Glide is the world’s first mobile video instant messenger. Utilizing a massive real-time network, Glide users are able to send text and video messages via live stream, whilst granting recipients the flexibility to read or watch the messages in real-time or at a later convenience.
Challenges
- Manage persistent storage in order to effectively generate real-time reminders and push notifications
- Generate aggregated analytics in real-time, to support admin performance reports of the system
- Limited storage capacity when dealing with unexpected data volume growth due to bugs in the system
Solutions
- Generate efficient database operations with Redis Labs’ platform, enabling Glide to store and share information in near real-time
- Increment server activity to a Redis counter so as to not strain the backend database and avoid the creation of excess write requests
- Separate any uncontrolled data growth in a separate database in order to address any faulty application logic
- RedisLabs’ automatic scaling to overcome any Redis scalability limitations
Results
- Above par Redis performance
- Less strain on the backend due to efficient Redis incrementation
- Plenty of room for future growth
- Peace of mind with Redis functions, allowing efforts to remain on business maintenance and growth
