IBM Case Studies Zumidian – Provides online gaming companies with scalable, high-performance cloud hosting in SoftLayer data centers worldwide

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	Zumidian – Provides online gaming companies with scalable, high-performance cloud hosting in SoftLayer data centers worldwide IBM

Zumidian – Provides online gaming companies with scalable, high-performance cloud hosting in SoftLayer data centers worldwide

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries	Software
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	Zumidian, a company that provides hosting infrastructure for online games, was in need of a cloud provider that could offer high-availability, high-performance technology. The business was seeking a flexible global cloud solution that could easily scale up and down to accommodate unpredictable gaming workloads. The challenge was to find a cloud provider that could meet these requirements and also provide a fast, security-rich network. Read More
About Customer	Zumidian is a company that provides hosting infrastructure for online games. They work with online gaming companies, providing them with scalable, high-performance cloud hosting. Zumidian's services are crucial for these companies as they require high-availability, high-performance technology to support their games. The company needed a cloud provider that could offer a flexible global cloud solution capable of easily scaling up and down to accommodate unpredictable gaming workloads. They also required a provider with a worldwide data center presence and a fast, security-rich network. Read More
Solution	Zumidian chose to team up with SoftLayer for their cloud hosting needs. SoftLayer's cloud platform offered the performance, scalability, worldwide data center presence, and fast, security-rich network that Zumidian was looking for. Zumidian now provisions SoftLayer hosting environments for its gaming company customers. They maintain hybrid cloud infrastructure in SoftLayer data centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan, and Singapore. The firm also plans to extend its environment to South America in the near future. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Industries

Software

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

Zumidian, a company that provides hosting infrastructure for online games, was in need of a cloud provider that could offer high-availability, high-performance technology. The business was seeking a flexible global cloud solution that could easily scale up and down to accommodate unpredictable gaming workloads. The challenge was to find a cloud provider that could meet these requirements and also provide a fast, security-rich network.

About Customer

Zumidian is a company that provides hosting infrastructure for online games. They work with online gaming companies, providing them with scalable, high-performance cloud hosting. Zumidian's services are crucial for these companies as they require high-availability, high-performance technology to support their games. The company needed a cloud provider that could offer a flexible global cloud solution capable of easily scaling up and down to accommodate unpredictable gaming workloads. They also required a provider with a worldwide data center presence and a fast, security-rich network.

Solution

Zumidian chose to team up with SoftLayer for their cloud hosting needs. SoftLayer's cloud platform offered the performance, scalability, worldwide data center presence, and fast, security-rich network that Zumidian was looking for. Zumidian now provisions SoftLayer hosting environments for its gaming company customers. They maintain hybrid cloud infrastructure in SoftLayer data centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan, and Singapore. The firm also plans to extend its environment to South America in the near future.

Impact #1	Zumidian can now easily and cost-effectively scale as needed to facilitate fluctuating gaming workloads.
Impact #2	The company can support global availability of customers’ games with SoftLayer® data centers worldwide.
Impact #3	Zumidian is able to keep costs low with usage-based pricing for flexible, easy-to-provision cloud technology.

Impact #1

Zumidian can now easily and cost-effectively scale as needed to facilitate fluctuating gaming workloads.

Impact #2

The company can support global availability of customers’ games with SoftLayer® data centers worldwide.

Impact #3

Zumidian is able to keep costs low with usage-based pricing for flexible, easy-to-provision cloud technology.

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Zumidian – Provides online gaming companies with scalable, high-performance cloud hosting in SoftLayer data centers worldwide

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