ShopEase Solutions: How a Mumbai Startup Turned a Failing Flash Sale into a Record-Breaking Revenue Day with Connect Quest Cloud Hosting
Client: Meera Sharma, Co-Founder & CTO, ShopEase Solutions •
Product Used: Connect Quest Cloud Hosting CH2
Background & Early Struggles
Founded in a small coworking space in Lower Parel, Mumbai, ShopEase Solutions started as an ambitious online store for affordable home essentials in 2022. Co-founders Meera Sharma and Nikhil Joshi poured their personal savings into building an intuitive shopping experience aimed at India’s Tier 2 cities. Initially, their sales trickled in slowly, but a successful Diwali ad campaign in 2023 brought a sudden surge of orders that their cheap shared hosting simply couldn’t handle. During a crucial midnight sale, over 60% of their users faced failed checkouts and server errors. The brand’s social media got flooded with complaints, leading to refunds, bad reviews, and significant loss of trust.
The Turning Point: Realizing the Need for Scalable Hosting
After the sale fiasco, Meera admits, “I spent the entire night watching our server logs panic while our payment gateway timed out repeatedly. It was heartbreaking — all the marketing money was wasted because our hosting couldn’t keep up.” They knew they had to invest in serious infrastructure before attempting another high-traffic event.
Choosing Connect Quest: The Search for Reliability and Speed
In January 2024, after researching multiple cloud providers, ShopEase signed up for Connect Quest’s Cloud Hosting CH2 plan. The deciding factors were Connect Quest’s clear auto-scaling limits, transparent pricing, and 24/7 support that even offered personalized onboarding for small startups. Meera recalls, “Unlike big global hosts who push templates, Connect Quest’s engineer actually asked about our traffic patterns and recommended a custom caching layer, which none of the others bothered to do.”
Planning and Stress Testing
Instead of risking another big launch blind, the ShopEase team and Connect Quest worked together for four weeks to design a battle-ready site. They cloned their production site to a staging server on CH2, integrated LiteSpeed Cache, configured Cloudflare CDN, and set up auto-scaling thresholds. Using Apache JMeter, they bombarded the staging store with up to 75,000 virtual users to mimic a flash sale. The site remained stable, with 95% of requests served under 1.2 seconds. They also ran a backup restore drill to ensure quick recovery if needed.
Smooth Migration and Pre-Sale Tuning
Once testing was flawless, ShopEase scheduled the live migration at 3 AM to minimize customer impact. Connect Quest’s support team was on standby during the DNS cutover. There were zero rollbacks needed — all sessions and carts stayed intact due to a well-planned cache warm-up.
The Big Day: A 70,000 Visitor Flash Sale Without a Hitch
In March 2024, ShopEase relaunched its annual Mega Midnight Sale. This time, the site easily handled peak traffic bursts of over 1,500 concurrent shoppers. Pages loaded twice as fast as before, and the payment gateway processed over 3,000 transactions in a single hour without timeouts. According to Meera, “I kept refreshing the uptime dashboard and our Slack channel was silent for the first time — no one screaming ‘site is down!’ It felt surreal.”
Results and ROI
Compared to their disastrous 2023 sale, ShopEase saw a 220% increase in gross revenue in just 24 hours. Their average cart value rose by 35% because faster pages encouraged upsells. Better yet, customer complaints dropped to near zero, and positive word-of-mouth boosted their Instagram followers by 18% overnight.
What’s Next for ShopEase and Connect Quest
Encouraged by this success, ShopEase now plans to upgrade to the CH3 plan before Diwali 2025 and to pilot a new AI-powered product suggestion engine, hosted on a dedicated micro-cluster with Connect Quest. “I don’t lose sleep over server crashes anymore — I focus on marketing and customer experience, which is what really grows our brand,” says Meera.
Project Timeline: January 2024 – March 2024
FinLedger: A Fintech SaaS Startup Secures Sensitive User Data with Connect Quest’s High-Security VPS
Client: Akash Verma, Co-Founder & CTO, FinLedger Pvt Ltd •
Product Used: Connect Quest High-Security VPS VPCQH6
Background & Challenge
FinLedger, based in Bangalore, launched in early 2023 to help young professionals track investments and taxes via a user-friendly web dashboard. By mid-year, Akash and his small team hit a critical snag: several customers complained of intermittent service, while one competitor publicly called out their weak security after a data leak rumor spread on Reddit. This nearly derailed their next funding round.
Requirements
They needed an isolated VPS with advanced firewalling, daily backups, and dedicated resources — all compliant with India’s tight fintech data norms. “We couldn’t afford a repeat,” Akash admits. “One real breach would kill our trust overnight.”
Planning & Pilot
Connect Quest provided a High-Security VPS pre-hardened with Fail2Ban, CSF, and full-disk encryption. A sandbox copy of FinLedger ran penetration tests and code audit scans for three weeks, supervised by an external auditor to reassure investors.
Deployment & Audit
In November 2023, FinLedger’s production app migrated during a weekend freeze. Connect Quest’s ops team monitored live logs and performed DNS updates in real time to ensure zero downtime. Akash then conducted a third-party audit, which passed without a single critical CVE flagged.
Results
Since moving to Connect Quest, FinLedger has had zero downtime incidents, improved average API response by 43%, and regained investor trust — closing a ₹1.5 crore seed round in March 2024.
Next Steps
They plan to replicate the VPS in another region for automatic failover and launch a customer insights dashboard with real-time analytics hosted on the same secure cluster.
Project Timeline: October 2023 – March 2024
TicketNinja: How an Event Ticketing Startup Managed Sudden Viral Demand with Connect Quest High Traffic Cluster
Client: Priya Raghavan, Founder & CEO, TicketNinja Technologies •
Product Used: Connect Quest High Traffic Cluster HPCQ-T3
Background & Problem
TicketNinja, a Chennai-based ticketing platform for indie concerts, went viral overnight when a major South Indian music festival announced exclusive online sales via their site. Their basic cloud server maxed out within minutes — thousands of fans were met with “Server Unavailable” errors and social media backlash spread fast.
Requirements
Priya needed instant scalability for tens of thousands of checkout sessions, DDoS protection, and a CDN to reduce payment gateway timeouts. “We couldn’t tell a Grammy-nominated artist that our site crashed because we cheaped out on servers,” she jokes now.
Testing & Contingency
Connect Quest proposed a High Traffic Cluster with auto-load balancing and geographic CDN nodes. TicketNinja stress-tested it with 80,000 synthetic checkouts per hour. They also rehearsed an instant failover script to mirror the site on a secondary node in case of overload.
Go Live
On the big sale day, the cluster smoothly handled over 120,000 unique visitors and peak loads of 4,500 concurrent checkouts. Average transaction time stayed under 2 seconds, and not a single payment gateway failure was reported by Razorpay partners.
Impact
TicketNinja sold out 25,000 tickets in 2 hours — a record for the festival. The startup gained hundreds of new venue partners who switched from older ticketing sites. “Our Instagram DMs were all ‘smooth process!’ instead of ‘refund my money!’” says Priya.
Future
They now plan to host seasonal events across South Asia using the same High Traffic Cluster, with auto-scaling bots that predict traffic spikes from social trends.
Project Timeline: December 2023 – February 2024
CodeCrate: Scaling a Boutique Software Agency’s Client Portals with Connect Quest Managed VPS
Client: Rajeev Nair, Director, CodeCrate Digital Labs •
Product Used: Connect Quest Managed VPS MVCQ-P2
Starting Out
CodeCrate, a 12-person dev shop in Kochi, builds web portals for small manufacturers and local logistics companies. Initially, Rajeev hosted each client on different low-cost providers, but as more customers demanded 24/7 uptime, the team wasted too much time firefighting server issues instead of writing code.
Requirements
Rajeev wanted all portals on one secured, managed environment with root access for his devs but proactive monitoring by real sysadmins. “We’re coders, not server admins — we needed to stop getting 2 AM error alerts!” he laughs.
Implementation
Connect Quest migrated 18 live client portals over two weekends. Each was containerized on the Managed VPS cluster, with isolated databases, custom SSL, and daily offsite backups. Monitoring scripts now auto-restart any stalled PHP worker instantly.
Impact
In the past six months, CodeCrate’s portals achieved 99.97% uptime. Their devs now deploy updates 30% faster with zero downtime. Client retention has improved too — none have switched hosting since consolidation.
Next
Rajeev plans to onboard 10 new B2B SaaS clients on the same Managed VPS cluster next quarter, scaling resources on demand with Connect Quest’s flexible upgrade plan.
Project Timeline: July 2023 – January 2024
LearnSwift: How an E-learning Startup Delivered Smooth Video Streaming with Connect Quest Cloud Hosting
Client: Shalini Menon, Founder & Chief Content Officer, LearnSwift Education •
Product Used: Connect Quest Cloud Hosting CH3 with CDN
Background & Challenge
LearnSwift began in 2021 as a bootstrapped online course platform for jobseekers wanting to learn coding fast. They offered pre-recorded lessons and live weekend workshops. By early 2024, their user base grew fivefold, but streaming lag and server timeouts hurt student engagement. Some videos would buffer endlessly during peak evening hours, driving complaints and refund requests.
Requirements
Shalini needed reliable cloud hosting with built-in CDN and enough burst bandwidth to deliver smooth 1080p streams to 2,000+ concurrent students. She also wanted DDoS protection since online education scams often target legitimate sites to divert traffic.
Planning & Pilot
Connect Quest’s solution engineers recommended upgrading to CH3 Cloud Hosting with integrated CDN and edge caching. A test run with their largest video library showed a 72% reduction in buffering issues. They also implemented tokenized secure video URLs to prevent link sharing on pirate forums.
Implementation
In March 2024, LearnSwift migrated their LMS to Connect Quest. The migration used a zero-downtime approach — moving static files first, then databases, then the video content library overnight. The support team was available on Slack for real-time monitoring.
Impact
Post-migration, students reported a much smoother video experience, even on 4G networks. Refund requests dropped by 42% in the first two months, and course completion rates climbed to 83% (up from 66%). LearnSwift now boasts over 3,500 paying learners every month.
Future
Shalini is working with Connect Quest to build a parallel live webinar cluster to handle upcoming coding bootcamps with 5,000+ attendees without crashing the main LMS.
Project Timeline: January – April 2024
FabKraft: From Cart Abandonment to Loyal Buyers – A Boutique’s Success with Connect Quest Managed Hosting
Client: Tanvi Agarwal, Owner & Creative Director, FabKraft Boutique •
Product Used: Connect Quest Managed WordPress Hosting MWPQ-2
Backstory
FabKraft is a Jaipur-based online boutique selling handcrafted sarees and block-printed kurtas. Tanvi started it from her bedroom in 2020, fulfilling orders herself via Instagram DMs. When she launched her own WooCommerce site in mid-2022, festive rushes for Diwali and Karva Chauth caused the checkout page to break under even modest traffic spikes of 100–200 shoppers.
Requirements
She needed a robust, managed WordPress hosting plan with optimized caching, automatic backups, and built-in security, so she could focus on design and marketing rather than worrying about SSL renewals or spam bots.
Planning & Upgrade
Connect Quest’s onboarding helped Tanvi switch to MWPQ-2 — a managed WordPress environment with LiteSpeed server and daily backups. They reconfigured her product gallery, added image CDN, and optimized the checkout page with Stripe payment integration.
Live Results
During Holi 2024, FabKraft handled a spike of 1,200 unique shoppers in 48 hours without any crashes. Abandoned cart rates fell by 35% because pages loaded under 1.4 seconds even on mobile. Tanvi’s sales doubled that month and repeat orders grew thanks to a faster, more trustworthy checkout flow.
What’s Next
FabKraft plans to launch an international store for NRIs and offer virtual styling sessions hosted securely via Connect Quest’s upcoming live event feature.
Project Timeline: November 2023 – March 2024
GiveKind: Ensuring 24/7 Donation Reliability for an NGO with Connect Quest VPS
Client: Dr. Rahul Sen, Technical Advisor, GiveKind Foundation •
Product Used: Connect Quest VPS VPCQ-L2
Origin & Challenge
GiveKind is a small, volunteer-driven non-profit that crowdfunds for children’s healthcare in coimbatore India. For years, their donation portal was hosted on a free community server, which often timed out when a new case went viral. This led to lost contributions and donor trust issues — sometimes donors would even double-send payments by mistake.
Requirements
Rahul wanted a cost-effective VPS with 24/7 uptime, secure payment gateway integration, and auto-scaling capacity for viral campaigns. “For an NGO, every rupee wasted on technical glitches could have saved a child’s life,” Rahul emphasizes.
Migration Plan
Connect Quest donated a discounted VPS plan and helped clone GiveKind’s donation platform. They deployed daily database snapshots, firewall rules to block fraud bots, and a CDN for faster donor pages nationwide. A test run with a dummy fundraising goal ensured PayU and Razorpay webhooks worked flawlessly.
Launch & Results
In February 2024, GiveKind ran a campaign for a child’s urgent bone marrow transplant. The site remained online while handling 500 donors in 24 hours — their largest single-day traffic. No double payments or payment failures occurred. The total raised exceeded the goal by 30% due to a trust boost among corporate CSR backers.
Next Moves
Rahul is now integrating an AI-powered donor dashboard and plans to add multilingual donation pages, hosted on the same VPS cluster by Connect Quest.
Project Timeline: January – March 2024
ViralSpark: How a Digital Agency Delivered 10 Million Impressions Without a Single Crash Using Connect Quest High Traffic Cluster
Client: Pooja Bansal, Founder & Head of Strategy, ViralSpark Digital •
Product Used: Connect Quest High Traffic Cluster HPCQ-T4
About ViralSpark
Based in Gurgaon, ViralSpark is a 7-person social media marketing agency specializing in short-term viral contests for consumer brands. In late 2023, they signed a huge campaign for a beverage startup promising free samples for the first 100,000 registrations. They built a slick micro-site — but Pooja knew their cheap hosting would crumble under the expected traffic tsunami.
Requirements
They needed a burst-ready environment with instant auto-scaling, multiple edge locations, and robust DDoS protection since spam bots often target viral forms. “One hiccup and the client would never trust us again,” Pooja recalls.
Setup & Simulation
Connect Quest provisioned a High Traffic Cluster with global CDN nodes and load balancing across three data centers. ViralSpark’s devs stress-tested the micro-site with 200,000 simulated sign-ups in under two hours. They also set up bot-detection and IP throttling scripts.
Campaign Launch
During the 3-day campaign, the cluster handled over 10 million page views, peaking at 45,000 concurrent visitors. Sign-ups processed flawlessly with near-instant confirmation emails. Not a single instance of downtime or suspicious bot overload was detected.
Outcome
ViralSpark’s client was so impressed they renewed for an annual retainer. Pooja’s agency doubled its monthly revenue and now pitches bigger FMCG brands confidently. “Our secret weapon? Infrastructure that never lets us down,” says Pooja.
Next Steps
ViralSpark is now building an AI-powered contest analytics dashboard to offer real-time campaign metrics to clients, hosted entirely on Connect Quest’s cluster.
Project Timeline: December 2023 – February 2024
TiffinTrail: How a Homegrown Food Delivery App Went from 100 to 1000 Orders a Month Using Connect Quest Cloud Hosting
Client: Manish Choudhury, Founder & CEO, TiffinTrail Services Pvt Ltd •
Product Used: Connect Quest Cloud Hosting CH2 with Geo CDN
Background
TiffinTrail began as Manish’s side hustle during the lockdown, connecting local home chefs with busy students in Bhubaneswar. As word spread on WhatsApp groups, the order volume jumped but their single server crashed frequently during lunch hours, causing delayed deliveries and irate reviews.
Requirements
Manish wanted a solution that could serve real-time menus, handle online payments, and geo-locate delivery riders with zero lag — especially at peak lunch/dinner times.
Solution
Connect Quest migrated TiffinTrail to CH2 Cloud Hosting with Geo CDN. A mobile-optimized database cache and image compression pipeline were added to speed up load times on low-end Android devices common among students.
Results
After launch, TiffinTrail handled 1000 orders in a month, a 5X increase. Order placement speed improved by 60%, while customer calls complaining about app hangs dropped by 80%. Revenue doubled and their average Google Play Store rating jumped from 3.1 to 4.6 stars.
Next Plans
Manish aims to expand TiffinTrail to three more cities in Odisha and is testing auto-scaling clusters to manage festive surge orders during Durga Puja.
Project Timeline: September – December 2023
StudioCrew: Empowering Freelancers to Host Fast Portfolios with Connect Quest Managed WordPress
Client: Neha Iyer, Co-Founder, StudioCrew Collective •
Product Used: Connect Quest Managed WordPress Hosting MWPQ-1
Background
StudioCrew is a collective of 50+ freelancers — designers, photographers, writers — who share one branded website but each have a personal portfolio subpage. Initially hosted on a cheap shared plan, the site slowed to a crawl whenever multiple users uploaded large image sets or when recruiters visited multiple portfolios at once.
Needs
Neha needed a fast WordPress host with optimized media delivery, automatic image resizing, daily backups, and an easy control panel so even non-techy freelancers could update their pages.
Migration
Connect Quest moved StudioCrew’s entire multisite install to MWPQ-1, added LiteSpeed caching, enabled lazy loading, and set up a CDN for the image-heavy galleries. A training session was held for all members to learn secure file uploads and password best practices.
Impact
Now, StudioCrew’s collective site loads in under 1.2 seconds on mobile. Recruiters and agencies spend 40% more time on portfolios, and 10 new members joined after seeing the improved site. Neha estimates each freelancer now gets 3–5 extra leads monthly.
Next Steps
StudioCrew plans to add a private client dashboard for contract tracking and feedback loops, securely hosted on Connect Quest’s managed cluster.
Project Timeline: August – November 2023
DevGame Studios: Scaling Multiplayer Game Servers with Connect Quest Dedicated Bare Metal
Client: Nishant Jaiswal, CTO, DevGame Studios Pvt Ltd •
Product Used: Connect Quest Dedicated Server DSQ-AMD-128
Background & Challenge
DevGame Studios is a Pune-based indie game dev studio known for a popular multiplayer battle arena. Initially, they used cheap cloud VPS nodes, but unpredictable latency spikes caused player disconnects, bad reviews, and refund demands during tournaments.
Requirements
Nishant needed powerful bare metal servers with guaranteed bandwidth, root control, and low ping for players in India and SEA. “For us, lag means lost gamers — no second chance,” he says.
Solution & Setup
Connect Quest provisioned a Dedicated AMD EPYC server with 128 GB DDR5 RAM and true 10Gbps network port. They configured a custom firewall, anti-DDoS layer, and installed game-optimized Linux kernel. Load testing with real player traffic showed latency stayed under 20ms even at 500 concurrent matches.
Results
Since migrating, player retention rose by 25% and 1-star reviews citing ‘lag’ dropped by 78%. DevGame ran their biggest prize pool event with zero downtime, boosting downloads by 3X in three weeks.
Future
Nishant plans to add a second Dedicated Server in Singapore via Connect Quest to reduce ping for SEA players and roll out cross-region matchmaking.
Project Timeline: November 2023 – January 2024
AppCraft Labs: Automating iOS Builds with Connect Quest Mac OS Server Hosting
Client: Supriya Mishra, Lead iOS Engineer, AppCraft Labs •
Product Used: Connect Quest Mac OS Server MQ-16GB
Background
AppCraft Labs, a boutique mobile agency in Hyderabad, builds Swift and React Native apps for clients worldwide. Their small dev team wasted hours daily waiting for slow local Mac Mini build queues — delaying releases and frustrating clients.
Need
Supriya needed an always-on, secure macOS environment that their CI/CD pipeline could trigger for automated builds, code signing, and fast App Store uploads — without buying more office hardware.
Solution
Connect Quest provisioned a dedicated macOS VM with Xcode pre-installed, remote SSH access, and 16 GB RAM for parallel build tasks. They integrated it with GitHub Actions and Bitrise workflows for seamless automation.
Outcome
Build time per app dropped from 30 minutes to under 10. AppCraft pushed 14 updates in two weeks without manual queueing. “Clients loved our faster turnarounds — it paid for itself instantly,” Supriya says.
Next
They plan to spin up a second macOS server to test new beta Xcode releases for future iOS 18 builds without disrupting production.
Project Timeline: January – March 2024
AppCraft Labs: Automating iOS Builds with Connect Quest Mac OS Server Hosting
Client: Supriya Mishra, Lead iOS Engineer, AppCraft Labs •
Product Used: Connect Quest Mac OS Server MQ-16GB
Background
AppCraft Labs, a boutique mobile agency in Hyderabad, builds Swift and React Native apps for clients worldwide. Their small dev team wasted hours daily waiting for slow local Mac Mini build queues — delaying releases and frustrating clients.
Need
Supriya needed an always-on, secure macOS environment that their CI/CD pipeline could trigger for automated builds, code signing, and fast App Store uploads — without buying more office hardware.
Solution
Connect Quest provisioned a dedicated macOS VM with Xcode pre-installed, remote SSH access, and 16 GB RAM for parallel build tasks. They integrated it with GitHub Actions and Bitrise workflows for seamless automation.
Outcome
Build time per app dropped from 30 minutes to under 10. AppCraft pushed 14 updates in two weeks without manual queueing. “Clients loved our faster turnarounds — it paid for itself instantly,” Supriya says.
Next
They plan to spin up a second macOS server to test new beta Xcode releases for future iOS 18 builds without disrupting production.
Project Timeline: January – March 2024
GreenLeaf Consulting: Streamlining Remote Team Collaboration with Connect Quest Google Workspace Setup
Client: Farhan Qureshi, Director of Operations, GreenLeaf Consulting LLP •
Product Used: Connect Quest Google Workspace Business Plus
Story
GreenLeaf is a remote-first sustainability consulting firm with 35 employees spread across India, Singapore, and Dubai. They used personal Gmail and free cloud docs — chaos ensued: lost files, phishing emails, and GDPR headaches with client data leaks.
Need
Farhan needed a professional email domain, shared Drive, secure meet links, and admin controls — plus someone to migrate old emails without downtime.
Setup
Connect Quest migrated 35 mailboxes to Google Workspace Business Plus with zero lost emails, set up Drive folders with permissions, and activated 2FA for everyone. They also trained the team on secure sharing and phishing detection.
Impact
Internal spam dropped by 95%, document turnaround time halved, and clients praised the new polished communication. “Our productivity jumped overnight,” says Farhan.
Next
GreenLeaf is exploring Google Voice numbers for seamless client calls and plans to integrate CRM tools on the same Google Workspace account.
Project Timeline: December 2023 – February 2024
TIR Imports: Modernizing Legacy Emails with Connect Quest Microsoft 365
Client: Rajinder Singh, IT Manager, TIR Imports Pvt Ltd •
Product Used: Connect Quest Microsoft 365 Business Standard
Challenge
TIR Imports, a 25-year-old trading company in Bengaluru, ran their emails on an outdated in-house server. Constant spam, slow search, and 20 GB PST files clogged everyone’s Outlook. Customers complained about missing POs and invoices.
Goal
Rajinder needed a clean migration to Microsoft 365 with shared calendars, Teams for internal chat, and better mobile access for sales reps on the road.
Solution
Connect Quest moved 80 mailboxes to Microsoft 365 overnight using hybrid migration, preserving old folders. They set up compliance archiving and trained staff to use Teams, SharePoint, and mobile apps securely.
Results
Support calls for missing emails dropped by 70%, and the sales team now closes deals faster with instant document sharing via OneDrive. “Zero spam, anywhere access — exactly what we needed,” says Rajinder.
Next
They plan to integrate Microsoft Dynamics CRM, hosted securely on Connect Quest’s cluster, for lead tracking.
Project Timeline: February – April 2024
HostPro Resellers: Growing a Hosting Business with Connect Quest’s License Reselling Automation
Client: Arvind Pillai, CEO, HostPro Reseller Network •
Product Used: Connect Quest License Reseller Program (cPanel, WHMCS, LiteSpeed)
Background
HostPro Resellers is a Kerala-based startup helping freelancers become micro-hosting providers. They had to buy licenses manually, email clients, and handle renewals themselves — wasting hours daily and causing missed renewals that cut off customer sites.
Need
Arvind wanted automated license provisioning for cPanel, WHMCS, LiteSpeed, and easy margin tracking for 50+ sub-resellers.
Solution
Connect Quest enrolled HostPro in their License Reseller Program with real-time API sync for auto-renewals, instant provisioning, and a custom reseller portal for client self-service.
Impact
Revenue leakage stopped entirely. HostPro grew their sub-reseller base by 40% in six months, and customer churn dropped because licenses never expired unexpectedly. “Best move ever for our margins,” says Arvind.
Next
They now plan to bundle VPS+license combo deals for new agencies and freelancers joining HostPro.
Project Timeline: October 2023 – March 2024
Hive InfraTech: Deploying IoT Edge Nodes Using Connect Quest Colocation
Client: Dr. Ankita Sharma, Chief Infrastructure Officer, Hive InfraTech Solutions •
Product Used: Connect Quest Colocation Service CQCOLO-1U
Challenge
HIVE InfraTech builds smart water meter networks across Lohegaon India. They needed secure physical server racks close to local ISPs to process sensor data in real time. Cloud latency was too high, and local datacenter options were unreliable.
Solution
Connect Quest offered 1U rack space in their Tier 3 facility with redundant power, 24/7 access control, and remote KVM for firmware upgrades. Hive InfraTech shipped custom IoT edge servers, which Connect Quest installed, cabled, and stress-tested on-site.
Impact
Local data processing latency dropped from 800ms to under 150ms, boosting sensor battery life and accuracy. NE InfraTech now monitors 15,000+ meters with real-time dashboards, backed by Connect Quest’s NOC team for failover support.
Next
They plan to colocate additional nodes in Koregaon and Pimpri for wider IoT coverage this year.
Project Timeline: September – November 2023
