Host Europe Virtualizes Gaming Databases in Cloud With Fusion-io SSDs

Fusion-io, Inc. announced that Host Europe GmbH, an European
managed cloud service provider and part of the Host Europe Group, has deployed
Fusion ioMemory technology in its data centers to reduce infrastructure and
costs while increasing virtualized database performance capabilities and
extending savings to customers.

"Fusion ioMemory maintains consistent performance regardless of
database workload fluctuations, even with massively parallel virtual machines
and database virtualization. This allows us to guarantee high service levels to
all applications, under any load, so we don’t have to scale out excess infrastructure
in anticipation of load spikes that might cause servers to crash or interrupt
application service," said Thomas Ebbers, Head of Product Management for
Host Europe. "Our Fusion-io solution will help all of Host Europe’s
customers, not only for providing a better service experience, but also because
we’ve even been able to offer more competitive pricing to our customers since
implementing Fusion-io."

More than one million customers trust the professional hosting
services of the Host Europe Group in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the UK, USA
and Spain. As an application’s popularity increases, the Host Europe
infrastructure can experience rapid spikes in demand. With traditional storage
and SSDs that cannot deliver low application queue depth, the virtualized
system experienced workloads that could not be managed consistently and cost
effectively.

Host Europe deployed ioMemory technology to help eliminate
virtualized MySQL database bottlenecks, reduce server sprawl and efficiently
scale to meet demand. Once Fusion ioMemory was integrated into its servers,
Host Europe realized up to five times more workloads per server on a customer’s
popular multiplayer online social game. The Fusion-io platform enabled Host
Europe to virtualize multiple databases, resulting in a 30 percent reduction in
overall hardware requirements.

"Emerging trends like cloud computing and virtualization
require innovative new solutions to be able to scale with rapid spikes in
demand such as with a popular online game like those delivered by Host
Europe," said Neil Carson, CTO of Fusion-io. "As a game goes viral,
or when many people log on for peak playing times, traditional systems can be
stressed, which forces companies to sprawl out traditional data centers at high
cost to customers and greater impact on providers’ bottom lines. The innovative
team at Host Europe has found an ideal way to maintain its competitive edge and
commitment to outstanding customer service with ioMemory."