Architecting a Scalable LMS Portal for GBTC Trust Serving 10,000+ Active Users
Engineered an enterprise-grade learning management portal with auto-scaling infrastructure, supporting 10,000+ students with 100% exam-time uptime.
The problem
GBTC Trust struggled with an outdated course portal that regularly crashed when thousands of students logged on concurrently to take exams or download resources, resulting in student complaints and admin overhead.
What we built
We built a modern, responsive single-page web app with a highly optimized dashboard for students and admins. We implemented a containerized AWS microservice architecture with auto-scaling groups and global CDN caching to handle severe traffic spikes.
The result
The portal successfully onboarded over 10,000 active students. During peak exam seasons, the system handled a 400% surge in traffic with 100% uptime and sub-200ms API response times. Student progression tracking became 75% faster.
“The new portal has completely eliminated exam-day crashes. It is incredibly fast, intuitive, and the scaling is completely automated.”
GBTC Executive DirectorManaging Trustee