Nintendo of Europe
The Client Situation
Nintendo was bringing together their largest European sites in order to develop a coherent European Internet strategy. The pan-European site was to be re-launched with a new look and feel and would consist of everything Nintendo – from screen shots, movies and system information to news, tips and tricks and online communities.
Nintendo needed a hosting partner that could manage the operations of the pan-European Web site and ensure that their fans consistently received an online experience of the highest quality. The company was also looking for a partner that could respond quickly and flexibly to additional requirements as they arose. In this case, Nintendo required rapid deployment and subsequent operations of two microsites for the Nintendo GameCube.
Operational Challenges and the Solution
It is imperative that Nintendo sites deliver a high quality experience to their fans, regardless of the number of simultaneous users. In order to ensure a consistently high quality of service, TDC Hosting designed and deployed a technical solution that guarantees scalability without the incurrence of a large upfront investment. Horizontal scaling is enabled on all tiers, and the use of multiple servers in parallel at every tier provides redundancy for maximum availability.
TDC Hosting’s existing fibre optic infrastructure and production capacity enabled the company to deploy the site quickly, and to service end-users with excellent performance and availability, as guaranteed in the rigorous Service Level Agreement.
TDC Hosting provides Nintendo with full service 24x7 operations through the TDC Hosting international operations centre. Operations services include proactive monitoring, complete system management, and reporting.
The Results
TDC Hosting met all critical deadlines for the launches of the pan-European Nintendo site as well as for the Nintendo GameCube game microsites PIKMIN and Super Smash Bros Melee. The staging environment for the pan-European site was deployed within two days, and the complete system was in place in less than three weeks. The microsites were live in less than one week.
TDC Hosting is continuing to maintain the high quality of service of the sites through its 24h advanced support services.
Nintendo selected TDC Hosting as its hosting provider because TDC Hosting could provide a full set of Web Application Hosting services that were proven to deliver the results that Nintendo required – at a competitive cost.
"The ability to rapidly deploy a scalable infrastructure to meet critical deadlines was crucial to Nintendo when selecting a hosting partner for our pan-European Web site. TDC Hosting fully met our requirements with its expert skills and pan-European infrastructure – at a competitive cost. The company has been an excellent partner that has responded quickly and flexibly to our needs."
– Marko Hein, European Product Manager, Nintendo of Europe
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