The nature of the gaming business is highly cyclical, with activity at Paddy Power retail locations and online operations spiking dramatically during high profile games and races. In the lead up to major sporting events such as the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Grand National or Royal Ascot Cup horse races, major Premiership or European football matches, network traffic can dramatically increase over average daily rates. With stability and availability having such an important role, the Paddy Power Betfair infrastructure teams decided to make an investment in a powerful state-of-the-art solution from Infoblox.