High Availability, Flexibility and Scale Are Critical for Modern Gaming Companies

While playing games can be a lot of fun, it's also a really big business. According to research from Newzoo, the gaming industry is poised to generate $108.9 billion in revenue this year. Rob Fish, VP of IT at Big Fish Games, is all too familiar with the competition and high-demand that exists in the gaming business today. Customers expect that when they fire up a game on their mobile devices that it works flawlessly and doesn't compromise the user experience in any way. That means from a backend perspective, Gray and his IT team must have infrastructure that failsover without disruption to service and scales as demand grows. We spoke with Gray at CDW's Executive Summit in Chicago to learn more about how an industry that lives and breathes "digital transformation" is adjusting to the new normal that other sectors are just catching up with.