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Compare the Market Automates Workflows and Boosts Scalability with Firemind’s AWS-Powered Solution
Facing growing user demand and increasingly complex manual processes, Compare the Market sought a solution to automate critical workflows and enhance overall operational efficiency. Firemind implemented a scalable solution using AWS services, which streamlined processes, reduced manual tasks, and enhanced overall system performance. This approach helped Compare the Market optimise operations and better manage growing demand, while ensuring their infrastructure could easily scale with increasing traffic.
AWS ONLY ·
Compare the Market Automates Workflows and Boosts Scalability with Firemind’s AWS-Powered Solution
Facing growing user demand and increasingly complex manual processes, Compare the Market sought a solution to automate critical workflows and enhance overall operational efficiency. Firemind implemented a scalable solution using AWS services, which streamlined processes, reduced manual tasks, and enhanced overall system performance. This approach helped Compare the Market optimise operations and better manage growing demand, while ensuring their infrastructure could easily scale with increasing traffic.
At a glance
Compare the Market is one of the UK's leading price comparison websites, helping consumers compare a wide range of products, including insurance, utilities, and financial services, to find the best deals and save money.
Challenge
Compare the Market needed to automate manual workflows to reduce operational inefficiencies and scale to meet increasing user demand.
Solution
Firemind implemented an AWS-based automation platform to replace manual workflows, ensuring scalability and improved performance.
Services Used
AWS Lambda
Amazon S3
Amazon RDS
AWS CloudFormation
Outcomes
Scalable cloud infrastructure capable of handling increased traffic
Streamlined manual processes
Business challenges
Automating complex workflows to improve scalability and efficiency
Compare the Market faced significant challenges in managing their increasingly complex manual workflows. These processes were critical to the operation of their platform but were highly time-consuming and resource intensive. As the business continued to grow and attract more users, these manual workflows created operational bottlenecks, limiting their ability to scale effectively and meet customer expectations.
The reliance on manual intervention also increased the risk of errors and slowed down overall system performance. Compare the Market needed a solution that would not only automate these key workflows but also provide the flexibility to handle growing traffic and data volumes. The company required a scalable, automated infrastructure that could optimise operational efficiency while reducing costs and minimising the burden on their internal teams.
"Firemind's PULSE tool was able to quickly and accurately summarise vast datasets of customer surveys, ensuring we could take action against any negative customer experience elements."
Dean Macfadyen, Data Platform Engineer — Generative AI Customer
Solution
Leveraging AWS for seamless Workflow optimisation
To address Compare the Market’s need for automation and scalability, Firemind implemented a tailored solution leveraging a suite of AWS services. AWS Lambda was utilised to automate key workflows that previously required manual intervention, allowing for the processing of large amounts of data in real time without the need for dedicated servers. This event-driven architecture reduced operational overhead and increased responsiveness.
Amazon S3 was used to store and manage the massive amounts of data generated, offering highly durable and scalable storage. To handle database needs, Amazon RDS was implemented, ensuring high availability, automated backups, and seamless scaling as data volume and traffic increased. AWS CloudFormation was employed to manage and provision the infrastructure as code, simplifying deployment and configuration management. This allowed Compare the Market to rapidly scale their platform while maintaining an efficient, automated infrastructure, capable of adapting to increasing demand and supporting future growth.
By leveraging these AWS services, Firemind was able to deliver a solution that reduced manual processes, improved operational efficiency, and provided a scalable infrastructure capable of handling growing traffic and user demands.
Automated manual workflows
The solution reduced the reliance on manual input, allowing staff to focus on strategic initiatives.
Scalable infrastructure
AWS services provided the flexibility needed to accommodate growth in user traffic.
Optimised resource management
AWS CloudFormation simplified infrastructure provisioning and maintenance, improving overall system efficiency.
Why Firemind
Firemind’s deep expertise in AWS cloud services and automation made them the ideal partner for Compare the Market. Their tailored solution helped streamline key processes and ensured the platform could scale efficiently to meet growing demand.
1920%
Workflow speed increase
1,000 documents in 12.5 minutes compared to 4 hours by human operator
88%
Keyword accuracy
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Added value
We were also able to take all stakeholders on a journey concerning how Cloud Adoption and Machine Learning would benefit their customers and their business continuity, all in a 12 week timeline from start to finish.
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