Case Study: Nationwide achieves reliable, scalable SQL database access with Progress DataDirect

Nationwide cuts month-end processing from 10 days to 5 with Progress Software

Nationwide, a major UK financial services institution, faced a significant challenge when rebuilding its business-critical analytics system. They encountered problems connecting their new SAS 9.4 Grid Servers running on Unix to SQL data residing on Windows servers. Progress Software provided the solution with its Progress DataDirect product to establish this vital, supported link.

The solution from Progress DataDirect was implemented rapidly with strong support, providing a reliable and secure connection. As a result, Nationwide's average job run times were reduced to 25% of what they were previously, and the month-end processes were completed in five days instead of ten. Progress provided a scalable and supported solution that was critical to the project's success.

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