REE Automotive — Simplifying and Operating a Global AWS Environment
Industry: Automotive Technology, Electric VehiclesPlatform: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Client: REE Automotive
Services: AWS Landing Zone, Cloud Migration, Managed Cloud Operations, Networking, Security, Backup, Cost Optimization
About the Customer
REE (Nasdaq: REE) is an automotive technology company developing innovative electric and autonomous vehicle platforms.
Its revolutionary REEcorner™ technology integrates essential vehicle components, including steering, braking, suspension, powertrain, and control, into a compact module positioned between the chassis and the wheel.
Headquartered in Israel and operating internationally, REE requires secure, reliable, and efficiently managed IT infrastructure to support its global engineering, development, and business operations.
Customer Challenge
As REE expanded its international operations, its AWS infrastructure became increasingly complex, containing unnecessary resources, configuration inconsistencies, and opportunities for improved resource utilization.
This complexity increased the operational effort required to manage AWS resources, maintain infrastructure configurations, troubleshoot technical issues, and control cloud costs.
REE also faced challenges due to limited dedicated AWS and DevOps operational expertise. Supporting a growing cloud environment required specialized knowledge of AWS infrastructure, networking, security, data protection, and ongoing resource optimization.
With operations spanning multiple geographic locations, REE needed stable and secure network connectivity between its offices, employees, and AWS workloads. Protecting critical business data and maintaining reliable access to IT resources were additional operational priorities.
The company needed to simplify its cloud environment while ensuring that infrastructure could be efficiently operated, supported, and optimized as business requirements evolved.
REE therefore turned to Peax Cloud for AWS modernization and ongoing cloud operational support, allowing its internal teams to concentrate on automotive research, engineering, and innovation rather than day-to-day infrastructure management.
Partner Solution
Peax Cloud designed and implemented an optimized AWS environment and provides ongoing AWS and DevOps operational expertise to support its management and continuous improvement.
The solution includes:
- AWS Landing Zone and Governance: Peax Cloud implemented AWS Landing Zone Accelerator to standardize REE’s AWS environment, reduce configuration complexity, and establish stronger security and governance foundations.
- Infrastructure Migration and Optimization: Existing workloads were migrated and optimized to eliminate unnecessary resources, improve resource utilization, and establish a more cost-efficient infrastructure.
- Secure Global Connectivity: AWS Transit Gateway, AWS Site-to-Site VPN, and Client VPN capabilities were implemented to provide secure connectivity between AWS resources, company locations, and authorized users.
- Compute and Storage: Amazon EC2 and Amazon FSx were deployed to support REE’s computing and file-storage requirements.
- Data Protection: AWS Backup was implemented to provide centralized backup capabilities and improve the recoverability of critical workloads.
- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure: Amazon WorkSpaces was deployed to provide secure and scalable virtual desktop capabilities for employees.
In addition to the initial infrastructure modernization, Peax Cloud supports REE’s ongoing AWS operations, including infrastructure management, operational troubleshooting, infrastructure changes, resource optimization, and security- and reliability-related requirements.
Peax Cloud’s AWS expertise helps REE maintain a manageable cloud environment, address infrastructure issues, and continuously identify opportunities to improve operational and cost efficiency.
This approach reduces the effort required from REE’s internal IT resources while providing access to specialized AWS and DevOps capabilities.
Results and Benefits
Reduced Operational Complexity: Simplifying the AWS architecture and eliminating unnecessary resources reduced infrastructure management overhead and improved the overall manageability of the cloud environment.
Access to Ongoing AWS Expertise: Peax Cloud’s operational support provides REE with professional AWS and DevOps capabilities for managing infrastructure requirements, troubleshooting issues, and supporting continued improvements.
Improved Cost Visibility and Efficiency: Infrastructure optimization and improved resource management provide better control over AWS consumption and help reduce unnecessary cloud expenditure.
Enhanced Security and Governance: The standardized AWS Landing Zone provides a stronger foundation for maintaining consistent infrastructure configurations and security practices.
Reliable Global Connectivity: AWS Transit Gateway and VPN connectivity support secure communication between REE’s international operations and its AWS environment.
Improved Data Protection and Accessibility: AWS Backup supports workload protection and recovery, while Amazon WorkSpaces provides employees with secure and flexible access to virtual desktop environments.
Greater Focus on Innovation: By relying on Peax Cloud for AWS operational support, REE can dedicate more internal resources to its core automotive technology and business growth.
The resulting AWS environment provides REE with a secure, scalable, and efficiently operated cloud foundation capable of supporting its international operations and future expansion.