IBM Case Studies Mariinsky Theatre: SoftLayer technology helps cut capital expense by USD 20,000 and boost performance by 30 percent

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	Mariinsky Theatre: SoftLayer technology helps cut capital expense by USD 20,000 and boost performance by 30 percent IBM

Mariinsky Theatre: SoftLayer technology helps cut capital expense by USD 20,000 and boost performance by 30 percent

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Functions	Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Remote Collaboration
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	The Mariinsky Theatre, a historic opera and ballet theatre located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, wanted to extend its reach globally by live-streaming performances over the Internet for viewers around the world. The organization tried Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud hosting solutions, but it experienced frustrating performance issues, including frequent buffering. The theatre considered investing in onsite hosting infrastructure, but it needed the flexibility and cost-effectiveness that cloud technology provided. The theatre sought a more reliable cloud solution with the power and scalability to stream performances flawlessly and to easily accommodate a fluctuating number of site visitors. Read More
About Customer	Established in 1860, the Mariinsky Theatre is a historic opera and ballet theatre located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Previously known as the Kirov Theatre, the venue is home to the Mariinsky Ballet, Mariinsky Opera and Mariinsky Orchestra. The theatre is renowned for its performances and has a global audience. To extend its reach and make its performances accessible to a wider audience, the theatre wanted to live-stream performances over the Internet. However, it faced challenges with its existing cloud hosting solutions and was looking for a more reliable and scalable solution. Read More
Solution	IBM teamed with the Mariinsky Theatre to fully understand the organization’s performance concerns with the Microsoft and Amazon hosting platforms. Based on the theatre’s customization needs and live-streaming demands, IBM proposed a powerful SoftLayer cloud solution to prevent buffering. With SoftLayer bare metal server infrastructure specially configured to meet the necessary requirements, the Mariinsky Theatre easily uploads and streams performances to site visitors from more than 150 countries worldwide. The SoftLayer solution provided the theatre with the power and scalability it needed to stream performances flawlessly and to easily accommodate a fluctuating number of site visitors. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Functions

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Remote Collaboration

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

The Mariinsky Theatre, a historic opera and ballet theatre located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, wanted to extend its reach globally by live-streaming performances over the Internet for viewers around the world. The organization tried Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud hosting solutions, but it experienced frustrating performance issues, including frequent buffering. The theatre considered investing in onsite hosting infrastructure, but it needed the flexibility and cost-effectiveness that cloud technology provided. The theatre sought a more reliable cloud solution with the power and scalability to stream performances flawlessly and to easily accommodate a fluctuating number of site visitors.

About Customer

Established in 1860, the Mariinsky Theatre is a historic opera and ballet theatre located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Previously known as the Kirov Theatre, the venue is home to the Mariinsky Ballet, Mariinsky Opera and Mariinsky Orchestra. The theatre is renowned for its performances and has a global audience. To extend its reach and make its performances accessible to a wider audience, the theatre wanted to live-stream performances over the Internet. However, it faced challenges with its existing cloud hosting solutions and was looking for a more reliable and scalable solution.

Solution

IBM teamed with the Mariinsky Theatre to fully understand the organization’s performance concerns with the Microsoft and Amazon hosting platforms. Based on the theatre’s customization needs and live-streaming demands, IBM proposed a powerful SoftLayer cloud solution to prevent buffering. With SoftLayer bare metal server infrastructure specially configured to meet the necessary requirements, the Mariinsky Theatre easily uploads and streams performances to site visitors from more than 150 countries worldwide. The SoftLayer solution provided the theatre with the power and scalability it needed to stream performances flawlessly and to easily accommodate a fluctuating number of site visitors.

Impact #1	The Mariinsky Theatre improved overall performance by 30 percent
Impact #2	The theatre can cost-effectively scale its infrastructure as demands increase
Impact #3	The theatre significantly speeds infrastructure deployment with the SoftLayer solution, accelerating the procurement and installation process from two months to just four hours, a 99 percent reduction

Impact #1

The Mariinsky Theatre improved overall performance by 30 percent

Impact #2

The theatre can cost-effectively scale its infrastructure as demands increase

Impact #3

The theatre significantly speeds infrastructure deployment with the SoftLayer solution, accelerating the procurement and installation process from two months to just four hours, a 99 percent reduction

Benefit #1	Avoided USD 20,000 in capital expenses
Benefit #2	Improved overall performance by 30 percent
Benefit #3	Accelerated infrastructure deployment by 99 percent

Benefit #1

Avoided USD 20,000 in capital expenses

Benefit #2

Improved overall performance by 30 percent

Benefit #3

Accelerated infrastructure deployment by 99 percent

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Mariinsky Theatre: SoftLayer technology helps cut capital expense by USD 20,000 and boost performance by 30 percent

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