AWS CloudFormation Case Study: SoftBank
SoftBank Group Corp.
Applied Services: AWS CloudFormation, Infrastructure Automation
SoftBank Group Corp., one of Japan's largest telecommunications companies, partnered with Classmethod to automate the provisioning infrastructure behind "WhiteCloud: OneLayer on Cradlepoint NetCloud" — a cloud networking solution that integrates and manages network settings via an administrator portal while enabling rapid software-based provisioning for enterprise customers.
The Challenge: Scalable Multi-Tenant Network Provisioning
WhiteCloud OneLayer required a provisioning system that could support diverse customer requirements across multiple tenants — each with customized network configurations — while remaining consistent, repeatable, and manageable at scale. Manual environment setup was not viable for enterprise-grade deployment velocity.
About AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation enables infrastructure description and provisioning through text-based templates, allowing automated deployment across regions and accounts. Teams define their entire cloud environment in code — eliminating manual configuration and ensuring consistency across all deployments.
Solution: Infrastructure as Code for Automated Provisioning
Classmethod developed CloudFormation templates that automated AWS environment provisioning, OS configuration, and middleware setup for each tenant instance. The templates were designed with flexibility in mind — enabling SoftBank's team to customize settings per customer while maintaining a standardized, repeatable deployment process.
Flexible Platform Selection
Template-driven configuration adapts to each customer's specific requirements
Customizable Settings
CloudFormation parameters expose only what needs to change per tenant
Streamlined Tenant Provisioning
Consistent, repeatable deployments replace manual environment setup
Simplified Administration
Platform creation without manual steps — operators launch from templates
Results
Results Achieved
- • Automated AWS environment provisioning across all tenant deployments
- • OS and middleware configuration handled entirely through CloudFormation templates
- • Customers can quickly obtain network environments with consistent configuration
- • Administration simplified — new platforms created without manual intervention
- • Foundation established for scaling WhiteCloud OneLayer to additional enterprise customers
This case study uses AWS CloudFormation and Infrastructure Automation.
Classmethod's infrastructure automation practice designs and implements CloudFormation templates, CDK stacks, and Terraform modules — enabling teams to provision consistent, auditable cloud environments at scale across multiple accounts and regions.