Case Study: Jackson National Life Insurance improves productivity with Idera Aqua Data Studio

Jackson National Life Improves Team Productivity in Multi-Platform Environment

Jackson National Life Insurance, a major retirement products provider, faced challenges managing its complex multi-platform database environment, which included over 1,000 instances of DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, and others. Their previous single-platform tool was insufficient, prompting a search for a new solution. The company selected Idera's Aqua Data Studio for its cross-platform support, extensive feature set including ER modeling and schema compare, and overall usability.

By implementing Idera's Aqua Data Studio, Jackson consolidated multiple tools, which resulted in an estimated 30-50 percent cost savings. The solution significantly improved team productivity through reduced training time and provided a seamless rollout with no negative feedback. The director of enterprise architecture also praised Idera's responsive support and the product's active development, noting it became an essential tool used even in internal hackathon events.

Jackson National Life Insurance

Darren Kramer

Director of Enterprise Architecture