Case Study: Queensland University of Technology achieves lower Oracle support costs and enhanced security with Waratek and Rimini Street

Reducing Time to Patch and Expanding Security Protection

Queensland University of Technology (QUT), a leading Australian public university serving nearly 50,000 students, needed a more cost-effective way to manage its Oracle environment as support and maintenance costs kept rising. The university was spending too much on quarterly patching and upgrades that often delivered little business value while creating disruption risks. QUT turned to Waratek-powered security capabilities within Rimini Street’s support services for its Oracle applications, middleware, and databases.

With Waratek as part of Rimini Street’s advanced security offering, QUT gained real-time protection for Oracle applications and middleware without the downtime, code changes, or extensive regression testing typical of Oracle patches. The university also reduced overall Oracle support costs by 50% to 90%, improved security, and regained flexibility over its IT roadmap. According to QUT, the change delivered better support at a much lower cost and helped free resources for higher-value initiatives.

Queensland University of Technology

Scott Lawry

Associate Director Solution Design and Delivery