Case Study: Intershop achieves better performance and scalable cloud commerce with Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database

E-commerce leader migrates to SQL Server and Azure SQL Database, boosts product performance, opens markets

Intershop, a leading e-commerce software provider, needed a more flexible and cost-effective database approach for its Commerce Management platform. Its existing setup created complex licensing, over-provisioning, and limited cloud benefits for customers, making it harder to scale efficiently across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. Microsoft Corporation’s SQL Server and Azure SQL Database were used to replace the previous database environment.

Microsoft Corporation implemented the migration with Microsoft Data Migration Services and automated tools like SQL Server Migration Assistant, helping Intershop move quickly with support for performance optimization. The results included dramatically improved product performance for customers, simpler SaaS packaging, and easier scaling that only charges for actual usage. Intershop also expanded its market appeal, with customers reporting faster response times and more requests handled per minute.

Intershop

Jochen Wiechen

Chief Executive Officer