Building a Hybrid Engineering Document and Backup Platform for Ecopeaks

About the Company

Ecopeaks operates engineering and construction teams across multiple active project sites, generating and relying on a steady flow of architectural drawings, CAD files, site imagery, project contracts, and technical specifications throughout each build lifecycle.

Customer Challenge

As Ecopeaks' project portfolio grew, the volume of engineering documents increased across site-level devices and local storage. Engineering teams needed a reliable way to access and share frequently used drawings, CAD files, specifications, and project documentation between construction sites and back-office teams.

On-site teams required fast, low-latency access to frequently used files, while Ecopeaks needed centralised cloud storage and a consistent approach to protecting important engineering documents. Existing local storage also created a risk of data loss and made it difficult to maintain a consistent backup process across project locations.

Partner's Solution

Digitspot designed and deployed a Hybrid Engineering Document and Backup Platform for Ecopeaks using AWS Storage Gateway (File Gateway), Amazon S3, and AWS Backup.

AWS Storage Gateway (File Gateway) provides NFS file shares that allow engineering teams to continue working with files through familiar file-system access. A 150 GB gp3 local cache provides low-latency access to frequently used engineering documents, while the gateway synchronises the data to Amazon S3 for durable, centralised cloud storage.

The engineering document repository is hosted in an Amazon S3 bucket with versioning enabled and AES-256 server-side encryption at rest. This provides a centralised location for architectural drawings, CAD files, site imagery, contracts, and technical documentation while maintaining the familiar file access experience required by engineering teams.

AWS Backup provides an additional layer of protection for the engineering document environment. Automated daily backups are stored in a dedicated backup vault with a 30-day retention policy, giving Ecopeaks a consistent backup process for protecting important project documents.

Results and Benefits

• Engineering teams have familiar, low-latency NFS access to frequently used project documents
• Engineering drawings, CAD files, site imagery, contracts, and technical documentation are centrally stored in Amazon S3 instead of being dependent on scattered local storage
• S3 versioning and encryption provide centralised protection and control for stored engineering documents
• AWS Backup provides automated daily backups with 30-day retention, strengthening protection against accidental deletion and data loss
• The hybrid model allows Ecopeaks to maintain local access to frequently used files while using scalable AWS storage for centralised document management
• The platform can scale with Ecopeaks' growing project and document volumes without requiring additional on-premises storage infrastructure at every construction site

About the Partner

Digitspot, established in 2011, continues to pursue its vision of helping both small and large-scale companies leverage cloud solutions to drive growth and innovation. As an AWS Advanced Partner, Digitspot remains committed to delivering world-class cloud strategies and implementations.