Background
The Institute of Ireland migrated from legacy on-premises Oracle servers to Amazon RDS for Oracle with Rambunct. The result: faster performance, high availability, lower costs, and seamless CRM integration, modernising their academic data infrastructure.
The Challenge
- Ageing hardware prone to failure and requiring constant upkeep
- Limited scalability and high downtime risks
- Slow and manual backup and recovery procedures
- Complex CRM integrations needing constant oversight
- The goal was to migrate to a modern database platform without disrupting academic operations.
Our Solution
Rambunct designed and executed a seamless migration to Amazon RDS for Oracle:
- Oracle Data Pump: Used for data export/import to minimise downtime
- Oracle Data Guard: Ensured live replication and data integrity
- Multi-AZ Deployment: Enabled automatic failover and high availability
- CRM Continuity: Maintained integration with minimal reconfiguration
- Monitoring & Automation: Deployed Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Lambda, and AWS Systems Manager
The Result
The migration delivered measurable improvements in performance, efficiency, and cost savings, while ensuring a smooth transition with no service disruption.
- 60% improvement in database query performance
- 75% reduction in admin overhead and manual operations
- 40% lower total cost of ownership compared to legacy hosting
- Seamless cutover with zero data loss and uninterrupted CRM connectivity
