Just like you!

April, 2008
We wanted to INNOVATE
He wanted cheaper ways to sell hot dogs

Merchant
We gave him low fees and no fixed cost

Merchant
He wanted convenience

Customer
We gave him confirmation at his own cell phone

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Merchant Customer
We gave him options to pay

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Merchant Customer
We gave him safety

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Merchant Customer
INNOVATE: Bring something new to an environment

Merchant Customer
Then ... he wanted innovation in his business

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We gave him simplicity

web merchant
hotdog.com
We gave him security

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INNOVATE: Produce something never done before

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Many wanted the same for their businesses
Many wanted the advantages of the transaction
A “whole lot” is happening every day
INNOVATE ... but DELIVER!
 “No free lunch!”
We wanted to Innovate,
but we had to DELIVER
We had to choose right

Reliable
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Start-up Low cost On the Edge
Good history
Rapid growth
Solid company

Cluster MySQL Carrier Grade

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We had to build independency

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We had to use it to our advantage
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26 SQL nodes 8 SQL nodes

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6 Data nodes 4 Data nodes

Only necessary tables for authorization

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We had to think towards the data

26 SQL nodes (also used to store historic data)

70% of the data

Read only

MyIsam

6 Data nodes (only current data)

30% of the data

Read / Write

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DELIVER: provide something promised

Data Center 02
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20 miles

10 MB METRO ETHERNET

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2 MB MPLS
 “A vision without action
is just a Dream!”
We innovated and delivered
but it had to be REAL
Start-up reality: scalability

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# transactions per hour = 1040

# transactions per month = 750,000
amount per month = R$ 25,000,000.00

# proposals per month = 120,000

# proposals per day = 4,000
credit proposal troughput = 7 proposals per sec.
Financial transactions reality: reliability
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Scalability Availability

Performance Reliability
 “No pain no gain!”
We innovated, delivered and
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CHALLENGE: a stimulating situation
In the end ...
Some think it will INNOVATE
Others think it won’t be DELIVERED
Some may think it is UNREAL
Others understand the CHALLENGE
WE THINK IT IS A SUCCESS!