Case Study On Database Optimization - Database Monitoring and Performance Program
Case Study On Database Optimization - Database Monitoring and Performance Program
ORGANIZATION
C lient Profile
A leading provider of local community focused web applications with sites in more than
32 countries and over 600 cities. They are one of the fastest growing local community reach
sites in the industry. Central to their offering is a housing share service which offers users the
ability to post, search, and browse available units. The application performs a comparison of
a users needs and provides updated category matches which users can view on demand or
through automated emails. These services are delivered through a membership driven web
based application and managed by local site administrators.
Business Challenges
The core databases for the housing share solution were unstable and becoming more
inconsistent as information and demand continued to increase. As new cities, countries,
and application features were being added, the database integrity began to be noticeably
affected. This also lead to frequent system downtime during critical peak activity periods.
The client was losing revenue. The business objective was to engage in a focused database
analysis and performance review that would deliver an executable plan to make the
databases more efficient and reliable while delivering in the fastest time to production
possible
The Solution
The Digital Groups database performance experts reviewed the existing databases to
capture a baseline from which to measure stability and performance gains, as well as to
create an optimization plan that identified top level issues. The engineering team then
executed an iterative process of performance tuning, indexing, and script optimization
while tracking measured results at the end of each milestone. After stabilizing the system,
the team evaluated and implemented a database replication service that would significantly
improve system performance while guaranteeing the platforms stability without
impacting operational costs.
DATABASE ORGANIZATION
The Solution
After completing the performance and stability operation, The Digital Group took responsibility
for ongoing monitoring support and high level issue resolution. This activity was performed
on a weekly basis from their Australia facility.
Result
Through the use of the database monitoring and performance program, the client was able
to achieve and deliver a new level of service without having to make a heavy investment in
an application re-write. As a result, their product now offers its users an unmatched level of
performance and usability which is now helping them secure an even stronger market
position.
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