Panasonic Information Systems Chooses Oracle Cloud to Modernize Internal Infrastructure

Panasonic
Information
Systems
Co.,
Ltd.
(Panasonic
IS),
the
IT
subsidiary
of
Panasonic
Holdings
Corporation,
has
selected
Oracle
Exadata
Database
Service
on
Oracle
Cloud
Infrastructure
(OCI)
to
support
the
modernization
of
internal
systems
used
across
the
Panasonic
Group,
according
to

Oracle
blog.

Migration
of
Extensive
Database
Environments

The
initiative
involves
migrating
over
2,000
database
environments
from
hundreds
of
internal
systems
to
Oracle
Exadata
Database
Service
on
OCI.
In
the
first
phase,
Panasonic
IS
has
successfully
transitioned
30
systems
from
on-premises
infrastructure
to
the
cloud,
achieving
a
50%
reduction
in
database
infrastructure
costs.
This
milestone
includes
the
migration
of
one
of
Panasonic
Group’s
largest
systems—the
sales
data
analytics
system,
which
manages
30TB
of
data
and
is
utilized
by
18,000
employees
in
Japan.

Strategic
IT
Modernization

Panasonic
Group,
a
global
leader
in
consumer
electronics,
is
modernizing
its
IT
environment
and
business
processes
to
maintain
competitiveness.
The
company
is
leveraging
a
hybrid
cloud
infrastructure,
termed “Panasonic
Transformation
(PX)
Best
Hybrid
Platform,”
to
adopt
the
most
suitable
cloud
solutions
for
its
diverse
systems.
Oracle
Exadata
Database
Service
on
OCI
was
chosen
for
its
superior
performance,
availability,
and





scalability.

Performance
and
Collaboration

Takeshi
Yokosuka,
Director
of
Platform
Service
Division
at
Panasonic
IS,
emphasized
the
importance
of
selecting
optimal
environments
for
each
system
to
maintain
or
enhance
performance.
Yokosuka
noted
the
advanced
functionalities
and
superior
performance
of
Oracle
Exadata
Database
Service
during
initial
testing,
positioning
it
as
the
best
solution
among
competitors.
The
ongoing
migration
is
already
yielding
significant
benefits,
and
Panasonic
IS
plans
to
extend
this
experience
to
other
companies
considering
Oracle
Exadata
Database
Service.

Tomoyuki
Sakai,
Senior
Managing
Executive
Officer
at
Panasonic
IS,
highlighted
the
success
of
the
sales
data
analytics
system
migration,
meeting
stringent
performance
requirements.
Sakai
praised
Oracle
Consulting’s
dedication,
which
was
instrumental
in
swiftly
resolving
issues
during
deployment.
Panasonic
IS
aims
to
deepen
its
collaboration
with
Oracle
to
reduce
operational
workloads
and
adopt
the
latest
technologies,
ultimately
developing
an
optimal
hybrid
cloud
environment.

Oracle’s
Role
and
Benefits

Oracle
Exadata
Database
Service
offers
a
versatile,
optimized
infrastructure
for
public
and
hybrid
clouds,
featuring
built-in
automation,
elastic
resource
scaling,
security,
and
fast
performance
for
all
Oracle
Database
workloads.
Ashish
Ray,
Vice
President
of
Mission-Critical
Database
Technologies
at
Oracle,
remarked
on
the
importance
of
embracing
cloud
technology
in
the
electronics
sector
to
navigate
supply
chain
crises
and
shifting
customer
demands.
Ray
noted
that
Exadata
Database
Service
on
OCI
provides
Panasonic
IS
with
robust
database
performance,
security,
and
availability,
facilitating
the
deployment
of
diverse
applications
to
support
thousands
of
users,
thereby
granting
significant
economic
benefits
and
flexibility.

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