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Ensuring a Successful Product Launch: Harmonix Performs Load Testing on GoGrid Cloud Infrastructure
Overview
Ensuring a Successful Product Launch: Harmonix Performs Load Testing on GoGrid Cloud InfrastructureRackspace Technology |
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing | |
Electronics | |
Product Research & Development Sales & Marketing | |
Mass Customization Cybersecurity | |
Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration | |
Operational Impact
Lower total cost of ownership – Using GoGrid has reduced the total cost of ownership for the load testing infrastructure. Since Harmonix requires around 100 servers, the economics of doing this in-house does not make sense. | |
Brand protection and improved user experiences – The online component is critical to the user experience. Players use the online site to view leader boards, find other players to team up with, and listen to new song snippets. If the service is not available, Harmonix's customers do not have a good experience and potentially lose confidence in their service. | |
Revenue assurance – One of the ways Harmonix makes money is through their online store. Players can download additional songs for a fee. If the store is down, they don’t make any money off of downloadable content. So, it is important that their online services stay up. | |
Quantitative Benefit
Simulated more than 60,000 concurrent users at a time during load testing. | |
During peak periods, loads can be twenty times more than on a normal day. | |