Cloutive Accelerates Ockto’s Migration to AWS

Lammert Dijkstra

Technical Director at Ockto B.V.

“Cloutive’s migration strategy has allowed us to migrate our full platform from a privately-hosted windows-based setup on the AWS ECS within just three month’s time.”

Ockto, a company operating within a regulated environment and maintaining connections with multiple banks, initially planned a two-year migration to AWS. With a Windows-based, privately hosted setup and stringent governance protocols, they required a seamless transition that would not compromise uptime. The new AWS architecture also includes end-to-end observability, allowing Ockto to detect third-party integration issues in real time and maintain consistent service reliability across financial and government data sources.

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Requirements

• Zero Downtime During Migration: Ensuring 100% uptime was critical to avoid any service disruptions that could affect banking partners and customers.
• Strict Security and Governance Compliance: The new AWS environment had to meet high security standards and comply with all regulatory requirements inherent in the financial sector.
• Uninterrupted Team Productivity: The experienced in-house team needed to continue their work without the distraction of extensive AWS training or migration-related disruptions.
• Smooth and Efficient Migration Process: A streamlined approach was necessary to facilitate a quick transition without compromising on quality or security.

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Challenges

• Complex Regulatory Landscape: Operating within a regulated environment meant that any new infrastructure had to adhere strictly to compliance and security standards.
• Legacy Systems Transition: Moving from a Windows-based, privately hosted setup to a cloud environment required careful planning to avoid compatibility issues.
• Accelerated Timeline: Compressing a planned two-year migration into a much shorter timeframe demanded an efficient and effective strategy.

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Solution

Cloutive implemented Its proven, fast-track migration strategy tailored to Ockto’s needs:

• Strategic Planning: Developed a detailed Target Architecture and a comprehensive Migration Plan to guide the process.
• Rapid Test Environment Deployment: Delivered a test environment in a remarkably short timeframe, allowing Ockto’s team to learn and make adjustments concurrently.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Leveraged IaC for efficient, consistent, and repeatable deployment of infrastructure resources.
• Technology Alignment: Mapped Ockto’s requirements to appropriate AWS technologies, ensuring compatibility and compliance.
• ECS-Oriented Landing Zone: Built an Amazon ECS-focused landing zone to host containerized applications effectively.
• Seamless Handover: Executed a well-planned handover to ensure Ockto’s team could take over seamlessly post-migration.

Cloutive assumed full responsibility for:

• AWS Landing Zone Setup: Established the foundational AWS environment and account structure.
• Application Containerization: Transitioned all existing applications into containers for improved scalability and management.
• Re-platforming with RDS and ECS: Implemented solutions based on Amazon RDS and ECS to modernize the application stack.
• Workload and Data Migration: Securely migrated all workloads and data to the new AWS environment.

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How has Cloutive made an impact?

Cloutive migrated and modernised Ockto’s digital identity and data-sharing platform on AWS, moving from a single-account setup to a secure, compliant, and fully observable multi-account architecture. The new environment includes real-time monitoring and automated alerting across all third-party and government API integrations, enabling proactive detection of provider failures and faster incident response.

Record Fast Migration: Successfully migrated the entire application landscape to AWS in just a few weeks.

Enhanced Development Efficiency: Created CI/CD pipelines to streamline development workflows and reduce friction.

Business Continuity and Focus: Enabled Ockto to concentrate on business-related development activities without diverting resources to foundational AWS training.

Leveraging New Capabilities: Post-migration, Ockto began exploring new AWS features to expand its services and grow its business.

Proactive Observability: Integrated AWS CloudWatch, Security Hub, and Config across accounts to provide real-time visibility into system health, security posture, and compliance. Dashboards and alerts ensured SLA tracking and enabled rapid remediation of issues.

Proactive API monitoring: Implemented end-to-end observability using Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, and Container Insights to log every outgoing request to third-party systems. Business-critical alarms trigger whenever non-200 responses occur, allowing Ockto to detect provider failures immediately and maintain service continuity.

By facilitating a swift and efficient migration, Cloutive empowered Ockto to maintain its focus on core business objectives while benefiting from the scalability, security, and advanced features of AWS. The partnership resulted in a robust, secure, and future-ready infrastructure, positioning Ockto for continued success and innovation.

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Business impact?

The migration to AWS provided Ockto with a secure, scalable foundation for its digital identity platform — and the addition of built-in observability has transformed how the company manages reliability. Ockto now detects and resolves integration issues in minutes, improving data-exchange success and ensuring a compliant, resilient user experience.

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About Ockto B.V.

Ockto is the leading SaaS platform in the Netherlands, advocating Personal Data Management on a European scale. It specializes in helping consumers and businesses by simplifying the process for consumers to collect and share financial information across various sectors with banks, mortgage lenders, financial service providers, or intermediaries when selecting and taking out a financial product, ensuring the safe, compliant, and ethical management of personal data.

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