Erickson Living Case Study: Oracle Services

Erickson Living partnered with DataStrike for 24x7x365 Oracle managed services, automating patching, reboots, and cleanup across 25 servers to improve up-time.

DataStrike + Erickson Living Case Study

After an Oracle Health Check, Erickson Living chose DataStrike for 24x7x365 Oracle managed services.

Case Study

Erickson Living Case Study: Oracle Services

Challenges

Lacked technical resources to manage Oracle Critical Patch Updates

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No in-house 24x7x365 Oracle database support coverage

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In-house team stretched by administrative tasks, limiting time for business initiatives

Solutions

Monitoring: 24x7x365 monitoring and support of critical Oracle databases

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CPU Patching: Quarterly Oracle CPU patching for the Windows Bundle across 25 servers

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Reboots: Automated monthly Windows Server reboots

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Documentation: Centralized document management platform for environment information

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Health Checks: Annual Oracle health checks to optimize database performance

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Cleanup: Automated cleanup of alert, audit, log, and trace files

Results

Improved server stability and up-time

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Automated monthly reboot process spanning 25 servers, saving extensive hours of work and money each month

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Documented server environment reduced downtime and mitigated risk

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Erickson Living's team now focuses on growth and innovation initiatives

Why DataStrike

Knowledgeable Oracle experts at a fraction of the cost of a full-time employee

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24x7x365 support, including overnight upgrades and unexpected issues

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Senior-level DBAs with expertise unique to Erickson Living's database environment

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