Lessons for Large Scale Deployments using Augmented Reality
An interesting viewpoint article from the PwC Emerging Technology blog has some lessons for organizations on deploying emerging technologies from the experiences of Pokémon Go’s explosive growth.
Due to sheer size and popularity, users had some trouble logging in, which meant Niantic (the company behind Pokémon Go) had to keep pace with the data volume. The lesson is that with user experience and engagement being so fundamental to growth, organizations must plan carefully in terms of infrastructure and availability.
Lessons to learn for large-scale deployments:
- Leverage cloud for business models where there is uncertainty around the uptake and thus demand
- Use instrumentation on end points to detect anomalies and understanding end-user engagement
- This provides early issue detection
- Two or more cloud providers in case one cannot scale fast enough
- Cloud capacity has to be planned for since issues will increasingly arise as companies grow more sophisticated in their use of more advanced technologies like augmented reality and IoT