MIC Transformer is a human capital training center that focuses on life-skills training. MIC Transformer's training methodology is packaged with the "EDUTAINMENT" method, complete with the formation of a supportive training atmosphere, inspiration from the surrounding environment, and exciting outbound activities.

Facing COVID-19, MIC Transformer had to conduct their training sessions through online channels. It needed to organize multiple events, campaigns, trainings, and webinars online, which required a scalable and reliable infrastructure. In particular, MIC Transformer needed to minimize streaming latency to ensure smooth experience for its customers.

In January 2021, MIC Transformer experimented with Alibaba Cloud’s ApsaraVideo offering. The team invited participants from various areas in Indonesia to a campaign, and they did not experience any issues throughout the campaign. MIC Transformer was impressed by the results of the campaign and is now getting ready for their next project with Alibaba Cloud.

The cloud computing architecture implemented for MIC Transformer consists of several Alibaba Cloud’s products and services. Among these are Elastic Compute Service (ECS), Object Storage Service (OSS), Elastic IP, and Content Delivery Network (CDN). It also took advantage of Alibaba Cloud's database and multimedia solutions through the ApsaraDB for MySQL, ApsaraVideo for VoD, and ApsaraVideo for Live services.

With ECS, MIC Transformer is able to easily host its website application, both for back-end and front-end. It also uses Elastic IP to expose its application and website to the public. Moreover, OSS is added to its overall solution for storing unstructured data that can be accessed by users, such as pictures and documents. With the combination of CDN, MIC Transformer is able to cache static data that has been accessed by users through the website.

As for the database for application and website, MIC Transformer uses ApsaraDB for MySQL enterprise edition from primary instance, secondary instance, and logger instance. It also utilizes ApsaraVideo for VOD to backup and manage its videos and ApsaraVideo for Live to support live streaming.

MIC Transformer enjoys working with Alibaba Cloud as it has provided the company with the necessary tools and services to succeed. MIC Transformer is excited to explore more possibilities with Alibaba Cloud and continue to apply more solutions in the future.