Case Study: TickTrade achieves rapid, scalable private-cloud growth with MySQL

TickTrade Systems Uses MySQL to Support Rapid Growth on their Private Cloud

TickTrade Systems, a Toronto-based provider of next‑generation electronic trading and analytics software, quickly became a disruptor in financial services with clients including major North American banks. To support a cloud-based SaaS model, the company faced strict requirements for low latency and zero downtime, regulatory/security compliance, and the ability to scale from small to very large customers while meeting demanding SLAs.

TickTrade standardized on MySQL—starting with Community Edition and moving to Enterprise—leveraging its scalability, asymmetric key encryption, MySQL Enterprise Monitor, and community assets. They implemented high-availability replication across separate off‑site data centers plus layered backups, enabling real‑time failover, near-zero recovery windows and centralized performance management. The result: consistent SLA compliance, low-latency operations, simpler multi‑instance management, and rapid growth of their SaaS business.

TickTrade

Alexander Culiniac

COO & Co-Founder