About INVERSE School
Established in 2008, INVERSE School of Art and Design has become a global leader in digital arts education, offering cutting-edge programs that empower the next generation of creative professionals.
The school specializes in digital arts, animation, game design, motion design, graphic design, product design, creative coding, marketing, and management, providing comprehensive education for students pursuing careers in creative industries.
As an online learning platform with a high volume of students and extensive video-on-demand content, INVERSE School required a robust, scalable infrastructure to deliver their educational materials efficiently and reliably to students worldwide.
Our Contribution
Cloud Migration
Redesigned and migrated INVERSE School's infrastructure from traditional hosting to a public cloud environment, significantly improving scalability, reliability, and performance.
CI/CD Implementation
Implemented Git version control and continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines with GitLab-CI, enabling faster and more reliable software delivery for their learning platform.
Container Orchestration
Deployed Docker Swarm for container orchestration and automation, providing a flexible and scalable environment for their applications and services.
Monitoring & Backup
Set up comprehensive monitoring with Netdata and implemented robust backup solutions to ensure system reliability and data protection for their educational content.
Storage Solutions
Implemented AWS S3 for cloud storage and GlusterFS for shared filesystem across multiple Nginx webservers, optimizing the delivery of video-on-demand content to students.
High-Performance Clusters
Deployed Elasticsearch cluster, Redis cluster, Nginx with PHP webservers, and MySQL replication to support their online learning platform with high student traffic and extensive educational content.
Technical Implementation
Cloud Infrastructure
- Migration from traditional hosting to public cloud
- AWS S3 integration for scalable content storage
- GlusterFS for distributed file system across servers
DevOps & Automation
- Git version control implementation
- CI/CD pipelines with GitLab-CI
- Docker Swarm for container orchestration
High-Performance Clusters
- Elasticsearch cluster for search functionality
- Redis cluster for caching and session management
- MySQL replication for database redundancy
Monitoring & Reliability
- Netdata for real-time performance monitoring
- Comprehensive backup solution implementation
- Multiple Nginx webservers for load distribution
Technology Stack
Cloud & Storage
AWS S3, GlusterFS, Public Cloud
DevOps & Containers
Git, GitLab-CI, Docker, Docker Swarm
Monitoring
Netdata, Custom Backup Solutions
Databases
MySQL (with replication), Redis, Elasticsearch
Web Infrastructure
Nginx, PHP, Load Balancing
Content Delivery
Video-on-Demand Optimization, Distributed Storage
Results & Impact
Platform Uptime
Content Delivery Speed
Infrastructure Cost Reduction
Our infrastructure redesign and cloud migration for INVERSE School transformed their online learning platform, enabling them to deliver high-quality educational content to students worldwide with exceptional reliability and performance. The implementation of modern DevOps practices and high-performance clusters significantly improved their ability to scale with growing student numbers while reducing operational costs.
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