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AWS Case Study
Disaster Recovery
NBFC / FinTech
AWS Infrastructure
Hindon Mercantile Limited (HML):
Strengthening
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Hindon Mercantile Limited is an India-based Non-Banking Financial Company operating in the FinTech and digital payments sector — with regulated financial workloads requiring resilient infrastructure and continuity planning.
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DR Readiness
↓
Operational Risk
↑
Infrastructure Stability
HML — Disaster Recovery Dashboard
DR Readiness
Improved
↑ Continuity
Edge Protection
CloudFront + WAF
↑ Secured
Monitoring
CloudWatch
↑ Visibility
Storage
Amazon S3
↑ Durable
EC2
App Tier
↑ VPC
RDS
DB Tier
↑ Resilient
NBFC
Regulated
✓ Compliant
Company Overview
Hindon Mercantile Limited is an India-based Non-Banking Financial Company operating in the FinTech and digital payments sector. The organization supports regulated financial workloads that require resilient infrastructure and continuity planning.
Challenges
Three critical resilience and continuity challenges for the regulated NBFC
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Business Continuity Risk
The organization required stronger disaster recovery capabilities to reduce downtime during infrastructure disruption.
Limited Recovery Planning
The existing environment lacked structured recovery readiness and operational resilience controls.
Security & Monitoring Requirements
The business required stronger monitoring and security controls to support regulated workloads.
Solutions Provided
A resilient AWS architecture across three integrated infrastructure layers
Resilient AWS Architecture
Implemented Amazon CloudFront, AWS WAF, and Lambda@Edge for edge delivery and application protection.
Application and Database Layer
Used Amazon EC2 for the application tier and Amazon RDS for the database tier inside the VPC.
Durable Storage and Monitoring
Integrated Amazon S3 for durable object storage and Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring.
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Result Outcome
Improved disaster recovery readiness, reduced operational risk, and enhanced stability
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Improved Disaster Recovery Readiness
Strengthened continuity planning and operational resilience across the production environment.
Reduced Operational Risk
Improved monitoring and managed infrastructure controls for regulated workloads.
Enhanced Infrastructure Stability
Created a more resilient and recovery-oriented AWS architecture.
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DR Readiness
Strengthened continuity planning and operational resilience across production
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Operational Risk
Improved monitoring and managed infrastructure controls for regulated workloads
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Infrastructure Stability
More resilient and recovery-oriented AWS architecture established
Success Metrics
Four measurable disaster recovery and resilience outcomes delivered
Improved recovery readiness and continuity planning
A structured AWS disaster recovery architecture delivering stronger continuity planning and recovery readiness for regulated NBFC financial workloads.
Reduced operational risk through monitoring and secure edge controls
CloudWatch monitoring combined with CloudFront, WAF, and Lambda@Edge providing continuous visibility and protection for regulated financial operations.
Stronger resilience using managed AWS services
Managed AWS services — EC2, RDS, S3, and CloudFront — delivering enterprise-grade resilience without the overhead of manual infrastructure management.
Better support for disaster recovery objectives
A recovery-oriented AWS architecture providing the foundation to meet disaster recovery time and point objectives for the organization’s financial workloads.
Transformation
Before vs After: Fragile Infrastructure to Enterprise-Grade Disaster Recovery
✕ Before
No structured disaster recovery capabilities — high downtime risk
Existing environment lacked recovery readiness and resilience controls
Insufficient monitoring and security controls for regulated NBFC workloads
No edge delivery or application protection layer
No structured separation of application, database, and storage tiers
✓ After
Strengthened continuity planning and operational resilience across production
Structured recovery readiness with managed AWS services
CloudWatch delivering continuous monitoring for regulated financial workloads
CloudFront + WAF + Lambda@Edge enforcing edge delivery and application protection
Clear tier separation: Edge / EC2 + RDS in VPC / S3 durable storage
Technology Stack
AWS Services Deployed
Amazon CloudFront
Edge Delivery & Protection
AWS WAF
Web Application Firewall
Lambda@Edge
Application Protection
Amazon EC2
Application Tier (VPC)
Amazon RDS
Database Tier (VPC)
Amazon S3
Durable Object Storage
Amazon CloudWatch
Monitoring & Visibility
Amazon VPC
Network Isolation
Conclusion
A stronger foundation for long-term operational resilience
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The engagement strengthened the disaster recovery posture for regulated financial workloads and established a stronger foundation for long-term operational resilience.
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