Slate.fr revived its DevOps approach with Upsun

Slate.fr, a French media website, transitioned to the PaaS provider Upsun, formerly known as Platform.sh, to enhance its DevOps capabilities and improve its website's responsiveness to high traffic events such as elections and viral content. The decision to switch was driven by the need for faster deployments, high availability, and better pricing compared to their previous host, alongside the desire for more test environments and real-time server resource allocation during peak traffic. Upsun's approach allowed Slate.fr to increase their development-to-production velocity by 30-40%, significantly reducing the time to market for new features and bug fixes. The migration, completed in about three weeks, also benefited from Upsun's proactive support and geographical proximity in Paris, which reinforced Slate.fr's decision.