Aim2Game provides Minecraft server hosting for gamers who don’t want to host on their own computers or are up against bandwidth limitations due to their geographies. Over the past decade they’ve worked with most cloud monitoring services, including Pingdom. CopperEgg @copperegg and http://www.copperegg.com RevealCloud and RevealUptime monitoring services provide Aim2Game with a low cost of administration, while providing global monitoring capabilities that allow Aim2Game to focus on its core business.

1. Aim2Game reduces downtime and improves customer experience by leveraging
CopperEgg’s RevealCloud and RevealUptime monitoring services
Company profile
Aim2Game(is(an(Ontario,(Canada2based(startup(that(provides(Minecraft(server(hosting(for(gamers(who(
don’t(want(to(host(on(their(own(computers(or(are(up(against(bandwidth(limitations(due(to(their(
geographies.(Aim2Game(offers(the(highest(available(performance(quality(and(has(servers(located(
throughout(the(U.S.,(Canada,(Germany,(the(U.K.(and(Australia(to(ensure(that(their(customers(are(
supported(in(all(of(their(geographies.(Due(to(the(increasing(demand,(they(are(constantly(adding(new(
server(locations(to(support(their(customers.(Aim2Game(is(known(for(its(exceptional(customer(service(and(
its(customers(receive(24/7(support(from(a(team(of(dedicated(Minecraft(server(experts,(who(are(available(
to(advise(on(all(aspects(of(the(game(from(plugin(installation(to(post2install(support.(Aim2Game(also(offers(
state2of2the2art(hardware(on(their(servers.((
Business situation
Founded(in(December(of(2011,(Aim2Game(quickly(earned(its(
spot(as(the(top(Minecraft(host(by(bringing(on(1,000(new(
CopperEgg’s global
customers(during(its(first(4(months(in(operation.(Aim2Game(is( monitoring capabilities
committed(to(industry(leading(SLAs,(including(crediting(
customers(for(downtime.(Its(clients(are(typically(young(gamers(
and intelligent alerts
who(are(very(tech2savvy(and(expect(the(best(of(technology(and( allow Aim2Game to
service(from(their(Minecraft(host.(Andrew(Horton,(Director(of(
Operations,(knew(from(his(more(than(ten(years’(experience(in(
maximize uptime and
the(gaming(industry(that(Aim2Game(had(reached(critical(mass( provide their customers
for(both(customers(and(servers(and(they(needed(to(partner(with(
a(cloud(monitoring(service—and(fast.((Their(current(method(for(
with an unparalleled
monitoring(their(servers(using(internal(resources(was(not( gaming experience.
keeping(pace(with(their(explosive(growth.((
Solution
Over(the(past(decade,(Horton(had(worked(with(most(cloud(monitoring(services,(including(Pingdom.(When(
it(came(time(for(Aim2Game(to(choose(a(cloud(services(partner,(he(and(his(team(assessed(several(
solutions,(most(of(which(were(priced(at(around($1,500(2($1,600(per(month,(which(was(a(steep(price(for(
the(startup.(Fortunately,(they(discovered(CopperEgg(and(were(thrilled(with(the(pricing(and(support(that(
the(CopperEgg(RevealCloud(solution(offered.(At(less(than(nine(dollars(a(server(per(month,(they(were(able(
to(immediately(add(ten(servers.(With(RevealCloud,(Aim2Game(was(able(to(monitor(multiple(servers(at(the(
same(time(and(easily(drill(down(to(high2resolution(details(of(Processes,(Disk(IO,(CPU(and(Network(stats—
all(from(the(same(interface.(Plus,(their(pay(as(you(go(pricing(model(was(a(great(fit(for(both(their(budget(
and(the(unpredictable(nature(of(their(business.(Next,(Aim2Game(layered(CopperEgg’s(new(web(

2. monitoring(service,(RevealUptime,(over(their(RevealCloud(server(monitoring(and(were(able(to(view(
system(uptime,(health(and(response(time(instantly(and(receive(notifications(immediately(with(
customizable(alerts(via(email.((
Benefits
CopperEgg’s(RevealCloud(and(RevealUptime(monitoring(services(provide(Aim2Game(with(a(low(cost(of(
administration,(while(providing(global(monitoring(capabilities(that(allow(Aim2Game(to(focus(on(its(core(
business.(For(Aim2Game,(it’s(important(that(RevealUptime(not(only(monitors(whether(a(port(is(on2line,(
but(it(monitors(its(health(as(well.(“I#was#simply#amazed#by#how#easy#the#CopperEgg#solutions#are#to#
implement#and#use,”#said#Horton.#“The#visibility#and#detail#that#CopperEgg’s#SAAS#solutions#provide#me#
with#are#the#essential#tools#I#need#to#ensure#our#infrastructure#is#fully#monitored.#”#The(customized(
alerts(that(CopperEgg’s(solutions(provide(enable(Aim2Game(to(minimize(downtime(and(provide(its(users(
with(an(unparalleled(gaming(experience.((
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