SQL to PostgreSQL Migration: Unlocking $30K Savings and Expanding Market Reach
The customer is a U.S.-based healthcare information management solution provider that specializes in automated, intelligent document indexing.
The Need
One of the customer’s core offerings, their Document Management (DM) application, automated the intake and processing of clinical documents while ensuring seamless integration with EHR systems.
However, this application was originally developed with Microsoft SQL Server as its backend database. This architecture presented cost challenges, particularly when onboarding smaller healthcare customers, due to the licensing costs associated with Microsoft SQL.
Additionally, the customer sought a database solution compatible with Linux environments to further reduce infrastructure and licensing expenses (the DM application was originally deployed in AWS).
Given the circumstances, the customer wanted to develop a PostgreSQL-compatible version of the DM application.
The Challenge
The primary challenge was to ensure dual database compatibility, allowing the DM system to operate seamlessly on both Microsoft SQL Server (for existing customers) and PostgreSQL (for new, cost-sensitive customers).
To maintain a single, unified codebase to avoid parallel development tracks, ensuring long-term scalability and simplified maintenance.
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