Case Study

For iPhone Launch, Razorfish Uses An Elastic Application Platform

March 19th, 2010
Noel Yuhanna, VP, Principal Analyst
Noel Yuhanna VP, Principal Analyst
Mike Gualtieri, VP, Principal Analyst
Mike Gualtieri VP, Principal Analyst
With contributors:
Adam Knoll , Mike Gilpin

Summary

The breakneck adoption of the Apple iPhone posed big challenges for Razorfish, the firm that developed the iPhone activation application for the UK. To support the activation of 12,000 iPhones per hour, Razorfish needed an application platform that delivered performance, scalability, reliability, and quick development. Razorfish chose GigaSpaces eXtreme Application Platform (XAP) for the job. Application development professionals can learn from Razorfish's experience as an example of how to use elastic application platforms such as GigaSpaces XAP to develop and deploy mission-critical, high-volume transactional applications.

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