Case Studies

Hostway-as-Provider

Growing Hand in Hand:
Hostway Supports SaaS Provider ShopVisible’s Exponential Growth

Industry: E-commerce, SaaS
Solution: Managed
ShopVisible’s growing customer base necessitated a robust, scalable hosting solution. Hostway provided a reliable, customized, PCI-compliant infrastructure, while also offering a service relationship that far exceeded ShopVisible’s expectations.

A Positive Cycle:
Partnership Breeds Partnership For Hostway, Stink Grenade Studios

Industry: Technology, consulting
Solution: Hybrid
Stink Grenade Studios sought a Magento-optimized solution for its client Project Blitz on an emergency basis. Hostway’s service has been such a positive experience that SGS is embarking on a referral partnership with Hostway.

From Cottage Industry to Market Leader:
Hostway Helps QWASI Take Its Solution Worldwide

Industry: Technology, marketing
Solution: Managed
QWASI had an idea, a plan and an audience for its premium mobile and social marketing services – it just needed an infrastructure that could keep up with it. Find out how this fast-growth SMB selected the technology behind their technology and became a preferred provider for a few very large enterprise clients.

The Need for Speed:
CLOUDVDI’s Virtual Desktops Find the Fast Lane with Hostway’s Colocation Help

Industry: Desktop as a Service (DaaS)
Solution: Colocation
When CloudVDI was ready to launch their Desktop as a Service application, they needed a hosting provider with a fast, reliable network that could handle the resource-intensive files their customers would be accessing and updating from their mobile devices.

Opening Doors: Hostway Helps Cloudkey Reach a Larger Audience

Industry: Technology, Consulting
Solution: Public Cloud
Cloudkey developed a customer relationship management solution (CRM) on colocated servers for a single client in 2008. As they gained more customers and the company grew, their infrastructure could not scale with the growth. Needing to make its hosted infrastructure customizable at the customer level and accessible online, Cloudkey looked to move to a cloud hosting provider that met a series of requirements, specific to their needs.

Running a Better Option: How Hostway Helped Sports Blog Network FanSided Handle NFL-Season Traffic with a Hybrid Hosting Platform

Industry: Social, Sports
Solution: Hybrid Cloud
When the FanSided Network (fansided.com) grew from a small, regional sports blog to a national sports blogging network, their sites began to experience slowdowns and frequent crashes. Recognizing the damage this could cause to their brand, they began to seek a hosting partner that could offer the expertise of a larger provider while also providing the responsive support of a smaller company.

Scalability, Reliability and Savings: Why BidAbode Left Their Old Hybrid Hosting Provider for Hostway

Industry: Online Real Estate
Solution: Hybrid
When BidAbode began preparing to launch their site, they signed up for hybrid cloud hosting with a major hosting provider. But even in development, it soon became clear that they were paying for expensive infrastructure they didn’t need.

ACH Federal: An Electronic Payment Processor's Experience

Industry: Financial
Solution: Cloud
When ACH Federal needed a CRM solution, they decided hosting the software in the cloud would be the most cost-effective solution.

Other Images Case Study

Industry: Ecommerce, Photography
Solution: Managed
Originally, Other Images simply required a small volume of image banks housed within a single server. But when they begin to grow rapidly, their needs quickly expanded.

cLubZone.com Case Study

Industry: Ecommerce, Entertainment
Solution: Managed and Colocated
clubZone needed a tailored hosting plan and pricing structure that would accommodate their fluctuating traffic.

SaaS Success Story: RamSoft

Industry: Healthcare IT
Solution: Managed
When RamSoft decided to offer healthcare SaaS to better meet the needs of its small business clients, it needed a reliable infrastructure hosting provider.