Case Study: UZ Leuven migrates 200 applications without disrupting care with Progress DataDirect OpenAccess

UZ Leuven migrates 200 applications without disrupting care with Progress

UZ Leuven, a large Belgian hospital, faced the challenge of migrating 200 critical applications from Sybase to a new DB2 database platform without disrupting ongoing medical care. To achieve this, they turned to Progress Software and utilized the Progress DataDirect OpenAccess solution.

The solution from Progress Software involved creating a database emulation layer with DataDirect OpenAccess. This allowed the IT team to pre-configure and test integrations for all 200 applications before seamlessly switching them to DB2 without taking any offline. The result was a fast, efficient migration that enabled seamless data sharing across all applications and facilities, providing a foundation for increased patient capacity, productivity, and quality of care.

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