Joyent Case Studies Nodejitsu Success Story

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Nodejitsu Success Story

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries	Software
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Software Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	Nodejitsu, a premier Node.js platform as a service provider, was looking for a cloud infrastructure provider that could offer deep knowledge of Node.js, easy account management, better performance, and high reliability. They wanted to offer the highest levels of performance to its clients and needed a cloud provider that could support their infrastructure-agnostic service that automatically scales to support the needs of applications. They also wanted to avoid the hassle of managing multiple hosting accounts once they exceed a certain number of servers. Read More
About Customer	Nodejitsu is a provider of a premier Node.js platform as a service offering. The company has built its hosting platform from the ground up using Node.js, a runtime language of which Joyent is the corporate steward. This allows developers to pre-configure or customize Nodejitsu for any scenario of Node.js application deployment. Nodejitsu’s platform is also designed to work with the latest versions of technologies such as WebSocket, SPDY, and socket.io. The company is headquartered in Manhattan, but its employees work in seven countries on four continents. Read More
Solution	Nodejitsu chose to work with Joyent, a cloud provider that offers Joyent SmartOS, a highly advanced operating system that provides superior visibility, multi-tenancy, storage, performance, and security for developers. The Joyent Cloud reduced the time Nodejitsu needed to provision a server from as long as 10 minutes to as little as 30 seconds. Joyent SmartOS offers both hardware and OS virtualization, providing more speed and scalability than Linux. Joyent also allots CPU cycles in terms of “zones” of RAM, and allows these zones to burst beyond their usual limits during times of peak demand. Joyent’s DTrace tool lets Nodejitsu monitor its servers to make sure they’re meeting the company’s scaling criteria. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Applicable Industries

Software

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

Nodejitsu, a premier Node.js platform as a service provider, was looking for a cloud infrastructure provider that could offer deep knowledge of Node.js, easy account management, better performance, and high reliability. They wanted to offer the highest levels of performance to its clients and needed a cloud provider that could support their infrastructure-agnostic service that automatically scales to support the needs of applications. They also wanted to avoid the hassle of managing multiple hosting accounts once they exceed a certain number of servers.

About Customer

Nodejitsu is a provider of a premier Node.js platform as a service offering. The company has built its hosting platform from the ground up using Node.js, a runtime language of which Joyent is the corporate steward. This allows developers to pre-configure or customize Nodejitsu for any scenario of Node.js application deployment. Nodejitsu’s platform is also designed to work with the latest versions of technologies such as WebSocket, SPDY, and socket.io. The company is headquartered in Manhattan, but its employees work in seven countries on four continents.

Solution

Nodejitsu chose to work with Joyent, a cloud provider that offers Joyent SmartOS, a highly advanced operating system that provides superior visibility, multi-tenancy, storage, performance, and security for developers. The Joyent Cloud reduced the time Nodejitsu needed to provision a server from as long as 10 minutes to as little as 30 seconds. Joyent SmartOS offers both hardware and OS virtualization, providing more speed and scalability than Linux. Joyent also allots CPU cycles in terms of “zones” of RAM, and allows these zones to burst beyond their usual limits during times of peak demand. Joyent’s DTrace tool lets Nodejitsu monitor its servers to make sure they’re meeting the company’s scaling criteria.

Impact #1	The amount of time Nodejitsu needed to provision a server decreased drastically – from as long as 10 minutes to as little as 30 seconds.
Impact #2	Joyent SmartOS provided more speed and scalability than Linux.
Impact #3	Joyent's DTrace tool provided deep visibility into Nodejitsu's servers, helping them meet their scaling criteria.

Impact #1

The amount of time Nodejitsu needed to provision a server decreased drastically – from as long as 10 minutes to as little as 30 seconds.

Impact #2

Joyent SmartOS provided more speed and scalability than Linux.

Impact #3

Joyent's DTrace tool provided deep visibility into Nodejitsu's servers, helping them meet their scaling criteria.

Benefit #1	Provisioning a server time reduced from 10 minutes to 30 seconds.

Benefit #1

Provisioning a server time reduced from 10 minutes to 30 seconds.

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