Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has upgraded to Oracle Database 19c to support its core mission-critical system—Integrated Regional Information System (IRIS-4).
The upgrade will enable OOCL to leverage more data for better performance and higher efficiency and maintain security by patching without interrupting the flow of shipments.
“The logistics services industry is under an immense amount of pressure due to the pandemic. Consumers around the world have been affected by port congestion, as well as the ripple effects of congestion and disruption from other logistics in the supply chain. This emphasises the importance for us to update our software and enlist the assistance of customer-centred data management providers like Oracle,” said Yu Wu, chief information officer at OOCL.
OOCL operates one of the world's most extensive integrated container transportation and logistics corporations. It needed to adopt innovative features to keep its competitive edge.
To do so, the company upgraded to Oracle Database 19c to minimise operational risks and costs while reducing the workload on its IT team. The upgrade also allows OOCL to shift resources to value-added activities in order to improve business resilience.
The decision to upgrade was motivated by OOCL's positive experience with Oracle technology as a long-time customer of Oracle Database and Exadata Database Service.
“Data is a critical and valuable asset for businesses, and the shipping industry is no exception,” said Patrick Lo, vice president and geography managing director, Hong Kong & Taiwan at Oracle. "OOCL is a progressive company fuelled by innovation. Its agility and drive to keep up with the pulse of customer needs have allowed the company to be a leader in the industry for years. With Oracle Database 19c, OOCL will be able to access additional data to improve performance and efficiency and maintain security by patching without interrupting their flow of shipments."
Oracle Database 19c is the current long-term release, and it provides the highest level of stability and longest time frame for support and bug fixes. Oracle Database 19c makes it simple and affordable to run current transactional and analytical workloads in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid cloud environment.
