Case Study: Hi-Rez Studios achieves ultra-low latency and 99.999% uptime for seamless global gaming with HorizonIQ

Hi-Rez Studios Kills Lag and Provides Seamless Gaming Experiences with INAP Bare Metal and Performance IP® Solutions

Hi-Rez Studios, maker of popular free-to-play titles such as SMITE and Paladins and played by more than 70 million people worldwide, needed always-on, low-latency infrastructure to ensure seamless multiplayer experiences—because even brief lag or downtime drives gamers away.

Since 2008 Hi-Rez has routed 100% of its traffic through INAP’s Bare Metal and custom managed hosting across Tier-3 data centers (Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Santa Clara, Dallas, New Jersey, with managed storage in Atlanta) and uses INAP’s Performance IP to optimize BGP routing and minimize ping, jitter, and packet loss. The result is a scalable, redundant global architecture with 99.999% uptime, ultra-low latency (millions of route optimizations per hour) and a 33% efficiency gain over virtualized infrastructure.

Hi-Rez Studios

Todd Harris

Chief Operating Officer