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IBM DataPower & API Connect Modernization to AWS EKS
Insurance | API Gateway & Management
Client
National Insurance Carrier (name withheld per client agreement)
Industry
Insurance
Engagement
16 weeks
35%
Cost Reduction
99.95%
Gateway Uptime
16 wks
Time to Migrate
Days
API Onboarding
The Challenge
- Legacy on-prem DataPower appliances nearing end of life
- API Connect environment costly to scale & patch
- Siloed policy, claims & billing APIs across data centers
- Slow API onboarding for partner & broker integrations
- Rising compliance burden for policyholder data
The Solution
- Assessed DataPower policies, API Connect catalogs & traffic patterns
- Containerized DataPower gateways on Amazon EKS
- Migrated API Connect management, Analytics & developer portal to EKS
- Automated CI/CD pipelines for API deployment
- Implemented centralized logging, monitoring & threat protection
The Results
- 35% reduction in API gateway infrastructure costs
- API onboarding time cut from weeks to days
- 99.95% gateway availability post-migration
- Elastic scaling during open-enrollment traffic spikes
- Strengthened security & compliance posture
“IntegrationPath modernized our API gateway estate without disrupting policy and claims traffic — we now scale for open enrollment in minutes, not weeks.”
— Director of Enterprise Integration, Client Organization
Technologies & Capabilities
IBM DataPowerIBM API ConnectAmazon EKSCI/CD AutomationCentralized LoggingThreat ProtectionAWS
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