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Ubisoft’s Operational Efficiency and Innovation Boosted by Rancher Prime
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud
Applicable Industries
- Cement
- Glass
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Construction Management
- Time Sensitive Networking
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- Data Science Services
The Challenge
Ubisoft, a global gaming company, was facing challenges in managing its complex hybrid cloud and on-premises architecture. The company had adopted Kubernetes for its strategic solution set, but the lack of a formal orchestration strategy led to cluster sprawl. Different teams were working in various environments, including AWS ECS and Docker Swarm, leading to an unmanageable growth of the estate. The company needed a solution that would provide a unified and consistent development methodology, automate basic deployment processes, and manage the entire Kubernetes estate through a single pane of glass. Additionally, Ubisoft wanted to optimize workflows, save time, and allow developers the freedom to develop in their own way.
The Customer
Ubisoft
About The Customer
Ubisoft is an international gaming company founded in France in 1986. The company operates in five continents and owns more than 40 development studios worldwide. Ubisoft works in 55 spoken languages and boasts of having the gaming industry’s most prominent in-house creative force, with over 80% of its teams dedicated to content creation. The company has a complex hybrid cloud and on-premises architecture and operates in almost every global territory. Ubisoft has always prioritized boosting innovation and driving technical agility, and over the years, Kubernetes has become an essential part of its strategic solution set.
The Solution
Ubisoft decided to standardize on Kubernetes and created the Ubisoft Kubernetes Service (UKS), a central Kubernetes provisioning platform that automates many processes. The company partnered with Rancher by SUSE to underpin UKS. This self-service Kubernetes platform, based on Rancher Prime, allows developers to spin up new Kubernetes clusters instantly in a controllable, centrally managed way. Developers can develop for any cloud environment without having to manage many of the basic deployment processes manually. The automation of these functions greatly simplified the development lifecycle. Additionally, Ubisoft runs its internal video platform, shopping toolbox, and a host of game administration tools on UKS. A critical service is Ubisoft’s gaming support tool, a user-facing service that uses machine learning to help support specialists answer players.
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