Case Study: 37signals cuts cloud costs and boosts performance with Deft's data centers

37signals leaves the cloud for Deft's data centers, saving millions per year

37signals, the company behind Basecamp and HEY, faced out-of-control cloud costs and a need for a more responsive infrastructure partner. The challenge was to leave the cloud and run their applications entirely on owned, colocated hardware while ensuring non-negotiable uptime and predictable managed services bills. They partnered with Deft to manage their data center colocation.

Deft implemented identical, future-proofed footprints in its Ashburn and Chicago data centers, providing a modern, redundant network and a robust disaster recovery plan. As a result, median request times for Basecamp dropped from 67ms to 19ms and 37signals reduced its cloud spend by 60%. They expect to save $10 million over five years after moving off the cloud with Deft.

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Eron Nicholson

Director of Operations