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com

CASE Study Rosebank, Johannesburg


[email protected]

Managing Over
1100 Decentralised
SQL Instances with
Speed & Resiliency

ABOUT THE CASE


Peter Gace, the Group Systems Manager for a prominent retail
organisation listed on the JSE, faces a daunting task. His
responsibility lies in overseeing the support of over 1100 SQL

This product has


Instances spread across Sub-Saharan Africa. Managing such a
widely dispersed SQL landscape presents numerous
challenges, demanding significant resources and time. paid for
Initially, Peter and his team attempted to tackle the situation
itself in the
using their own methods. Unfortunately, this approach proved benefits that we
to be slow and time-consuming, often taking days to retrieve have immediately
the necessary data. Recognising the need for a more efficient
solution, Peter collaborated with the Group IT executives and
obtained,”
Peter Gace,
CIO to evaluate alternative approaches. Ultimately, they
the Group Systems Manager
reached a consensus and identified Conductor4SQL as the
preferred database management tool to enhance the
administration and synchronization of their database
environment.

To implement this solution, the organisation partnered with EnterpriseWorx, a leading software
solutions provider known for their expertise in database management. With their guidance and
support, Peter's team embarked on a transformative journey to streamline their operations and
improve the efficiency of their SQL landscape.
THE CHALLENGE THE SOLUTION
A compelling challenge for Peter Gace and his Conductor4SQL offers an extensive array of
team, as they strive to leverage Conductor4SQL features, delivering exceptional value compared to
and EnterpriseWorx's implementation expertise other SQL monitoring and alerting tools in terms
to overcome the resource and time-intensive of cost. This comprehensive functionality ensures
nature of supporting a distributed SQL streamlined operations and effective database
infrastructure. administration while keeping expenses at a
minimum.

Time-intensive Managing From One-tool Manage


01 01 Dispersed SQL Instances
Dispersed SQL Instances

One of the significant challenges of managing Conductor4SQL provides essential features like security,
dispersed SQL instances is the time-intensive nature of auditing, task automation, and real-time data
the task. Handling SQL instances that are spread across synchronisation. Its message queue platform
different servers or locations can be extremely guarantees reliable message delivery, even during
demanding and time-consuming. network or power failures. This minimises the need for
human intervention, streamlining operations and
boosting efficiency.

Too much time & resources 02 Reducing the time &


02 resources
spent on Database Administration
The excessive amount of time and resources spent on Conductor4SQL provides enhanced functionality with
database administration. Database administration security, system standardisation, detailed reports, and
encompasses various tasks such as database deployment, comprehensive auditing. Centralised data synchronisation
configuration, optimisation, maintenance, monitoring, reduces administrative workload, while clients gain
and troubleshooting. However, when these activities real-time visibility for prompt decision-making. It
consume a disproportionate amount of time and optimises operational efficiency and proactive response.
resources, it hinders the overall efficiency and productivity
of the organisation.

Struggling to Identify Synchronisation of


03 03
Discrepencies in Databases Dispersed Instances

A 03
major challenge faced is struggling to identify The retail giant implemented Data Syncing for real-time
discrepancies in databases. Discrepancies can arise due to updates to a centralised master database. This enables
various reasons such as data corruption, synchronisation prompt identification of discrepancies, ensuring
issues, human error, or system failures. However, detecting immediate resolution. Data Syncing allows proactive
and resolving these discrepancies can be a resolution of differences, ensuring consistent data
time-consuming and complex task, posing significant throughout.
challenges for DBAs.

“What I started to do via my own methods was a slow process


and took days to get back all the required data. With
Conductor4SQL, I can do the same process within a couple of
minutes,”
says Peter Gace – Group Systems Manager
Conductor4SQL simplifies the process of managing SQL databases by eliminating the need for individual
connections and enabling mass-scale execution of SQL tasks with a single click. By identifying
discrepancies in table structures, defaults, and keys, Conductor4SQL allows prompt resolution of issues,
enhancing overall efficiency and preventing major problems. In a large multi-store environment, database
standardisation plays a crucial role in ensuring quality control, operational efficiency, and customer
satisfaction.

Conductor4SQL efficiently compares and resolves discrepancies across the entire database landscape,
promoting data consistency.

The Data Synchronisation feature of


Conductor4SQL is utilised by the retailer to
“Conductor4SQL identifies differences
obtain real-time data from various
in the table structures, defaults,
database tables across multiple servers.
This data serves multiple purposes,
primary and foreign keys etc.
including transaction matching, reporting,
What a pleasure to identify
and archiving. Additionally,
and address the discrepancies
Conductor4SQL enables bi-directional before they become a
data synchronisation, facilitating the push major issue for us,”
Peter Gace – Group Systems Manager
of master or configuration data from a
central server to the store level.

THE RESULTS

Security, auditing, Reduced the demand on Dispersed Data


governance, Resources and Synchronisation
task automation, exception Management Reduced from weeks to
system standardisation with alerting for any hours, real-time
and real-time data potential issues. data availability for
synchronisation from a reporting.
single console.

CONTACT [email protected]
www.conductor4sql.com
CONDUCTOR4SQL +27 (0) 11 301 0900

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