Case Study: Little Rock Techfest achieves worry-free, developer-friendly cloud hosting with Everleap

Little Rock Techfest relies on Everleap to help them serve the Arkansas developer community

Little Rock Techfest is a free, volunteer-run annual developer conference in Little Rock, Arkansas, that has grown rapidly (225 attendees in 2013 to 360 in 2014). As the event expanded and the organizers focused on improving content and community outreach, they needed a fully managed cloud hosting solution that would support modern stacks like Node.js and eliminate time spent on servers, updates and security so they could concentrate on the application and the event.

They moved the site to Everleap’s Single Site plan (built on the Microsoft Azure Pack), gaining managed infrastructure, Node.js support and automatic Git deployments. The switch reduced operational overhead, streamlined deployments, and let the team focus on programming, outreach and growth; Everleap’s sponsorship and reliable hosting have supported the event since 2012 and helped the conference scale year over year.

Little Rock Techfest

Kyle Neumeier

Little Rock Techfest