case study Archives - The Iron.io Blog https://blog.iron.io/tag/case-study/ Scalable serverless application tools to run background tasks with Docker containers and manage messaging queues with cloud elasticity and handheld customer support. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 04:57:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.iron.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-iron-avatar-1-32x32.png case study Archives - The Iron.io Blog https://blog.iron.io/tag/case-study/ 32 32 Robotics with Iron https://blog.iron.io/robotics-iron/ https://blog.iron.io/robotics-iron/#respond Mon, 10 Jul 2017 20:53:55 +0000 https://www.iron.io/?p=6714 We recently sponsored a robotics event in Tokyo held by OnLab, DigitalGarage and Psygig… and, it was awesome.  Also, yes… the course below was an actual course from the event. The participants were to break into teams, build a drone, implement machine learning techniques, gather and analyze data via Iron, and maneuver their drone across multiple…

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]]> https://blog.iron.io/robotics-iron/feed/ 0 Case Study: Astro Digital – DropCam for Space https://blog.iron.io/case-study-astro-digital-dropcam-for-space/ https://blog.iron.io/case-study-astro-digital-dropcam-for-space/#respond Tue, 12 Jan 2016 22:14:47 +0000 http://ironio2016.wpengine.com//blog/?p=1172 Thanks to Eutelsat_SA for the base image! CC BY 2.0 Space, the final frontier. If only we could take selfies. Wait, what? We can? This is the service Astro Digital provides. A selfie-stick from space is my crude analogy. Turns out, there are better analogues. I had the pleasure of catching up with Bronwyn Agrios,…

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]]> https://blog.iron.io/case-study-outcast-a-mobile-app-for-marine-weather-forecasts/feed/ 0 See How Untappd Processes 100s of 1000s of Updates a Night https://blog.iron.io/see-how-untappd-processes-100s-of-1000s-of-updates-a-night/ https://blog.iron.io/see-how-untappd-processes-100s-of-1000s-of-updates-a-night/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:30:28 +0000 http://ironio2016.wpengine.com//blog/?p=1116 Untappd, a mobile check-in app for beer lovers, helps beer lovers share their passion with friends and other beer lovers from around the world. With millions of users checking-in, tracking and sharing newly discovered beers and beer drinking locations, as well as earning points for coveted badges, the Untappd app’s processing power is tested daily.…

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]]> https://blog.iron.io/see-how-untappd-processes-100s-of-1000s-of-updates-a-night/feed/ 0 How to Power Intelligent Traffic Systems with IronMQ https://blog.iron.io/how-to-power-intelligent-traffic-systems/ https://blog.iron.io/how-to-power-intelligent-traffic-systems/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2015 20:35:10 +0000 http://ironio2016.wpengine.com//blog/?p=1056 Sweden-based Edeva AB develops and markets intelligent traffic systems. Their product Actibump is a dynamic speed bump called Actibump that makes it possible to control the accessibility, flow and speed of traffic in a way not possible with static speed bumps. Actibump consists of one or more road modules that are mounted into a cast foundation and a radar…

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]]> https://blog.iron.io/how-to-power-intelligent-traffic-systems/feed/ 1 How to Deliver Massive Volumes of Sports Scores and News to over 12 Million Mobile Users at Bleacher Report https://blog.iron.io/how-to-deliver-massive-volumes-of/ https://blog.iron.io/how-to-deliver-massive-volumes-of/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2015 20:49:23 +0000 http://ironio2016.wpengine.com//blog/?p=991 Bleacher Report (B/R) is one of the leading sports news sources in the country. Second only to ESPN, Bleacher Report is a growing force for team-specific sports content, commentary, and real-time event coverage. B/R’s goal is to deliver a comprehensive experience for sports fans and foster engagement with favorite teams and topics across all major…

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]]> https://blog.iron.io/roam-directories-goes-serverless-with/feed/ 0 Why Large Scale Drupal Users Need Iron.io To Increase Application Responsiveness https://blog.iron.io/why-large-scale-drupal-users-need-iron-io-to-increase-application-responsiveness/ https://blog.iron.io/why-large-scale-drupal-users-need-iron-io-to-increase-application-responsiveness/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2015 04:24:14 +0000 http://ironio.wpengine.com/blog/?p=927 We’re always pleased to receive stories about how Iron.io products have helped make peoples’ lives easier. This is the story about how Schwartz Media from the land down under, addressed the challenging task of managing and deploying multiple Drupal sites on the Pantheon platform. Owen Kelly is the Director of Technology at Schwartz Media, publisher…

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