More than meets the eye: transforming IT at Jagex - an interview with head of IT Barry Zubel

Danny Palmer
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Barry Zubel, head of IT at game developer Jagex, tells Danny Palmer about virtualising servers, automation and how IT infrastructure will be key to a smooth launch for their next big release

In RuneScape, the online multiplayer role-playing game from developer Jagex, players can take on fantastical quests in a mythical world. In Cambridge, the city where the studio is based, the tas...

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