How Onecation ensures SNU's digital reliability

Challenge

Seoul National University, Korea's top university, required reliable server infrastructure and the ability to rapidly deploy event pages for academic conferences, admissions periods, and special events. Their legacy infrastructure struggled during peak loads, and deploying new pages was a slow, manual process.

Solution

We implemented modern server management practices with auto-scaling capabilities, created a rapid event page deployment system, and established monitoring and alerting infrastructure. The solution ensures high availability during critical periods like admission announcements.

SNU's Infrastructure Evolution

Seoul National University serves over 30,000 students and hosts numerous high-profile academic events. Their digital infrastructure needed to be bulletproof, especially during critical periods like admission result announcements when hundreds of thousands of anxious students and parents check the website simultaneously.

Reliability as a Foundation

With infrastructure concerns resolved, SNU could focus on innovation. The rapid event page deployment capability enabled more digital initiatives—from virtual open houses to international academic conferences. The reliable foundation became a competitive advantage in attracting top students and faculty.

The Ultimate Test

The true test came during the annual admission results announcement. Over 100,000 users attempted to access the portal within the first minute. The infrastructure held perfectly. Zero downtime. Fast load times. It was the smoothest admission announcement in the university's history.

How Onecation Executed