From ageing servers to AWS: giving an e-commerce platform room to scale

When an e-commerce platform provider's success depends on other people's shops staying online, the last thing you want is a room full of ageing physical servers deciding your uptime for you. That was the situation when Shopcreator came to us.

The challenge

Traffic was spiky by nature — a client running a flash sale could 10× their load in minutes. On physical hardware, that meant either paying year-round for capacity you rarely used, or crossing your fingers during peaks. Neither is a good place to run a business from.

"Dungle moved us off ageing physical servers and onto AWS. Being able to scale the moment we get busy — with zero drop in performance — completely changed how confidently we run the business." — Myles Bartlett, CEO, Shopcreator

What we did

• Audited the existing estate and mapped every dependency before touching anything.
• Designed an AWS architecture that scales horizontally — capacity follows demand instead of guesswork.
• Migrated in stages, with rollback options at each step, so trading was never at risk.
• Handed over clear documentation and cost controls so the team stays in charge of the bill.

The lesson for your business

If you're paying for hardware "just in case", or you hold your breath every time you get busy, there's almost certainly a better shape for your infrastructure. We'll tell you honestly whether cloud is the right move — and if it is, we'll do it without the drama.