AWS Serverless

GulfMark, the largest operator of platform supply vessels globally across all major energy-producing regions, worked with SynchroNet to leverage Amazon Web Services’ serverless technologies.

Customer: GulfMark Americas, Inc; www.gulfmark.com

Summary: GulfMark owns, operates, and manages a modern fleet of offshore support vessels that include: platform supply, anchor handling, towing supply, fast supply vessels, and specialty vessels. GulfMark is the largest operator of platform supply vessels globally across all major energy producing regions.

Issue: GulfMark was evaluating options to replace a legacy website CMS.

Solution: SynchroNet architected and implemented a new site using native AWS products allowing for scalability and cost reduction. Notably, SynchroNet leverage AWS serverless technologies to meet on-demand resources needs while reducing overall costs.

Challenge(s):

• Have a website that can scale to accommodate a significant burst in traffic associated with a public news event
• Have a database the business can easily update with new vessel data
• Reduce cost associated with hosting and maintaining the website

Benefit(s):

• The new site effectively scales to meet real-time traffic demands
• GulfMark can now more easily and efficiently maintain vessel data
• The monthly cost associated with the website was reduced roughly 2000%