Case Study: Riftweaver reduces CPU throttling and improves Kubernetes scaling with PerfectScale

Riftweaver cuts CPU throttling by 59% with PerfectScale

Gaming studio Riftweaver faced challenges scaling its Kubernetes environments on AWS EKS to handle unpredictable player loads as it moved to public launch. With a single DevOps engineer managing the infrastructure, the team experienced frequent CPU throttling that caused game lag. Existing tools like VPA provided limited visibility and lacked actionable recommendations, leading to time-consuming manual troubleshooting. They turned to PerfectScale for a solution.

By implementing PerfectScale, Riftweaver gained tailored recommendations to optimize CPU allocations and pod placement. This solution reduced CPU throttling by 59% across six critical APIs, resulting in smoother gameplay and an improved user experience. PerfectScale empowered their one-person DevOps team to proactively manage scaling with minimal manual effort and provided enterprise-grade optimization at no cost through its Community Package, preparing the infrastructure for future growth.

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