Jewelry manufacturer continues to shine on Itanium
Jewelry manufacturer Stuller is offering up some good economic news from the gulf region. The Lafayette, La.-based company is experiencing significant growth with more than 4,000 orders per day from over 30,000 customers. Stuller was running its Oracle databases and ERP software on a 10-year-old HP Superdome server. But transaction peaks during holidays were straining the system. Stuller also wanted to upgrade to Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12, which wasn’t possible on its existing Superdome.
While considering the various platform options, concerns about performance and uptime were paramount. The company ended up choosing HP and Itanium over IBM Power thanks in part to its existing relationship with HP. Stuller’s Chief Technology Officer, Carol Skarlat, said: