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A DatAvail Case Study
GameStop, a Fortune 500 retail company, faced rising database administration costs and gaps in coverage and quality for their production environments. To address needs for lower costs, improved DBA quality, and 24×7 availability, GameStop engaged Datavail’s Database Services for remote database management, upgrades/migrations, and ongoing assessments and health checks.
Datavail implemented 24/7 managed DBA support—combining dedicated US and offshore DBAs, service delivery management, and proactive health checks—which improved coverage, expertise, availability, reliability and performance. As a result, GameStop reported dramatically improved DBA coverage and database quality, retained on-staff resources, and achieved reported cost savings of 25–50% with Datavail’s remote database management services.
Hani Merhi
EIM Manager