Case Study: Hack The Box achieves scalable real-time analytics and 50% lower TCO with Aiven

Hack the Box halves data infrastructure spend with Aiven

Hack The Box, a leading cybersecurity readiness platform, faced the challenge of scaling its data infrastructure to support millions of users and complex real-time analytics without incurring massive cost increases. Managing their own Apache Kafka clusters was becoming expensive and operationally burdensome, distracting from their core mission. They turned to vendor Aiven for a solution.

Aiven implemented its managed services for Apache Kafka and ClickHouse, creating a high-performance data pipeline. The results were immediate, including a 50% reduction in total cost of ownership and a greatly simplified, scalable infrastructure. This allowed Hack The Box's engineers to shift focus from maintenance to innovation, supporting their advanced AI initiatives and future growth.

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Thiseas Meggos

VP of Infrastructure at Hack The Box