ONEMT is a globally integrated net technology corporation dedicated to bringing the best in online entertainment to gamers worldwide. The games developed and released through the years have consistently topped the charts in iOS and Android app stores in countries worldwide and received coveted awards, such as Most Popular Games (iOS App Store) and Best Game of the Year (Google Play). All ONEMT’s games are available in 18 languages, with Revenge of Sultans being the most notable.

As a powerhouse in the Middle East and rapidly expanding into the global market, ONEMT has a diverse portfolio of games, with a heavy focus on research and development – so much so that R&D accounts for as much as 60% of the company’s total personnel. The global team of employees from the US, UK, Belgium, Turkey, Yemen, Vietnam, and more offer a distinctly international perspective when it comes to game development – based on the principles of One Life, One Love for gaming.

ONEMT will continue to develop the best products possible, including ones that exceed users’ expectations in bringing fun, exciting entertainment, and high-quality services to players everywhere.

Revenge of Sultans, the main title developed and published by ONEMT, is a premier product in the Middle East. Therefore, the stability of the servers and the speed of response are of utmost importance, directly impacting the gaming experience of our players. In the Internet age, the rapid growth of users also tests the sustained and stable performance of our servers. Product stability and scalability are our key considerations. IT costs are an inevitable reality for every company. Being able to achieve high cost-effectiveness helps us save a significant portion of expenses, thereby enhancing the overall value of ONEMT. Premium customer service is the third decisive factor in our decision to utilize cloud servers, as we require immediate response to address any IT issues that may arise at any given time. Underlying technology is crucial for a gaming company. We fully support the user experience at the frontend because users are our first priority.

As a gaming publishing company venturing into international markets, ONEMT faces numerous IT and business challenges. The following section shows the most prominent objectives pursued and challenges encountered thus far:

1. Stability and Scalability of Technical Architecture: As the company's business expands, the technical architecture needs to support a growing user base and an increasing number of games. Therefore, ONEMT must continuously optimize the technical architecture to ensure stability and scalability. Additionally, mobile games require a high level of stability and smoothness, with products operating reliably under a wide variety of circumstances.

2. Large-Scale Concurrency: Mobile games must support a large number of concurrent users to thrive. Therefore, it is crucial to ensure that the IT architecture possesses sufficient scalability and performance to handle high levels of concurrent traffic, especially sudden spikes around events and activities.

3. Data Security and Privacy Protection: Game companies handle vast amounts of user data, as ensuring data security and privacy protection is essential. This includes measures to prevent data breaches, safeguard user privacy, and protect against potential attacking attempts.

4. Server Costs: Games operate on servers and come with all the associated server costs. These costs may increase as the user base grows.

ONEMT decided to work with Alibaba Cloud due to the following reasons:

1. Technology: Alibaba Cloud possesses advanced cloud computing technology and robust infrastructure, enabling the provision of highly reliable, secure, stable, and scalable cloud services. For instance, Alibaba Cloud offers globally distributed CDN services to accelerate the transmission of game content. It also provides security measures (such as DDoS protection, data encryption, backup, and recovery) to ensure the security and reliability of game data.

2. Cost: Alibaba Cloud offers flexible billing options and tailored solutions to meet various needs and budgets. Notably, Alibaba Cloud provides pay-as-you-go cloud servers and cloud database services, allowing unnecessary fixed costs to be avoided. Additionally, elastic scaling services are available for customers to automatically adjust resource usage based on business demands.

3. Services: Alibaba Cloud offers professional technical support and customer service to help solve technical challenges and improve operational efficiency. Alibaba Cloud provides 24/7 online technical support and expert services in architecture optimization, database optimization, assistance with migration, and CloudNative modifications. Various customized services are available to meet the service requirements of every business, big or small.

Games can benefit significantly from Alibaba Cloud’s products, including superior performance, cost reduction, and an overall enhanced user experience. These advantages and benefits can noticeably improve the quality of games and the player experience while allowing long-term sustainable development and growth.

1. Abundant Cloud Products: Alibaba Cloud's ECS, RDS, Redis, and load balancing capabilities provide robust technical support for games (like Revenge of Sultans) to be deployed and operational quickly and efficiently. The adoption of Alibaba Cloud opens up a galaxy of convenient game development operations, highlighted by server deployment, configuration scaling, and backups. The stability of these products is exceptional, and the integration of Alibaba Cloud's DDoS protection significantly reduces the risk of attacks.

2. Superior Game Performance: Data shows that using Alibaba Cloud's game servers can reduce game latency (compared to traditional servers), leading to improved game smoothness and player experience.

3. Daily Efficiency Improvements: After utilizing Alibaba Cloud's cloud monitoring and security center, ONEMT can monitor server operation status and game performance in real-time. With automated maintenance and optimization of servers, the risk of server downtime and game failures is reduced, thereby improving ONEMT's daily efficiency and productivity.

Notice: ApsaraDB for Redis and Tair have been merged and renamed to Tair (Redis® OSS-compatible) since September 2024.

In the future, ONEMT will continue to develop high-quality products that exceed user expectations and deliver engaging and highly anticipated entertainment services to players. Partnering with Alibaba Cloud will fuel our passion for and commitment to our players as we use their cloud product services to elevate stability, security, and efficiency to new heights.