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Mi Agencia Launches new offering and speeds time to market by over 50 percent with SoftLayer technology
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries
- Cities & Municipalities
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Smart City Operations
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
The Challenge
Mi Agencia, a company that creates monitoring and measurement platforms, websites, mobile applications, media strategies, ad word campaigns and brand management solutions, envisioned an innovative, collaborative platform harnessing the power of cloud technology to address a vast range of municipal needs. Their mission was to build a bridge between government and the people. They wanted to support initiatives from urban repair to election monitoring with a platform for easily uploading images, measuring progress and reporting results. To extend its solution across Mexico, Mi Agencia needed flexible, highly reliable cloud hosting infrastructure. Additionally, the business wanted to team with a cloud provider offering a trusted brand that would appeal to potential adopters of the platform.
About The Customer
Mi Agencia is a company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. They create monitoring and measurement platforms, websites, mobile applications, media strategies, ad word campaigns and brand management solutions. The company serves businesses and municipalities throughout Mexico. Their mission is to build a bridge between government and the people. They envisioned an innovative, collaborative platform harnessing the power of cloud technology to address a vast range of municipal needs. They wanted to support initiatives from urban repair to election monitoring with a platform for easily uploading images, measuring progress and reporting results.
The Solution
Mi Agencia evaluated leading cloud solutions to identify the optimal hosting environment for its platform. They chose SoftLayer as it offered the scalability, transparency and control they needed. They provisioned virtual server infrastructure in the SoftLayer data center in Dallas, Texas, and launched their new solution, initially supporting an urban repair project in the city of Monterrey. Users in Monterrey photographed and uploaded images of over 5,000 issues for the city to use in initiating and tracking repair efforts. With scalable, high-performance SoftLayer technology, Mi Agencia currently supports more than 100 projects, serving municipalities and users throughout Mexico.
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