Case Study on Paidy's Hyper-Growth with Apache Technologies

This case study details the experience of Paidy, a leading online payment business in Japan, as it navigated a phase of hyper-growth utilizing open source technologies, specifically Apache Cassandra and Apache Kafka. The document outlines the challenges faced by Paidy's engineering team, which included the need for a robust and scalable infrastructure capable of supporting high-performance online payment transactions. The team sought to shift focus from infrastructure management to core product engineering, recognizing the complexities involved in managing their data infrastructure. To address these challenges, Paidy engaged Instaclustr to manage their data infrastructure, allowing them to concentrate on building applications. The results of this collaboration included a seamless migration to a managed platform, the establishment of an event-driven architecture, and a significant growth rate of 200% since 2017. This case study serves as a comprehensive examination of how leveraging managed services can facilitate rapid business growth while maintaining operational efficiency.