Case Study

The Institute of Ireland – Oracle to AWS RDS Migration​

Background

The Institute of Ireland migrated from legacy on-premise Oracle servers to Amazon RDS for Oracle with Rambunct. The result: faster performance, high availability, lower costs, and seamless CRM integration—modernizing their academic data infrastructure.

The Challenge

Their existing setup presented several roadblocks:
  • Aging hardware prone to failure and requiring constant upkeep
  • Limited scalability and high downtime risks
  • Slow and manual backup and recovery procedures
  • Complex CRM integrations needing constant oversight
  • The goal was to migrate to a modern database platform without disrupting academic operations.

Our Solution

Rambunct designed and executed a seamless migration to Amazon RDS for Oracle:

  • Oracle Data Pump: Used for data export/import to minimize downtime
  • Oracle Data Guard: Ensured live replication and data integrity
  • Multi-AZ Deployment: Enabled automatic failover and high availability

  • CRM Continuity: Maintained integration with minimal reconfiguration

  • Monitoring & Automation: Deployed CloudWatch, Lambda, and Systems Manager

The Result

The migration delivered measurable improvements in performance, efficiency, and cost savings, while ensuring a smooth transition with no service disruption.
  • 60% improvement in database query performance
  • 75% reduction in admin overhead and manual operations

  • 40% lower total cost of ownership compared to legacy hosting

  • Seamless cutover with zero data loss and uninterrupted CRM connectivity