Summer Refresh: Modernizing Your Data Infrastructure with Mimer SQL
As the days are long, the weather nice, and many of us prepare for a well-deserved summer break, it's also a great time to reflect on the foundations of our systems. What if this summer could be the start of a journey towards a more agile, cost-effective, and future-proof data infrastructure?
In this issue of Mimer SQL Insights, we're diving into a topic close to many of your hearts: modernizing legacy database systems. Specifically, we'll explore the compelling reasons and practical steps for migrating from Oracle Rdb on OpenVMS to Mimer SQL. Get ready to discover how a strategic database choice can set your organization up for success, long after the summer sun fades.
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The Mimer SQL Team
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From Legacy to Legacy-Proof: A Pragmatic Guide to Migrating from Oracle Rdb to Mimer SQL
Are you still relying on Oracle Rdb on OpenVMS for critical applications? While Rdb has served many well for decades, the landscape of technology and business demands has evolved. Maintaining aging database platforms can lead to increasing costs, limited functionality, and a shrinking talent pool.
This article outlines why Mimer SQL is an ideal, logical next step for Rdb users, offering full SQL standard compliance, a robust and reliable core, and a strong commitment to low maintenance and easy integration.
The Modernization Imperative: Why moving from Rdb is a strategic business decision.
Mimer SQL is the Natural Choice: Leveraging its relational model, performance, and SQL standard adherence.
Key Migration Phases: Planning, schema conversion, data transfer, and application re-platforming.
Realizing the Benefits: Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), enhanced performance, and access to modern development tools.
Migration to Mimer SQL
Mimer SQL provides all the tools your organization needs with its Rdb Migration Toolkit, broad support for all modern architectures, client support for all major languages and environments, and a strong commitment to the SQL standard. Moving your data to Mimer SQL means that you future-proof your investment from day one, and always keep the choice open for where your data is stored and how you can access it.
Having data landlocked to a single-platform database limits maintainability, sustainability, and innovation
Migration from Oracle Rdb with the Mimer SQL toolkit gives you the option of doing a migration at your own pace. The toolkit covers all steps, allowing you to plan, prepare, and test your migration on both source and target platforms, thereby preparing all the necessary tooling for the final move.
The Mimer Advantage
Mimer SQL is a database designed with performance in mind. Not only does Mimer SQL have best-in-class performance, it also needs no additional maintenance to keep performing at peak levels for years to come.
This Zero Maintenance, as we call it, is a feature where Mimer SQL is constantly optimizing the database in the background so it always performs at its best. Automatically reorganizing to provide optimal performance for years without human interaction or downtime. And the same goes for backups: the database can be backed up while running, providing a consistent backup with no downtime.
No downtime, no human interaction, continuous optimal performance, and rock-solid reliability—all these benefits ensure you get the most from your investment from day one.
Ready to Modernize Your Data Infrastructure?
This summer, take the first step towards a more robust and future-proof data environment.
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