Company Improves Performance of Online Multiplayer Game with New Web Server
Tyler Projects wanted to improve the scalability of its successful game Mobile Weapon: Battle Stations. The game is played online by thousands of concurrent users, and performance faltered when the number of players increased. Instead of continuing to run its PHP application on a Linux-based server, Tyler Projects decided to migrate the game to Windows ServerŪ 2008 with Internet Information Services 7.0. In testing, Windows Server 2008 consistently processed more than double the requests handled by Linux servers. Tyler Projects expects that the significant performance improvement and better stability will attract more users and increase revenue as a result. Management will also be easier because administrators can use a central interface to manage multiple servers and applications as business expands. With Windows Server 2008, Tyler Projects now has a foundation to support growth.
Based in Singapore, Tyler Projects designs software and Internet-based games. Its massively multiplayer game, Mobile Weapon: Battle Stations, is played online by thousands of concurrent users.
Business Situation
Tyler Projects wanted to build its business, but slow Web server performance and instability limited growth.
Solution
Tyler Projects is implementing Windows ServerŪ 2008 with Internet Information Services 7.0. It will migrate its flagship game from a Linux-based server to the new solution.
Benefit
Improved performance and stability
Increased revenue
Easier management
Software
Internet Information Services
Windows Server 2008
Quote
"When we ran our game on Windows Server 2008 with IIS 7.0, the benchmark results demonstrated better performance and stability than the Linux-based systems over a longer period of time."
