Cloud Increases Publishing Software Availability and Makes Access Efficient Around the World MINI-CASE STUDY “The flexibility and efficiency within Azure has given us the ability to create a scalable and geographically redundant infrastructure in a way that wouldn’t have been possible for us to do otherwise.” – Dave Jansen, COO, Above the Treeline SITUATION Above the Treeline’s suite of services (Edelweiss) for the publishing industry was growing fast and expanding internationally. Publishers integrated their sales and marketing workflows into Edelweiss, and it soon became a mission critical part of their business. As a result, Above the Treeline needed to scale up its ability to serve more users as well as provide a system that would be up and available 24x7. In addition, it needed to meet the security standards that international customers expected. MICROSOFT AZURE ISV: Above the Treeline WEB SITE: www.abovethetreeline.com LOCATION: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA ORG SIZE: 15 MICROSOFT AZURE ISV PROFILE: Above the Treeline creates solutions for publishers, booksellers, librarians, reviewers, and book industry professionals. Its Edelweiss platform is integral to how publishers promote their titles to the industry, and includes analytics to understand library holdings and bookstore inventory, and to see in-depth marketing results easily. Read about other Microsoft Azure ISVs SOLUTION Above the Treeline moved its entire hosting infrastructure to Azure from a dedicated server model. Leveraging Redis cache, the Azure Content Delivery Network, and geo-redundant storage, the Edelweiss application is distributed for improved availability and more efficient access for international users. European Union users also get the assurance of knowing their content is stored in an EU Security Compliant Data Center. BENEFITS Microsoft Azure offers an array of services for distributing Above the Treeline’s applications globally. The EU Security Compliance built into every Azure data center ensures that customer data is protected.