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Second Spectrum is revolutionizing the way audiences interact with live sports broadcasts through its AI-powered tracking technology. The company specializes in enhancing viewer engagement for major leagues, including the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Soccer (MLS), and the Premier League (EPL).
As an emerging startup, Second Spectrum aims to innovate rapidly, testing new tools and deploying the most effective ones. Since the launch of the Application Load Balancer in 2016, they have utilized this feature within their containerized environment. However, they sought to streamline their network processes to boost performance. Read the complete case study to discover how Second Spectrum achieved a remarkable 90% reduction in Kubernetes hosting costs, decreased error rates by up to 75%, and enhanced application responsiveness by 5 ms per request by leveraging Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) and the AWS Load Balancer Controller. Additionally, the Second Spectrum team reports that their simplified configuration saves the equivalent of three full-time months annually in engineering and onboarding time, allowing for a focus on growth and development.
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