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IBM announced it is delivering a global private cloud computing system and services for the 2012 Roland-Garros (French Open) tennis tournament as part of its technology partnership with the international event. The IBM cloud technology is enabling the French Open to satisfy increasing tennis fan demand for real-time data, scores, statistics and videos accessible through the Web, smartphones and tablets such as the iPad.
During the French Open, which runs through June 10, fan interest is expected to drive a 100x surge in visitors to the tournament Web site: www.rolandgarros.com. Throughout the tournament, IBM’s SmartCloud infrastructure will help the site scale to meet the spike in demand from its global fan base, while delivering in-depth pre-match analysis and real-time updates of action on the court. Following the tournament, IBM will help the French Open site scale down to support regular operations.
The IBM SlamTracker technology is a very powerful data analysis tool that provides fans better understanding of how a player needs to perform to do well.
The versatile, fan-friendly environment is made possible by IBM’s advanced cloud computing capabilities and services, which enable rapid creation and dynamic allocation of resources the tournament requires, while delivering transparent and real-time access to Internet, mobile, smartphones, tablets and television.
The IBM SmartCloud that supports the French Open site is comprised of a fleet of geographically dispersed servers in three locations virtualised as one, which enables the tournament to scale up and down to meet the changing demands from fans. This allows increased flexibility and scalability of the Roland-Garros IT infrastructure via dynamic provisioning of resources based on the tournament’s needs. This delivers numerous benefits, including reduced operation costs and reliable operations.
IBM offers private clouds which are secure and personalised to enterprises and support their transformation. Recently, Cegid, the first French software publisher, announced the signing of an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) contract allowing the company to operate its SaaS solutions in a dedicated IBM private cloud in France.
