Scaling without limits with the one.com VPS
Christophe Gratessolle is a self-taught developer and engineer with a passion for education. His interest in education led to the development of a digital learning management system (LMS), called Classid, created to meet the evolving needs of schools.
It all began after Christophe graduated as an industrial engineer in 2016. While interning at a secondary school, he began digitising educational material. His work caught the attention of one of the largest educational networks in his region of Flanders, Belgium. It eventually led to a position as a pedagogical advisor, where he worked to introduce STEM-focused initiatives and share educational content across schools.
His journey with one.com began in 2018, when he began teaching himself how to program. Short on technical know-how at the time, he found one.com a beginner-friendly host for his first website.
“I’m very visually oriented, so the intuitive interface made it simple to get the site online,” he mentions.
As Classid developed, the company needed to scale from the minimum plan to a more advanced solution that would help them integrate more resource-heavy features. Eventually, they found that the one.com Virtual Private Server (VPS) solution was the best way to go.
VPS was the way
When deciding on a VPS, Christophe had one major requirement: user-friendliness.
“Ease of use is absolutely the most important feature for me,” Christophe states. “I don’t have advanced server knowledge, and hiring external help is expensive.”
With one.com’s VPS, Christophe and Classid have been able to manage everything internally, and with its easy-to-use interface, getting set up was straightforward.
Christophe is happy with the performance of the VPS and how it has worked through challenging moments. One such challenge was migrating to one.com once its VPS product launched. This required a major platform migration of over 150,000 users.
“The migration had to be flawless,” Christophe recalls. Thankfully, “the transition went smoothly, and we’ve received great feedback since. Luckily, one.com offers the guarantees we need for peace of mind.”
Creating a website was a no-brainer
Christophe sees incredible value from having a website, even for small local businesses. Besides managing Classid, Christophe builds websites and sees the improvements it brings to the companies he helps.
“These small local businesses used to rely on print ads in local brochures, which were costly and offered little return,” he remarks. “Once they launched a website, they saw their sales increase significantly with minimal marketing.”
He recommends one.com as a solid solution for any company looking to launch a website.
“Compared to other providers, one.com offers better pricing and more value,” he notes.
For Classid, the future looks bright, with scalability being a crucial requirement for this early startup.
“The platform needs to grow with our customer base, and one.com’s VPS delivers the performance we need,” Christophe says. “We’re seeing steady growth and plan to stress test with even more users soon.”
