Case Study: Dutch Ministry of Education achieves 24/7 access to critical applications and in-house Oracle RAC expertise with Oracle

Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs Ensures Oversight of Dutch Educational System with 24/7 Staff Access to Critical Applications

Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (part of the Dutch Ministry of Education) supports about 3.5 million students, educators, parents and other stakeholders and employs roughly 2,500 staff. After migrating to an Oracle platform, the organization needed rapid proficiency in Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) without disrupting day‑to‑day operations, while accommodating a wide range of experience levels and building the in‑house capability to run major projects without external help.

Oracle University delivered a flexible mix of live, virtual and classroom training that, within months, brought staff up to speed in RAC, SQL/PLSQL, database administration, backup and recovery, Grid Infrastructure and ASM. The result was a secure, highly available Oracle environment managed in‑house, providing 24/7 access to critical applications and enabling the department to oversee the Dutch education system without reliance on outside contractors.

Dutch Ministry of Education

Ron van Baaren

Coordinator Technisch Beheer Team and Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs