1. Cloud Platform Helps to Unify Management
across Stadium Business, Facility Functions
“Windows Azure helps our customers easily use Data Management, CRM and Business Intelligence tools and convert analysis into anticipations as quickly as possible.” – Cyril Smet, Co-founder AP2S & OpenField Solution
WINDOWS AZURE ISV:
OpenField
WEB SITE: LOCATION: Paris, France
ORG SIZE: 30 employees
INDUSTRY: Sports – Entertainment
WINDOWS AZURE ISV PROFILE:
Founded by AP2S in 2012 for deployment at new stadiums in France and Europe, OpenField is an intelligent end-to-end stadium solution that helps to move into a new technological and analysis context in order to optimize overall management.
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SITUATION:
Management applications for stadiums, arenas, and clubs often operate in silos, making it difficult to have a wide vision of diffuse business cost and revenue data. To help clients collect consumption and behavior data and to offer useful management and analysis functions, AP2S sought a way to unify stadium operations via a flexible and cost-optimized cloud platform.
SOLUTION:
AP2S chose Windows Azure to host its OpenField solution, which offers new CRM and geo-business intelligence approaches at the heart of the user experience and modern apps. OpenField is connected to various business tools (ticketing, catering, access control, e-commerce websites, etc.) and building tools (building management system) to manage and exploit all relevant data. OpenField leverages many of the features of Windows Azure, including Virtual Machines, Cloud Services, storage with geographic redundancy, Virtual Network, and Traffic Manager.
BENEFITS:
Windows Azure delivers a secure and reliable platform with a guarantee of 99.9 percent uptime, giving customers financial assurance regarding continuous business through connected channels and modern apps.
Windows Azure can provide increased computing resources during events, when thousands of visitors visit a venue, or allow reduced infrastructure, and therefore costs, during off days.
WINDOWS AZURE CASE STUDY