Case Study
AmpleHarvest.org Outgrows Old Hosting Provider
AmpleHarvest.org Outgrows Old Hosting Provider, Calls Liquid Web for VPS, Load Balancing, and More The Pain Problem For AmpleHarvest.org As AmpleHarvest.org’s reputation as a food waste/hunger organization grew, so did their mentions in national news outlets along with other high-profile accolades. Founder/Executive Director Gary Oppenheimer, a World Food Prize nominee, was named a CNN Hero, has appeared on Larry King Live, given a Google Tech Talk and two TEDx talks, and has contributed various thought pieces on the food waste epidemic to the Huffington Post. However, these periods of high recognition were also causing traffic spikes on their site that was taxing their host provider, who was ill-equipped to handle the heavier loads. The situation became even more tenuous as an already l