ChatStat

ChatStat is a three year-old SaaS startup. Highly robust chat application which combines all IM solutions (ie. MSN, AIM and Jabber) with language translation, Skype integration, and detailed metrics. ChatStat is hosted on a Windows 2003 server platform with an MS SQL backend.

Situation

• Price-sensitive online chat solution startup
• Server availability must precede needs to scale smoothly
• Hosting fees must be predictable

Action

• Dual Quad Core test server with MS SQL put online
• Production servers are added later with 100mb un-metered ports - delivers predictability
• 5 servers with SAN, firewall and backup coming soon

Result

• Business is doubling monthly
• New bottleneck is marketing and brand building
• PEER 1 will begin using ChatStat for our sites
• Consulting arrangements are in the works