Case Study: Catalyst2 achieves scalable, high-availability e-commerce performance with Loadbalancer.org Enterprise VA MAX

Catalyst2 maximises the performance of high availability e-commerce websites

Catalyst2, a managed IT hosting provider responsible for high‑availability e-commerce sites and up to 15,000 concurrent users, needed simpler, more reliable load balancing and easier platform management. After finding other products overcomplicated, Catalyst2 turned to Loadbalancer.org and deployed its Enterprise VA MAX virtual appliances to provide dependable load balancing and flexible licensing.

Loadbalancer.org implemented Enterprise VA MAX virtual appliances (initially on monthly rental, then switched to perpetual licenses) with features like the Feedback Agent to route traffic to the least‑busy servers. The solution scaled through extreme peaks (e.g., Black Friday and the Royal British Legion’s November surge), enabled one‑click maintenance with no downtime, helped Catalyst2 consistently meet client SLAs, and delivered measurable improvements in performance, scalability and customer satisfaction — backed by fast, knowledgeable Loadbalancer.org support.

Catalyst2

Paul Redpath

Director and Founder