Case Study: National Informatics Centre consolidates 432 databases to boost performance, security, and availability with Oracle

National Informatics Centre Consolidates 432 Databases, Improving System Response, Data Security, and Availability

National Informatics Centre (NIC) partnered with the Andhra Pradesh Registration and Stamps Department to centralize and modernize the CARD (computer‑aided Administration of Registration Department) system across 38 districts. The primary challenge was to consolidate and upgrade 432 disparate databases to a single, highly available, scalable, and secure platform, minimize downtime and performance issues in subregistrar offices, implement disaster recovery, and deliver a consistent user interface to accelerate adoption.

NIC migrated all databases to Oracle Database using Real Application Clusters, Active Data Guard, Partitioning, and Oracle Forms/Reports on WebLogic in a phased rollout completed on time and within budget. The consolidation removed single points of failure, enabled cluster scaling and failover, improved query response with partitioning, secured real‑time backups, and migrated 150 forms and 100 reports in three months—helping the department serve 84 million citizens more reliably and contributing to revenue growth from US$110M in 1998 to US$811M in 2013.

National Informatics Centre

KLN Rao

Deputy Director General