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All companies must go through a digital transformation, because no matter what your product or service is, no company can avoid becoming an IT company as well. Whether it is e-commerce, supply chain management, or order management; if it is not digitally in order, you will irrevocably fall behind the competition. Managers with digital plans […]
The Gaming industry has changed considerably since its early beginnings when there was only ‘Pong’ to play. As new tools and technology have been developed, we see a shift in the way games are developed, delivered, and played. One of the most significant catalysts behind this transformation is Cloud-based computing. The rise and adoption of […]
As a leading cloud solutions provider, Leaseweb is proud to announce the launch of our latest offering – Ultra-High Bandwidth Servers in the Netherlands, Germany, and US. Our customers have been requesting more capacity to the internet than our typical 10G uplink port, and we have heard them loud and clear. In response, we have […]
Infrastructure and backend are inherently related. Traditionally gaming studios have fallen victim to the common mistake of separating the infrastructure and techstack decisions. Gaming companies typically decide first on an infrastructure provider and then build the techstack. However, it has become increasingly clear that the techstack decision MUST lead your infrastructure decision. Certain infrastructures don’t […]
The gaming industry is going through more change than it ever has before – and everyone is trying to get a share of it. While 2019 was a great year for gaming, there is still more to come. This year promises to have new games and technology revolutions – such as high-quality games, consoles that […]
Last year the gaming industry saw major growth in cloud gaming. The cloud gaming market reached a value of $1.15 billion in 2019, and is expected to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.3% over the next five years. As more gaming platforms turn to the cloud and new gaming platform releases are […]
Cloud gaming continues to grow and become the norm for the gaming industry. Soon, game releases will exclusively be online for download onto consoles or streamed via the cloud, no more discs; much like how we consume music now. The cloud gaming industry is set to grow by 900% by 2023[1], and recent announcements have […]
Data compression has had a renaissance in the last two decades. Real speed gains in newer processor generations have started to slow down in favor of putting more cores onto a chip. So, bridging the processor / memory performance gap has become a very important strategy for scaling up. At the same time innovations such […]
Leaseweb USA is getting charged up for this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC), in San Francisco, March 18-22. Every year, the event brings together the biggest names in game development – from creative experts to talented programmers and business leaders. We’re looking forward to exchanging ideas and shaping the future of the Gaming industry with […]
Leaseweb is excited to be returning to the Game Developers Conference (GDC 2018) with an even bigger presence than we had last year. We’re rolling out a 30×10 booth and bringing along our partners from Crytek to help tell the story of how they’re using Leaseweb’s platform to get as close as possible to their […]