Australian Open 2012 Goes to the Private Cloud

This year, the Australian Open, one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, is taken to the private cloud. IBM, the tournament's official technology partner, has developed a global cloud computing system that will enable uninterrupted access to content by millions of viewers around the globe. The private cloud allows continuous flow of real-time data and with its flexible characteristic, it can easily scale the unpredictable and erratic data demand of fans. One of the highlighted features is the enhanced IBM Slamtracker, a tool that provides analytics to examine more than 39 million data points from seven years of Grand Slam tournaments – all of which may also be accessed though iPhone and android smartphone applications. The aim of the event organizer, Tennis Australia, is to give a connected experience for the tournament. According to Samir Mahil, CIO of Tennis Australia, the private cloud solution will be able to instantly provide quality data even during the peak times of the competition. In addition to that, Sarah Cole, the IBM project lead, said that the Australian Open is known to be one of the most sophisticated spectator sports in the world, and is greatly attributed to its successful adoption of technology innovation. To read the full news and get updates about Australian Open's cloud adoption, visit Delimeter.  

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