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Case
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Reference no. 922-0039-1
Published by: IBS Center for Management Research
Published in: 2022
Length: 13 pages
Data source: Published sources

Abstract

Evernote, a note taking app developed by US-based Evernote Corporation, was available over the browser as well as on Android- and iOS-based devices. It was a powerful storage and retrieval system for documents and data. It could store everything from PDFs, spreadsheets, documents, videos, emails, etc. Evernote maintained its own servers and networks to store its data. This system was supposed to give the company the flexibility to design its products in a more productive manner. But along the way, it found that maintaining servers and networks was expensive, and also affected the quality of the services provided. The company needed flexible and fast processes to make sure its customers got uninterrupted service. In September 2016, Evernote announced that it would migrate to a cloud infrastructure using the Google Cloud Platform. The migration had benefits for Evernote like reduced latency and improvement in connection consistency. Migrating to the cloud enabled the engineers at Evernote to concentrate on improving the product features instead of spending time on maintaining the physical infrastructure of the data centers.

Time period

The events covered by this case took place in 2016.

Geographical setting

Region:
World/global

Featured company

Evernote Corporation
Employees:
201-500
Turnover:
USD 90.61 million
Industry:
Technology & communications

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Abstract

Evernote, a note taking app developed by US-based Evernote Corporation, was available over the browser as well as on Android- and iOS-based devices. It was a powerful storage and retrieval system for documents and data. It could store everything from PDFs, spreadsheets, documents, videos, emails, etc. Evernote maintained its own servers and networks to store its data. This system was supposed to give the company the flexibility to design its products in a more productive manner. But along the way, it found that maintaining servers and networks was expensive, and also affected the quality of the services provided. The company needed flexible and fast processes to make sure its customers got uninterrupted service. In September 2016, Evernote announced that it would migrate to a cloud infrastructure using the Google Cloud Platform. The migration had benefits for Evernote like reduced latency and improvement in connection consistency. Migrating to the cloud enabled the engineers at Evernote to concentrate on improving the product features instead of spending time on maintaining the physical infrastructure of the data centers.

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Time period

The events covered by this case took place in 2016.

Geographical setting

Region:
World/global

Featured company

Evernote Corporation
Employees:
201-500
Turnover:
USD 90.61 million
Industry:
Technology & communications

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