Oracle
blogger Bertrand Matthelié reports that Norwegian supply chain
specialist Sharecat delivers its equipment information from a MySQL
database. Oracle acquired the open source MySQL database when it bought
Sun Microsystems back in 2009. Oracle has strengthened the open source
software with the addition of monitoring and backup functionalities and
markets the tool as MySQL Enterprise Edition.
Sharecat
provides Norwegian oil and gas operators with an online catalog of
equipment used in the construction and the maintenance of oil rigs.
Product catalogs are updated on a continuous basis with manufacturers,
product numbering, data templates and documentation. The solution was
initially developed on Microsoft Access which had ‘outgrown its
capabilities.’
Sharecat
evaluated several databases and selected MySQL for its performance and
scalability and low total cost of ownership. MySQL costs are said to be
‘one tenth’ of SQL Server. Sharecat CTO
Tom-Kenneth Fossheim said, ‘MySQL allowed us to build a professional
solution to serve our global clients. It is a stable, high performance
and cost-effective database.’
Sharecat
products run in a Windows-based virtualized environment. MySQL
Replication is used both for high availability and to scale-out read
operations. Sharecat currently hosts the solution in-house but is
evaluating a move to a public cloud to enhance reliability reduce
costs. More from Oracle and Sharecat.
This article originally appeared in Oil IT Journal 2014 Issue # 4.
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