SQL Server case studies

DELIVERING INSIGHTS FOR INVESTORS 15X FASTER Real-time analytics with SQL Server on Linux Challenge FinTech company’s loan intelligence platform experienced performance slowdowns Slow query speeds and time-consuming maintenance Impact Query times cut from 30 to <2 seconds Management time reduced 90% Simplified dev operations with Linux “The biggest benefit for us was that we were able to switch SQL Server to Linux and not have degradation in other areas.” Devon Hinton, Software Engineer, dv01 http://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/dv01

REDUCED HARDWARE AND STORAGE COSTS BY 80% Easy migration from Windows to Linux Challenge Technology solutions company incurred high hardware and storage expenses Tier-two workloads of archived data hampered profitability Impact Cut costs 80% and time to ROI 70% with white box servers running SQL Server on Linux http://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/convergentcomputing “Moving SQL Server from Windows to Linux was actually one of the easiest migration experiences that we've had.” Chris Amaris, Chief Technology Officer, Convergent Computing

STRENGTHENED CYBERSECURITY BY OPTIMIZING DATA Seamless integration in a heterogenous environment Challenge Cybersecurity company faced sluggish performance on its mission-critical data management platform Delayed threat reporting due to slow analytical queries and log-collection process Impact 3X faster query performance and 50% reduction in storage costs Enhanced log analysis and anomaly-detection system with in-database analytics and machine learning http://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/binaryconfidence “We gained an easy-to-use database that can accommodate all of our data and run new analytical queries quickly.” Peter Kleinert, Solution Architect, Binary Confidence

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