Upgrading technology infrastructure to modular, cloud-native design increases functional efficiency and security for major insurer’s commercial real estate business.
Client
Large NY-based life insurance and investment company
Goal
Modernize technology systems in commercial real estate functions to reduce bottlenecks, response times and vulnerabilities
Tools and Technologies
.NET 8, Angular 17+, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, AWS
Business Challenge
The insurer’s commercial real estate mortgage unit required upgrades to the technology systems supporting its loan processing and cash management capabilities. Reliance on .NET Framework 4.8 and Angular 9 posed significant limitations, including restricted agility, difficulty adopting microservices, and challenges attracting top engineering talent. The existing monolithic, non-cloud-native architecture led to performance bottlenecks and slow response times. Outdated protocols created security vulnerabilities, while limited DevOps integration and complex debugging made cloud migration costly and inefficient.
Solution
- Migrated the technology stack to .NET 8 and Angular 17+ for better cross-platform compatibility and long-term performance
- Adopted Docker and Kubernetes to enable scalable, cloud-native deployments on AWS
- Implemented CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions for faster and more secure release cycles
- Refactored legacy application into a modular monolith and microservices for agility and maintainability
Outcomes
- Improved application performance and responsiveness delivered faster, smoother user experiences
- Boosted developer productivity and team collaboration and streamlined testing and onboarding
- Strengthened security and compliance with up-to-date platforms and better integration with security tools
- Enabled scalable, reliable, simplified deployments using containerization and orchestration
- Reduced long-term maintenance effort and costs through clean, modular code and better monitoring
