Case Study: OpenWager achieves five‑nines reliability, faster time‑to‑production and lower costs with Cumulus Networks' Cumulus Linux

OpenWager Modernizes its Data Center with Cumulus Linux

OpenWager, a fast-growing leader in the global social casino market, needed to modernize its data center while keeping IT staffing minimal (one person) and CapEx low. The company required mission-critical 24x7 availability, a simple operator experience that leveraged existing Linux skills, and an open, automation-friendly platform to avoid vendor lock-in and scale operations without adding head count.

OpenWager adopted an open networking design using Cumulus Linux on bare‑metal switches, fully integrating with its DevOps orchestration tools (like Chef). The deployment—completed in under eight weeks—delivered near “five 9s” reliability, dramatically reduced time-to-production, and cut both CapEx and OpEx by replacing complex, costly proprietary gear with a Linux-based, automation-ready solution.

Openwager

Sid Stuart

Director of Operations, OpenWager