Google Cloud and Vision AI power new opportunities for imgix

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From online marketplaces and popular media, to social networking sites and retail apps, images dominate the internet. In fact, their exponential growth has many companies struggling to manage all their visual assets. Combine that volume of pictures with the variety of devices and screens now in use, and it is clear why high demand exists for image management tools. imgix solves those challenges with a robust platform that renders images at optimal size and quality, regardless of a user’s browser or device.  

With image volumes growing, imgix needed to: 

• Move beyond on-prem constraints. 
  The same systems that powered their sleek, real-time image rendering were unable to support new capabilities like AI.
• Automate image search and organization. 
  As more customers built deep image archives, the ability to understand, catalog, and find images grew in importance.
• Choose the right technology for future growth.
  Company leadership knew today’s architecture decisions would have long-term impacts.

Pythian quickly grasped imgix’s needs, validated their approach, and offered additional ideas. They recommended valuable tools—from Kubernetes to Terraform—to streamline development efforts. Pythian also shared examples and best practices to help imgix understand their options.

Pythian definitely understands what we’re trying to do. We were able to make really critical decisions after just a few hours. That was huge. 

 – Chris Zacharias, CEO, imgix