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When it comes to seamless data system management, our international IT client needed a solution to migrate their client’s legacy MySQL solution to a fully-managed MongoDB environment. Our team at ABCloudz was up for the challenge and delivered a fault-tolerant algorithm that ensures the migration process is reliable and user-friendly. The need for fault-tolerance and simplicity To achieve this, our customer required a solution that could automatically restart the migration from where it halted in case of any disruptions during […]

Nowadays, it’s hard to imagine effective Business Intelligence without ETL (extract, transfer, and load) tools. These tools help you integrate data from multiple sources into a single database environment. Instead of keeping data in silos, you get an efficient and consistent data warehousing method where all data brings you value, regardless of its format and source. By integrating data from multiple sources into a single database environment, you can automate data management and save valuable time, allowing you to focus […]

ABCloudz, a leading company in digital transformation and database management, has achieved the RDS Service Delivery Specialization and is now an AWS Service Delivery Partner. This designation is a testament to companies with AWS partnership that have proven themselves in delivering high-quality Amazon RDS solutions through their expertise, technical capabilities, and exceptional customer service. Why did we step on a path of AWS Service Delivery Partnership ABCloudz went through an assessment process to become an AWS Service Delivery Partner, where […]

ConcertAI, one of the leading providers of medical research software,  has faced very common scenario for a mature healthcare data center as its infrastructure had developed over years to become extremely sophisticated but highly inconsistent. Some of the servers were running on an end of life OS and desperately needed upgrading. The client decided to implement a cloud-based solution for infrastructure migration and partnered with ABCloudz to make the system more manageable and prepared for the upcoming refinement. Our specialists […]

SQL Server is a veteran in the data management market and Microsoft’s most popular relational database management system. It boasts several benefits, including fast query processing, excellent security and data restoration, easy integration with other database systems, portability, and a variety of tools and plugins to enhance database management efficiency. Moreover, migrating SQL Server to the cloud offers additional benefits, such as improved scalability, database manageability, and cost-efficiency. There are three common options for deploying SQL Server in the cloud: […]

Our customer, a leading provider of end-to-end digital solutions for enhanced patient experiences, approached us with several challenges resulting from their rapidly growing customer base. These challenges included: Difficulty in expanding their software development team and many infrastructural environments to keep up with the growth; Inefficiency in legacy CI/CD pipelines and long deployment times; Difficulty in meeting new regulatory requirements and improving overall digital security; Lack of observability and efficient troubleshooting; Long release cycles and difficulty in setting up new […]

In our previous posts, we focused attention on different AWS services and the benefits of migrating to Amazon’s relational databases. But which Amazon relational database fits you best? The most common dilemma is choosing between Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS. Amazon Aurora is one of Amazon’s most rapidly developing database services. Aurora is a fully managed relational database that brings its users the performance and availability of traditional enterprise databases, as well as the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open-source databases. […]

ABCloudz — a global technology company with a full cycle of services, has become an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced Tier Services Partner. The AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner status is a valuable accreditation for APN Technology Partners. It is granted to companies that have established expertise in AWS technologies and services and a proven understanding of building software solutions while having outstanding achievements of remarkable customer experiences. This AWS partnership is a direct result of the company’s constant efforts […]

In this post we’d like to share with you our experience in delivering a sophisticated database migration solution on top of AWS DMS for one of our large enterprise customers. The client is a large technology corporation that provides software solutions and services for telecom giants and mid-size companies. They ran numerous Oracle databases where they stored billing and other financial data. In an effort to cut costs for operational infrastructure, the company started the migration of their Oracle systems […]

Data infrastructure is what powers the proper performance of your software. However, unexpected issues can occur making your system unavailable. That’s where the notion of a downtime, a time period when the system is not available, comes in. Downtime may have different causes and outcomes. But one thing is certain, downtime can be extremely expensive. One hour of system downtime can cost you more than $300,000. And, apart from direct losses, it is extremely damaging to your reputation. Especially when […]

A modern medical company was running a large healthcare platform connecting patients with medical imaging providers. They had databases for the admin app, patient app, physician app, and the original service portal. All these databases were running on AWS cloud servers deployed and managed by Datica. The latter helped the customer scale and manage their data infrastructure and had control and access to their data. However, the customer wanted to go beyond the Datica service offer. They wanted to gain […]

What is a Microservices Architecture? Microservices architecture is a style that structures an app as a set of predetermined services. At its core, such app is split into smaller independent segments that perform their own functions. This approach permits to view microservices as a group of undivided apps that handle their own features. As a result, we get an app that can perform a variety of functions by employing appropriate services. Pros & Cons of Microservices Approach Just like any […]

What is monolithic architecture? Monolithic architecture is known as a traditional approach to software development that is based on a single-unit design. This means that a program is basically a self-contained and independent unit. It consists of a database, client-side user interface, and server-side application. As it is possible to clearly see, a monolithic app is a single logical executable that usually does not interact with other services.   Pros & cons of monolithic approach Let us take a closer […]

In this post we continue exploring the technical aspects of Oracle to PostgreSQL migration using AWS SCT. We were using AWS SCT build#660 to convert one of our Oracle test databases. AWS SCT provides functionalities for the most efficient migration from Oracle to PostgreSQL. However, there is a common challenge with implementing the Oracle NumToDSInterval function in PostgreSQL. The Oracle NumToDSInterval function is responsible for the conversion of the provided number value of specified time units or expressions to an […]

In this blog post we continue covering AWS SCT conversion issues, adding to the series where we help developers to deal with complex migration issues that can’t be automated with SCT. Today we are going to look into how SCT Build #660 addresses the conversion of statements with BULK COLLECT clause. In Oracle, you can retrieve an entire result set and store it in a PL/SQL collection type variable in a single operation. This can be completed with a SELECT […]