1. To Handle Scale, Social Product Information Management Platform Looks to the Cloud
MINI-CASE STUDY
“ACTUALOG was designed to handle millions of user requests, so cloud computing was the only reasonable option. Azure was the most affordable and easy to use cloud platform.” – Kate Koltunova, CEO, Actualog
SITUATION
With 80% of companies dissatisfied with the quality of information available about the products they purchase, Actualog was designed as a "social networking" style platform meant to address issues of product information quality. That kind of an application implies the possibility of extensive growth, so it must be able to scale out enormously.
MICROSOFT AZURE ISV:
Actualog
WEB SITE:
LOCATION: Saint-Petersburg, Russia
ORG SIZE: 5
MICROSOFT AZURE ISV PROFILE:
Actualog, founded in 2011, leverages the power of the cloud to provide complete, accurate, and relevant information about products, materials, and technologies. The Experts Community contributes all kinds of knowledge and real-life experience to systematize and make product information more valuable for all stakeholders.
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SOLUTION
Microsoft Azure provides a development platform with excellent built-in scalability capabilities so developers don’t spent valuable time solving standard scalability issues. Actualog uses Redis Cache, Azure Content Delivery Network, and Blob storage to store and provide access to PIM repository. The data is kept in two storages: table storage and Azure SQL Database.
BENEFITS
Actualog works simultaneously in several Microsoft Azure data centers around the world, using cloud technology to ensure platform reliability, scalability, and safety.
Microsoft Azure allows developers to be focused on the specific problems of the functional application instead of addressing common issues of scalability and reliability.