Building e-commerce solutions for retail and preparing for transactions spikes on big shopping days was never easy. Preparing for the frequent and sporadic transaction spikes – launching a new game, e-book, or an online video release – in the digital world is even more difficult.
There are great benefits to an “Own the Core” strategy to maintain control and efficiencies since commerce systems are so central and connect with so many internal systems.
In his session at the 11th International Cloud Expo, Sal Visca, Elastic Path’s Chief Technology Officer, will discuss how – to remain cost-effective and not have to build out all the capacity for peak loads – an associated “Rent the Spikes” strategy allows controlled dynamic expansion out into the cloud.