Case Study: O.C. Tanner achieves fast, reliable database replication and monitoring with Quest SharePlex

Leader in Employee Recognition Replicates and Monitors Databases Easily and Reliably

O.C. Tanner, a global leader in employee recognition, faced growing pressure on its Oracle databases as transactional SAP data needed to be shared with legacy applications and reporting platforms. Homegrown copying tools and Oracle Streams couldn't scale or provide reliable verification, and DBAs had less time for rebuilds, so the company needed a robust, low-downtime replication solution.

After evaluating options, O.C. Tanner implemented SharePlex for Oracle—quick to deploy (DBAs were replicating within a day), affordable, and bundled with monitoring and compare‑and‑repair utilities. SharePlex enabled near‑instant replication to separate reporting databases, freed OLTP systems for production, simplified adding/removing tables without downtime, and delivered reliable performance and responsive support.

O.C. Tanner

Joel Barrow

Database Administrator