Nerd Street Gamers has partnered with cloud hosting service Linode.

The Philadelphia-based esports organisation has confirmed Linode, the world’s largest independent open cloud provider, will be the official cloud hosting sponsor of Nerd Street Gamers’ National Championship Series (NCS).

Commenting on the partnership Founder and CEO of Nerd Street Gamers, John Fazio, said:

“Linode provides gamers with top-tier technology and customer service. The player’s experience is a top priority for Linode and Nerd Street Gamers, and we are proud to partner with them for the National Championship Series.”

While Vice President of Marketing at Linode, Blair Lyon, added:

“Our global network makes it easy for organizations like Nerd Street Gamers to deploy and scale tournaments to more players around the world. We’re excited about the opportunity to make the gaming experience better for everyone and thrilled to make that possible with another member of Philadelphia’s amazing technology community.”

Nerd Street’s National Championship Series (NCS) tournament circuit covers ten North American cities, allowing amateur players to compete for a prize pool of $30,000. Lobby.gg, Nerd Street’s tournament matchmaking app, will be powered by Linode.

Staying with Nerd Street Games, just last month AYO.NEWS reported the organisation had partnered with candy brand Mike and Ike (read more).