governance & Automation: Established architecture rules and policy management for Terraform scripting and IAM.
Benefits
Accelerated Cloud Adoption: Faster provisioning of secure and compliant multi-cloud environments.
Increased Consistency: Ensured uniform configurations across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Reduced Manual Effort: Automated infrastructure deployment through Terraform.
Scalable Foundation: Provided a robust base for future cloud-native applications and data analytics initiatives.