At Via Solutions, we understand that deploying a powerful and scalable system like SOMS (School Management System) requires not only robust software architecture but also an efficient deployment and update process. For each school that adopts SOMS, Via Solutions ensures that they receive a dedicated server hosted on AWS, offering full management and maintenance of the cloud infrastructure. This allows schools to focus on education while we handle all aspects of the platform’s deployment, scaling, and updates.
Given that each school onboards with SOMS independently, ensuring that each one receives a tailored environment is a critical challenge. Schools require flexibility in server configurations, updates, and custom changes. Additionally, scaling the platform as the number of schools increases must be seamless to maintain high availability, security, and performance.
To meet these demands, Via Solutions implemented a comprehensive deployment strategy utilizing Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), containerization, and AWS. Here’s how we ensured the efficiency and scalability of SOMS:
Each school that adopts SOMS is provided with its own dedicated server on AWS, which allows for complete isolation and custom configurations based on the school’s specific needs. This setup ensures that the application remains highly scalable, secure, and optimized for performance. Additionally, AWS offers the flexibility to scale up or down based on the number of students, staff, or school activities, maintaining a responsive platform at all times.
To ensure that SOMS functions consistently across different schools and environments, containerization was implemented using Docker. By packaging SOMS into Docker containers, we were able to streamline the deployment process, reducing the risk of environment discrepancies. Each school instance of SOMS runs in its own container, providing complete isolation while allowing for faster and more reliable updates.
Via Solutions employs a robust CI/CD pipeline to manage the deployment and update process for SOMS. The CI/CD process is automated and continuous, enabling us to quickly and reliably push new features, bug fixes, and custom changes to the platform. This automation ensures that each school’s instance of SOMS is always up to date without manual intervention, reducing downtime and operational disruption.
With AWS as our backbone, SOMS is able to scale quickly and efficiently. We leverage Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs) and Auto Scaling Groups within AWS to ensure that traffic is balanced across multiple instances and that capacity increases as demand grows. This means that as more schools join the SOMS platform, the infrastructure automatically scales to meet demand, ensuring optimal performance and availability at all times.
The deployment of SOMS on AWS, backed by CI/CD and containerization, has ensured that the platform is highly available, easily scalable, and always up-to-date. Schools experience minimal downtime during updates and are able to benefit from new features and bug fixes without disruption. The ability to provide custom changes for each school while maintaining a consistent, secure, and reliable platform has greatly enhanced the overall user experience for administrators, teachers, and students.
At Via Solutions, we are committed to delivering high-quality, reliable, and scalable solutions for our clients. The successful deployment of SOMS using AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization is a testament to our ability to leverage modern technologies to solve real-world challenges in education. By automating deployment processes, we ensure that each school receives a tailored solution that grows with their needs, empowering educational institutions to thrive in the digital age.