Runescape: A big data case study

Stuart Sumner
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Stuart Sumner dons his helmet and shield and explores the IT infrastructure that serves the 200 million beast-slaying denizens of RuneScape

There is money to be made in killing dragons, and not just the virtual kind. One of the best-known online games, World of Warcraft, charges its 10 million users around £9 per month for the privileg...

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