OUTCOMES
100% Availability
Guaranteed uninterrupted service throughout the entire event – with no maintenance downtime.
48 Million Requests
in 3 Hours
The system handled over 48 million HTTPS requests at peak load without any performance degradation.
Cost Efficiency
An optimised cloud architecture significantly reduced infrastructure maintenance costs.
PROJECT
The Fryderyk Chopin Institute is the organiser of one of the world’s most renowned and prestigious piano competitions. Each edition of the International Chopin Competition draws the attention of millions of people globally, with audiences tuning in via television and online platforms. The event spans from 2 to 23 October, encompassing preliminary rounds, the final, and winners’ concerts – during which traffic to the website and mobile app increases significantly.
The client’s existing infrastructure and software were not equipped to handle such sudden and high volumes of user activity. In previous years, this resulted in temporary service outages during the competition, negatively impacting the Institute’s image and limiting the ability to promote the event at scale.
PROJECT TIME
5 months
INDUSTRY
Culture
COUNTRY
Poland
The Fryderyk Chopin Institute is the world’s leading centre dedicated to the legacy of Fryderyk Chopin. Its mission is to preserve, research, and promote the composer’s heritage. The Institute operates the Fryderyk Chopin Museum and is actively engaged in various initiatives promoting Chopin’s work, including the organisation of the international festival “Chopin and His Europe.”
A key aspect of the project was aligning the infrastructure model with actual operational and economic needs. Maintaining a permanent infrastructure capable of handling millions of users was not cost-effective – particularly given that, under normal circumstances, the website attracted only a few thousand visits per day. A flexible solution was required to ensure high availability of services during sudden traffic surges, while avoiding unnecessary costs during low-traffic periods.
The technical and sales teams at Altkom Software were highly professional and immediately earned our trust. After just one meeting, we knew they were the right choice. We’ve worked with other IT companies before, and I have to say that working with Altkom was an especially positive experience. We had no issues with service availability — our website and mobile app remained fully responsive throughout the entire Piano Competition. The project was an absolute success.
ACTIONS
We conducted an AWS stress-test, AWS Well-Architected Framework audit, and a cloud cost audit.
In response to the identified challenges and high availability requirements, a cloud-based solution was implemented using AWS services with automated resource scaling.
As a result, during peak load – coinciding with the live broadcast of the competition final – the system successfully handled over 48 million HTTPS requests within 3 hours, maintaining full service availability with zero downtime.
