Linode Case Studies Reliability, convenience and cost: 3 primary reasons SME chose Linode

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Reliability, convenience and cost: 3 primary reasons SME chose Linode

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries	Professional Service Software
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Remote Asset Management
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	SME initially faced two significant hurdles with regards to its hosted deployment of the Enterprise File Fabric. First, its SaaS platform demands constant uptime and high throughput, so SME sought the capability to balance traffic loads for its clients. Second, for some of its enterprise customers, SME needed to supply on-demand dedicated IaaS instances that could assume the advantages of its Enterprise File Fabric Appliance without requiring the client’s investing heavily in new technology or advanced system administration training, but which would remain cost effective. More recently, SME has sought to automate its client on-boarding for an IaaS instance. Read More
About Customer	Storage Made Easy (SME) is a London-based company founded in 2009, specializing in cloud-based storage solutions. The company offers the Enterprise File Fabric, a solution that enables IT departments to regain control of 'cloud sprawl' by unifying private and public data into a single, converged storage infrastructure. This infrastructure can be easily managed and used to set governance and audit controls. SME's solution provides a 'blanket' that enterprises can apply to wrap around all their data, whether it’s on-premises, within a public cloud, or on a third-party software vendor’s cloud. Customers use SME for collaboration, security, encryption, audit, and control, as well as to provide a data unification platform. The company has seen increased subscriptions from Fortune 1000 enterprises and has expanded its market adoption of the Enterprise File Fabric Solution. Read More
Solution	Linode’s nine global datacenters let SME load balance its clients across global regions. This geographic disparity reduces the risk of their SaaS offering going offline for any length of time. For customers who require a hosted cloud instance, SME also chooses to recommend Linode hosting as an option to its Enterprise File Fabric customers. This 'managed private appliance' appeals to customers that seek the benefits of SME’s Enterprise File Fabric Appliance, but don’t have the technology, or administrative know-how to be able to confidently master an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform. More recently, SME has begun the process of automating customer on-boarding to acquire a Linode IaaS instance. Soon, SME will be launching a one-click deployment feature rooted in Linode automation through its API. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Industries

Professional Service

Software

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Remote Asset Management

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

SME initially faced two significant hurdles with regards to its hosted deployment of the Enterprise File Fabric. First, its SaaS platform demands constant uptime and high throughput, so SME sought the capability to balance traffic loads for its clients. Second, for some of its enterprise customers, SME needed to supply on-demand dedicated IaaS instances that could assume the advantages of its Enterprise File Fabric Appliance without requiring the client’s investing heavily in new technology or advanced system administration training, but which would remain cost effective. More recently, SME has sought to automate its client on-boarding for an IaaS instance.

About Customer

Storage Made Easy (SME) is a London-based company founded in 2009, specializing in cloud-based storage solutions. The company offers the Enterprise File Fabric, a solution that enables IT departments to regain control of 'cloud sprawl' by unifying private and public data into a single, converged storage infrastructure. This infrastructure can be easily managed and used to set governance and audit controls. SME's solution provides a 'blanket' that enterprises can apply to wrap around all their data, whether it’s on-premises, within a public cloud, or on a third-party software vendor’s cloud. Customers use SME for collaboration, security, encryption, audit, and control, as well as to provide a data unification platform. The company has seen increased subscriptions from Fortune 1000 enterprises and has expanded its market adoption of the Enterprise File Fabric Solution.

Solution

Linode’s nine global datacenters let SME load balance its clients across global regions. This geographic disparity reduces the risk of their SaaS offering going offline for any length of time. For customers who require a hosted cloud instance, SME also chooses to recommend Linode hosting as an option to its Enterprise File Fabric customers. This 'managed private appliance' appeals to customers that seek the benefits of SME’s Enterprise File Fabric Appliance, but don’t have the technology, or administrative know-how to be able to confidently master an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform. More recently, SME has begun the process of automating customer on-boarding to acquire a Linode IaaS instance. Soon, SME will be launching a one-click deployment feature rooted in Linode automation through its API.

Impact #1	By being able to load balance across regional data centers, SME can meet and exceed its uptime SLAs for its production SaaS platform clients.
Impact #2	The managed private appliance offers customers a truly unrestricted feature set while not requiring the client to manage a production system.
Impact #3	With Linode’s infrastructure, SME has been able to reach valuable new customers and markets, where previously the technology would have been too high a barrier to entry.

Impact #1

By being able to load balance across regional data centers, SME can meet and exceed its uptime SLAs for its production SaaS platform clients.

Impact #2

The managed private appliance offers customers a truly unrestricted feature set while not requiring the client to manage a production system.

Impact #3

With Linode’s infrastructure, SME has been able to reach valuable new customers and markets, where previously the technology would have been too high a barrier to entry.

Benefit #1	Increased subscriptions from Fortune 1000 enterprises.
Benefit #2	Increased market adoption of Enterprise File Fabric Solution in the market.

Benefit #1

Increased subscriptions from Fortune 1000 enterprises.

Benefit #2

Increased market adoption of Enterprise File Fabric Solution in the market.

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Reliability, convenience and cost: 3 primary reasons SME chose Linode

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