Case Study: Middle East Technical University Development Foundation Schools (METU DFS) achieves 70% IT operational cost savings and a unified student portal with Oracle Public Cloud

METU DFS Boosts Learning Experience and Collaboration Through a Unified Student Portal

Middle East Technical University Development Foundation Schools (METU DFS) is a network of seven Turkish schools serving about 5,000 students and hundreds of staff. Facing fragmented systems across campuses, strained IT resources, high infrastructure and maintenance costs, and the need to standardize curricula and integrate learning tools, METU DFS sought a unified, scalable platform to improve student learning and collaboration.

METU DFS deployed Oracle Public Cloud—including Oracle Database Cloud Service and Oracle Java Cloud Service—to consolidate databases, build a centralized student portal and collaboration platform, and speed application development. The move delivered nearly 70% savings in IT operational costs, reduced total cost of ownership, improved availability and collaboration for 5,000 students and 750 employees, standardized processes across schools, and enabled metered, scalable growth for future expansion.