AUTO1 Group is Europe’s leading used-car marketplace with its own certified and diversified inventory.
As a brand-independent automotive platform, AUTO1 is aimed primarily at the used car trade. By connecting buyers and sellers through technology, the company enables consumers as well as dealers to trade seamlessly. Founded in 2012, the company is empowering its consumers and dealers with liquidity, more business and first class supply. Sourcing from all channels including OEMs and dealerships, AUTO1 Group owns business units like AUTO1.com, Autohero.com or wirkaufendeinauto.de. AUTO1 Group operates in almost 30 countries and continues to expand rapidly.
Challenges
AUTO1 was undergoing an IT migration from Linode to AWS. The migration was a gradual one where data consistency and a working rollback plan had to be ensured at all times during the migration. AUTO1 sought out expertise to:
- Perform a review of different VPC setups and inter-region and inter-account connectivity
- Review the required migration steps for its main MySQL databases, to ensure minimal downtime for the business