Conclusion

Bodog is a diversified company that has online gaming; an international record label called Bodog Music; a million-dollar band search competition called Bodog Battle of the Bands; a publishing division that includes an online magazine titled Bodog Nation, and blog, Bodog Beat); and an international television production company named Bodog TV. Bodog is owned by Calvin Ayre lives in a $3.5 million compound in Costa Rica. He runs all his money through the National Bank of Scotland in London. His company bodog.com has revenues of 7.3 billion. He also has online companies Bodog Poker, Bodog Fantasy, Bodog Girls, Bodog Sports, and Bodog Nation. His expected revenues are expected to exceed 35% over the next 5 years.

BoDog's Technology

1. What are some hardware categories used in (or sold by) your company? What brands of computer? What types of computers?


BODOG is using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, that utilizes more of their Linux servers' capacities by consolidating all physical servers and applications through virtualization—which results in the lowering of hardware, maintenance and electrical costs.



2. Who is responsible for the hardware and software?

Carl Schmidt, Chief Technical Officer.


3. What types of system software is used (sold)? Is Linux used?


BODOG uses WebLogic and Versant on Solaris, however that collaboration has come to an end. Bodog now has switched to Red Hat Linux Enterprise, Apache server platform software.


4. What types of application software is used (sold)? What brands?

Jboss is the system application software controlling the enterprise server, as well as IBM's DB2 relational database product. BODOG has 14 Web servers and a 30-CPU application server cluster.

The type of computers BODOG uses SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers.

The CTO for BODOG is in charge of hw/sw.

BODOG is using Red Hat Linux Enterprise, Apache and JBOSS and IBM’s DB2 relational database software.

BODOG uses a 30 cpu application server cluster.
BODOG’s domain name is newbodoglife.com
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