Snapshot
With an existing Oracle Exadata Database Machine and related services nearing end of life and approaching maximum performance capacity, the organisation required a solution to meet their future needs. The Exadata upgrade project was a large and extremely complex new infrastructure deployment with mission critical workloads, over 20 database upgrades, and 12 separate IT change events required to go live.
Challenge
- Existing Oracle Exadata platform nearing end of life (and five generations behind latest version)
- Impending data centre move meant high risk in relocating old technology
- Requirement for a solution to accommodate future growth
Solution
- Comprehensive build, upgrade and migration of old Exadata X2-2 environment to new Exadata X7-2 environment
- Three separate project phases involving several teams and vendors working in sync to run multiple activities in parallel
- DXC engaged to manage overall project and multiple parties involved
Results
- Improved performance, cost-effectiveness and availability of Oracle databases
- Significantly improved batch run times allows a greater window to perform essential credit collection and other business critical functions
- The ability to process more orders in less time with lower latency, faster identification and response to customer trends
“The new Exadata environment is absolutely flying, it is reliable and has the capacity for additional workloads to support the company’s business needs well into the future.”
Victor Lal, account general manager, DXC Technology
