Use case

HomeUtiliiesOnline is the new generation home utility research and services company that allows their customers (individuals or apartment complexes) to research, manage, and schedule payments for all services regarding their home. The company is in a growing phase at this point with about 1 million subscribers, about 70% of whom own a single family home. The remaining 30% are a combination of apartment complex managers and residents. The company is also affiliated with a set of utility service providers. The company provides a portal where users can make payments to the utility providers gas, electricity, phone, and cable. Users also visit the site to research the utilities spending pattern and look at ways to reduce their monthly costs.

Currently, the company has one main data center on the US West Coast and an additional site in the East Coast primarily for disaster recovery scenarios. A central global traffic routing product monitors the status of servers in the data centers...