"We were able to definitively accelerate our time-to-value and time-to-market, which results in operational efficiency and cost savings. Chef's biggest advantage is the amount of time we save in setting up virtual servers and other tasks."
Leandro Reox, Senior Infrastructure Engineer and Cloud Architect
The Challenge
MercadoLibre is the largest online marketplace in Latin America and among the largest e-commerce retailers in the world. The site hosts 62 million registered users and receives 2 million requests per minute. The publicly traded company (NASDAQ:MELI) has a significant presence in 14 countries. When MercadoLibre began plans to move its 6,000 virtual machines an OpenStack Private Cloud, it needed a solution to successfully handle all of the configuration, management and automation of its server infrastructure.
The Solution
MercadoLibre required a powerful solution for its OpenStack Private Cloud to handle automation, replication and duplication of infrastructure configuration, speed up processes and help automate continuous delivery of applications. Deploying Opscode® Chef® in an OpenStack private cloud environment enabled MercadoLibre to successfully handle all of the configuration management and automation of its server structure, definitively accelerating the company’s time-to- market as well as providing significant operational efficiency and cost savings. One of Chef’s key advantages is the amount of time it saves the IT team in setting up virtual servers and other tasks.
The Results
- IT resources spend less time deploying and managing physical servers.
- Deployments that used to take hours or even days can now be measured in minutes and seconds.
- Development teams are more efficient and can directly deploy APIs and apps, without the intermediary steps involving the IT team.
- MercadoLibre is realizing a significant acceleration in time-to-market for new applications.
About MercadoLibre
Founded in 1999, MercadoLibre is Latin America's leading e-commerce technology company. Through its primary platforms, MercadoLibre.com and MercadoPago.com, it provides solutions to individuals and companies buying, selling, advertising, and paying for goods online. MercadoLibre.com serves millions of users and creates a market for a wide variety of goods and services in an easy, safe and efficient way. The site is among the top 10 in the world in terms of page views and is the leading retail platform in unique visitors in each country in which it operates according to metrics provided by comScore Networks. MercadoLibre maintains a leadership position in 12 Latin American countries. The Company is listed on NASDAQ (NASDAQ:MELI) following its initial public offering in 2007.
Learn more about MercadoLibreAbout Opscode
Opscode is the leader in cloud infrastructure automation. We help companies of all sizes develop fully automated server infrastructures that scale easily and predictably; can be quickly rebuilt in any environment, and save developers and systems engineers time and money.
Our team is comprised of web infrastructure experts responsible for building and operating some of the world's largest websites and cloud computing platforms. Opscode is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA.
