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edict egaming saves bandwidth and costs thanks to CDNetworks’ Content Acceleration

Company Size

200-1,000

Region

Europe

Country

Germany

Product

Content Acceleration
Cloud Storage

Tech Stack

Reverse Proxy Functionality
API

Implementation Scale

Enterprise-wide Deployment

Impact Metrics

Cost Savings
Productivity Improvements

Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services

Applicable Industries

Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

About The Customer

edict egaming GmbH is a provider of online gaming platforms in the B2B sector and specialises in the development and technical operation of online casino solutions and system platforms for the gaming sector. The company's products, which include Turnkey Solution, Casino Solution and Game Solution, have been developed and individually tailored based on cutting-edge technologies and the latest advances in the areas of player protection, money-laundering, age verification, payment and transaction security. Until the amendment of the German Interstate Treaty on Gambling in 2008, edict egaming was the only licensed and legal provider of online casino solutions in Germany and successfully developed and provided the technical operation for the online casino systems at the Wiesbaden and Hamburg casinos. In the spring of 2008, edict was taken over by Merkur Interactive GmbH, a subsidiary of the Gauselmann Group.

The Challenge

edict egaming, a provider of online gaming platforms, was facing significant bandwidth usage costs due to the billing system of local Internet providers on the Isle of Man, which is based on actual data volumes rather than flat rates. This meant that every megabyte transmitted was billed to the customer. With its growing number of users, edict egaming was incurring an average five-figure amount per month in bandwidth costs alone. Additionally, data transmission capacity was stretched to the limit at times, particularly during peak hours. The company sought to significantly reduce monthly data volume and therefore make considerable savings.

The Solution

edict egaming chose CDNetworks as its partner to implement a Content Acceleration and cloud storage solution. The solution, which has been in place since May 2014, is based on a reverse proxy functionality, which allows for a flexible definition of which content must be cached in order to save valuable transmission capacity. The cache can be emptied manually or selectively via an API. In addition, detailed reports on already used traffic can be retrieved via the CDN customer portal. CDNetworks accounts for its service every month through a transparent calculation of gigabyte data volumes, and the powerful 24/7 support ensures 99.95% system availability. On the customer side, only minor interventions needed to be made in their own IT structure in the course of implementation.

Operational Impact

edict egaming now requires only one sixth of the originally used transmission capacity.
Through professional project management and support from CDNetworks, valuable time and staff resources have been saved.
The implementation process from the evaluation of potential partners to the final go-live of CDNetworks’ solution took a total of only eight weeks.

Quantitative Benefit

An average of 85% bandwidth has been saved.
edict egaming now requires only one sixth of the originally used transmission capacity, representing a cost saving of 44% per month.