The video game industry has always been a hub of innovation, leveraging emerging technologies to create new experiences for players. Cloud-native infrastructure and development are no different. Using cloud-native technologies, the video game market has redefined scale. Millions of players are actively pounding on the same resources in real time. In the process, they’ve also forced the evolution of content delivery networks and hardware options through cloud. This report helps infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals from all verticals learn what to adopt and what to avoid in their upcoming cloud projects.