How IX Powers Advertisers on Cyber Monday
Nov 26
Engineering Video
Category: Engineering
The Technology that Powers the Biggest Online Shopping Event of the Year
Each year, Cyber Monday reaffirms its title as the top e-commerce event in North America, with advertisers launching special campaigns and paying top advertising dollars to attract customers. Q4 pushes the limits of our Ad Serving platform, campaign registration pipeline and data processing systems, as IX typically experiences at least a 10% increase in daily ...continue reading
Nov 26
Engineering Perspectives Product Video
Challenges of Scale: Solving a Linux Kernel Bug
As an engineering-first organization, we have a natural tendency to want to observe how our systems behave at their limits. This allows us to uncover issues that no one else that uses the same technologies has been able to explore. One such issue even led us to discover a bug in the Linux kernel, a ...continue reading
Oct 29
Engineering Perspectives
How the Agora Became the Engineering Gathering Place
As a Software Engineer who joined in November 2015, it’s been an incredible experience to witness our organization’s rapid growth. Three years ago, we were a group of 78 and did not have an org-wide meeting. As our organization continued to grow, it became evident we needed a new way to communicate ideas across teams. ...continue reading
Sep 24
Engineering Perspectives
IX Engineers Take on Third Annual Hackathon
Earlier this month, IX stopped development for a few days to invest in its team and explore new technologies. Understanding the importance of inspiring innovation and creativity, engineers from across all of our offices came together to partake in our third annual IX Hackathon. Hear from our engineering team and learn more about the hackathon ...continue reading
Jul 19
Engineering Perspectives
IX Engineers Transform Ideas into Reality
Just as the heat of the summer started to make its presence felt across Canada, IX Engineering put development on hold for a few days to kick off our third annual IX Hackathon. What better way to invest in innovation and creativity than to host our largest Engineering event ever at the Struck Contemporary Gallery ...continue reading
Jul 13
Engineering Perspectives
Tour IX’s Amsterdam & Frankfurt Data Centers
As an engineering-first company, we take security very seriously. Since knowing where our technology lives is just as important as the tech our engineers build, we invited a small group of our European partners to step inside two of our data centers to experience our tech like never before. Step inside our Amsterdam data center, ...continue reading
Jul 02
Engineering Perspectives Product
A Technical Perspective from IX Open
If you create software solutions for healthcare, is your company a healthcare company or an engineering company? While there’s nothing that says you need to choose, often a company adopts an identity that permeates throughout its culture. Some folks in the world of banking have struggled for years to find a new identity in the digital ...continue reading
May 16
Engineering Events Perspectives
An Exclusive Look into IX Engineering
The platforms powering advertising technology are complex – those powering IX technology are no different. Luckily, our engineering team thrives on scaling highly complex processing systems in the midst of constant growth and marketplace change. We’re pleased to launch our latest series aimed at shedding light into IX’s culture of innovation and the inner workings ...continue reading
Apr 10
Engineering Perspectives