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Every modern smartphone is able to take high-quality pictures and record 
photos and videos, making everyone a photographer and filmmaker. Can you 
imagine the sheer volume of data that’s created daily?
Shutterfly, a web-based service where users can create personalized photo 
books and share them with family and friends, understands this challenge. As 
its archive of billions of images approaches 200 PB and file sizes continue to 
grow, the company is standing behind its promises to users: free, unlimited 
photo storage and 100 percent customer satisfaction. However, scaling the 
network to accommodate ever-increasing image traffic was becoming difficult.
Shutterfly backs its 100 percent customer 
satisfaction guarantee with a high-performance, 
scalable network.
“ 
We can continue to innovate and support increasing 
workloads while providing a great user experience.
- Arslan Munir, Director of Cloud Engineering, Shutterfly
With customer numbers growing and data storage increasing to support 
high-definition (HD) photos and videos, Shutterfly needed innovation and 
expansion for its data center.
Size: 3,000 Employees
Location: Redwood City, California
Industry: Image Publishing
•  Maintain a compelling user experience as traffic 
and data grow
•  Automate switch provisioning to save time and 
money
•  Simplify management and scalability
Challenges