Amazon Cloud Computing Case Studies – SaaS Companies
What types of SaaS related companies are getting involved in the cloud? Here are a list of some of them taken directly from the – AWS website.
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99designs
99designs’ massive design marketplace has received over 3.1 Million unique design submissions from over 53,000 designers around the world and runs entirely on AWS.
99designs’ massive design marketplace has received over 3.1 Million unique design submissions from over 53,000 designers around the world and runs entirely on AWS.
Abaca
Abaca, a spam blocking application, chooses Amazon EC2 as a low-cost computing alternative after they surpass their estimated growth rate.
Abaca, a spam blocking application, chooses Amazon EC2 as a low-cost computing alternative after they surpass their estimated growth rate.
AdaptiveBlue
Glue uses Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon S3 and EC2 to power their browser add-on which lets users share feedback with their friends on things found on Amazon.com, MTV, Wikipedia, and other websites.
Glue uses Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon S3 and EC2 to power their browser add-on which lets users share feedback with their friends on things found on Amazon.com, MTV, Wikipedia, and other websites.
Appirio
Appirio worked closely with The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) to migrate their infrastructure to AWS.
Appirio worked closely with The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) to migrate their infrastructure to AWS.
Autodesk Seek
Autodesk, Inc. selects Amazon Web Services as the infrastructure upon which to build its new software-as-a-service solution, Autodesk Seek.
Autodesk, Inc. selects Amazon Web Services as the infrastructure upon which to build its new software-as-a-service solution, Autodesk Seek.
Cirrhus9
Ekabhi Enterprises recently came to Cirrhus9 to help them successfully implement a virtual data center that would be used on a global scale by the Chandaria Foundation, global charitable organization.
Ekabhi Enterprises recently came to Cirrhus9 to help them successfully implement a virtual data center that would be used on a global scale by the Chandaria Foundation, global charitable organization.
ddsWebLink
ddsWebLink turned to AWS to run their HIPAA-compliant application for sending, managing, and storing patients’ electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) in the dental care industry.
ddsWebLink turned to AWS to run their HIPAA-compliant application for sending, managing, and storing patients’ electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) in the dental care industry.
DigitalChalk
DigitalChalk powers its easy-to-use application for creating, delivering, and managing online training videos using Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, and Amazon SQS.
DigitalChalk powers its easy-to-use application for creating, delivering, and managing online training videos using Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, and Amazon SQS.
directthought
directthought worked with Xerox to build a scalable document processing solution that leveraged the cost effective storage of Amazon S3 and the scalable compute resources of Amazon EC2.
directthought worked with Xerox to build a scalable document processing solution that leveraged the cost effective storage of Amazon S3 and the scalable compute resources of Amazon EC2.
DreamFactory
DreamFactory selects Amazon Web Services as a cost-effective platform which meets technical and business requirements for delivering products in the cloud.
DreamFactory selects Amazon Web Services as a cost-effective platform which meets technical and business requirements for delivering products in the cloud.
Envoy Media Group NEW!
Envoy Media Group is an integrated direct marketing firm that offers solutions and highly-targeted media campaigns running on AWS. Michael Taggart, Chief Technical Officer claims, “I will never build another web app on a traditional datacenter setup again.”
Envoy Media Group is an integrated direct marketing firm that offers solutions and highly-targeted media campaigns running on AWS. Michael Taggart, Chief Technical Officer claims, “I will never build another web app on a traditional datacenter setup again.”
Eton Digital
StudentBox online student community chooses Eton Digital to support large scale photo and video sharing via AWS.
StudentBox online student community chooses Eton Digital to support large scale photo and video sharing via AWS.
ftopia NEW!
To deliver their online file-sharing application, ftopia decided to use Amazon Web Services and leverage its data centers in the EU and US. Lisez en français.
To deliver their online file-sharing application, ftopia decided to use Amazon Web Services and leverage its data centers in the EU and US. Lisez en français.
HostedFTP
HostedFTP.com, a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) replacement solution for businesses, hosts their file sharing system on Amazon S3 and EC2.
HostedFTP.com, a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) replacement solution for businesses, hosts their file sharing system on Amazon S3 and EC2.
InstallFree
GDS integrated InstallFree and Amazon EC2 & Amazon S3 to deliver a virtualized version of GE Centricity along with their custom PAX system to their network of hospitals, doctors, and medical providers to comply with Electronic Medical Records Act.
GDS integrated InstallFree and Amazon EC2 & Amazon S3 to deliver a virtualized version of GE Centricity along with their custom PAX system to their network of hospitals, doctors, and medical providers to comply with Electronic Medical Records Act.
Kehalim
Kehalim, a contextual affiliate platform, turned to Amazon SimpleDB and Amazon Relational Database Service to scale their data storage.
Kehalim, a contextual affiliate platform, turned to Amazon SimpleDB and Amazon Relational Database Service to scale their data storage.
Kooaba Till Quack, CTO of Kooaba AG, shared some insight into their application for the iPhone and Android running on AWS.
LiveLeader
LiveLeader estimates that they’ve saved nearly $200,000 by deploying their live chat tool for business on Amazon Web Services.
LiveLeader estimates that they’ve saved nearly $200,000 by deploying their live chat tool for business on Amazon Web Services.
Livemocha
Livemocha, an online language learning site with free courses in over 25 languages and 3 million users worldwide, chose Amazon SimpleDB to help them store, process and query large datasets. Their online service also makes use of Amazon EC2, S3, SQS, and CloudFront.
Livemocha, an online language learning site with free courses in over 25 languages and 3 million users worldwide, chose Amazon SimpleDB to help them store, process and query large datasets. Their online service also makes use of Amazon EC2, S3, SQS, and CloudFront.
Meginfo
Meginfo was chosen as the vendor to build PSA’s (Peugeot and Citroën) new Chinese website and tailor the content to meet the needs of the Chinese market.
Meginfo was chosen as the vendor to build PSA’s (Peugeot and Citroën) new Chinese website and tailor the content to meet the needs of the Chinese market.
Model Metrics
Model Metrics developed the Cloud Converter to support its client Salesforce.com. Cloud Converter is an open source application that automates the migration of applications from on premise platforms to Force.com.
Model Metrics developed the Cloud Converter to support its client Salesforce.com. Cloud Converter is an open source application that automates the migration of applications from on premise platforms to Force.com.
Monografias NEW!
This large Latin American community-built content site is entirely run on AWS with tens of thousands of original essays and publications and over 2 Million unique visitors per day.
This large Latin American community-built content site is entirely run on AWS with tens of thousands of original essays and publications and over 2 Million unique visitors per day.
Morph
Built from the ground up using Amazon Web Services, Morph Labs markets a “full service” deployment, delivery and management system for web applications.
Built from the ground up using Amazon Web Services, Morph Labs markets a “full service” deployment, delivery and management system for web applications.
Napera
Napera built their network security management layer on top of Amazon EC2, allowing them to go to market in under nine months.
Napera built their network security management layer on top of Amazon EC2, allowing them to go to market in under nine months.
nuTsie
In this interview, Bob Wise, VP Engineering of Melodeo tells us about nuTsie, an iPhone application they built on AWS.
In this interview, Bob Wise, VP Engineering of Melodeo tells us about nuTsie, an iPhone application they built on AWS.
ParkVu
Jeff Fedor and Terry Goertz, Co-Founders of ParkVu describe their media player for BlackBerry phones and how they run their application on AWS.
Jeff Fedor and Terry Goertz, Co-Founders of ParkVu describe their media player for BlackBerry phones and how they run their application on AWS.
Peritor
Peritor supports MeinProf, one of the largest online academic community sites in Germany, with AWS implementation supporting large traffic spikes.
Peritor supports MeinProf, one of the largest online academic community sites in Germany, with AWS implementation supporting large traffic spikes.
photoWALL
The photoWALL team launched their application using all AWS services: Amazon EC2 (with Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancing, CloudWatch, and Elastic Block Store), Amazon S3, Amazon CloudFront, Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon SQS, and the newly released Amazon RDS.
The photoWALL team launched their application using all AWS services: Amazon EC2 (with Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancing, CloudWatch, and Elastic Block Store), Amazon S3, Amazon CloudFront, Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon SQS, and the newly released Amazon RDS.
PicTranslator
PicTranslator, recently featured as New and Noteworthy on the App Store, uses AWS to scale their highly CPU-intensive workflows.
PicTranslator, recently featured as New and Noteworthy on the App Store, uses AWS to scale their highly CPU-intensive workflows.
PostRank
As a young, bootstrapped company, the founders of PostRank architected their new service to take advantage of the AWS cloud computing platform. “Without EC2, the project would have been impossible.”
As a young, bootstrapped company, the founders of PostRank architected their new service to take advantage of the AWS cloud computing platform. “Without EC2, the project would have been impossible.”
Ripplex NEW!
Ripplex Inc., based in Tokyo, Japan, has built a unique web service named Webpo, a greeting card printing web service built on AWS.
Ripplex Inc., based in Tokyo, Japan, has built a unique web service named Webpo, a greeting card printing web service built on AWS.
Roambi
Quinton Alsbury, Co-Founder of Mellmo, explains their new iPhone application, Roambi, and how they launched it on AWS.
Quinton Alsbury, Co-Founder of Mellmo, explains their new iPhone application, Roambi, and how they launched it on AWS.
rPath
rPath saves $80,000 by migrating 7,000 software appliance images from rBuilder Online to Amazon S3.
rPath saves $80,000 by migrating 7,000 software appliance images from rBuilder Online to Amazon S3.
Skifta NEW!
Skifta, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, has chosen AWS as their hosting provider. Skifta, a free service that allows consumers to shift media from the network it is stored on and access it in other locations, may not have been possible without AWS.
Skifta, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, has chosen AWS as their hosting provider. Skifta, a free service that allows consumers to shift media from the network it is stored on and access it in other locations, may not have been possible without AWS.
Smartsheet
To accommodate their growing business, Smartsheet, a web-based solution for managing tasks, projects and processes, turns to Amazon S3 and CloudFront for document storage and delivery. They have also created an easy point-and-click interface to access Amazon’s Mechanical Turk on-demand workforce.
To accommodate their growing business, Smartsheet, a web-based solution for managing tasks, projects and processes, turns to Amazon S3 and CloudFront for document storage and delivery. They have also created an easy point-and-click interface to access Amazon’s Mechanical Turk on-demand workforce.
SOASTA
SOASTA’s CloudTest solution on AWS enabled Intuit to do massive spike testing scenarios as Intuit prepared its TurboTax program to support over 18 million online tax preparers during the peak of tax season.
SOASTA’s CloudTest solution on AWS enabled Intuit to do massive spike testing scenarios as Intuit prepared its TurboTax program to support over 18 million online tax preparers during the peak of tax season.
Sorenson Media
The Sorenson 360 Video Delivery Network service is architected entirely on top of Amazon Web Services—including Amazon EC2, Amazon S3 and Amazon CloudFront. “Our engineering team looked extensively at infrastructure and CDN solutions from a scalability, cost and API standpoint — and Amazon was the clear choice for us.”
The Sorenson 360 Video Delivery Network service is architected entirely on top of Amazon Web Services—including Amazon EC2, Amazon S3 and Amazon CloudFront. “Our engineering team looked extensively at infrastructure and CDN solutions from a scalability, cost and API standpoint — and Amazon was the clear choice for us.”
StarPound
StarPound Technologies, an enterprise software company, deployed their business process management and telephony platforms on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud.
StarPound Technologies, an enterprise software company, deployed their business process management and telephony platforms on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud.
Techout.com
Amazon EC2 allows Techout to horizontally scale virtual monitoring instances with speed and at low cost whenever and wherever they’re needed around the world.
Amazon EC2 allows Techout to horizontally scale virtual monitoring instances with speed and at low cost whenever and wherever they’re needed around the world.
Unfuddle
Unfuddle is now using Amazon EC2 and S3 for virtually 100% of its infrastructure, including web and database servers. Unfuddle makes extensive use of EBS volumes and snapshots which has completely transformed their backup process.
Unfuddle is now using Amazon EC2 and S3 for virtually 100% of its infrastructure, including web and database servers. Unfuddle makes extensive use of EBS volumes and snapshots which has completely transformed their backup process.
Urbanspoon
Adam Doppelt, co-founder of Urbanspoon, explains how they use Amazon S3, EC2 and CloudFront to power their popular iPhone application.
Adam Doppelt, co-founder of Urbanspoon, explains how they use Amazon S3, EC2 and CloudFront to power their popular iPhone application.
Xignite
Xignite employs Amazon EC2 and S3 to deliver financial market data to enterprise applications, portals, and websites for clients such as Forbes, Citi, ING, kaChing, and Starbucks.
Xignite employs Amazon EC2 and S3 to deliver financial market data to enterprise applications, portals, and websites for clients such as Forbes, Citi, ING, kaChing, and Starbucks.
Wowza
Wowza teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer Wowza Media Server Pro on Amazon EC2 as self-managed Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
Wowza teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer Wowza Media Server Pro on Amazon EC2 as self-managed Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
Zeba Consulting
Zeba teamed with Spot-On, an online political consultancy using a unique database and analytics, to narrowly target voters online. The Spot-On platform was up and running within a couple of weeks avoiding large capital expense as the fall political campaign began.
Zeba teamed with Spot-On, an online political consultancy using a unique database and analytics, to narrowly target voters online. The Spot-On platform was up and running within a couple of weeks avoiding large capital expense as the fall political campaign began.
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