Panasonic Digital boosts database performance with multicloud connectivity

Strengthening database performance across clouds 

Combining its database expertise with Equinix Connected Cloud™ and data center reliability, Panasonic Digital delivers Oracle® Exadata Managed Services both to customers and internally. Equinix enables better database operations with Equinix Precision Time®, while also simplifying management by delivering managed IT solutions.

Business transformation requires network transformation 

Panasonic Information Systems (IS), once the Panasonic Group’s internal IT division, has expanded to provide cloud-based database managed services to external clients. 

This shift required seamless, high-speed connectivity across multiple cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, while also meeting Oracle’s rigorous certification standards. Achieving these standards called for advanced management capabilities, such as exact order sequencing and swift network activation. 

One hub, multiple clouds

Equinix forms the core infrastructure for Panasonic Digital to offer Oracle Exadata Managed Services. With Equinix Connected Cloud, Panasonic Digital uses Equinix’s Tokyo data center as a central hub to reach the public clouds its database services depend on. This direct, low-latency connectivity enables agile deployment and seamless integration with AWS, Azure and others. To enhance service delivery, Panasonic Digital implemented Equinix Precision Time for precise synchronization, critical for database operations. Equinix Managed Solutions minimize the expense and complexity of provisioning physical DNS and syslog servers. These solutions also provide advanced network monitoring, configuration support and faster network infrastructure activation to support quicker service rollout.

Ready to serve more customers, faster

Panasonic Digital introduced Oracle Exadata Managed Services, leveraging its expertise in managing 25 Exadata systems and over 2,000 databases within Panasonic Group’s operations. Equinix Connected Cloud supports Panasonic Digital in delivering these services to external customers, while aligning with Panasonic Transformation (PX), the group’s strategy to modernize IT systems and business models. Equinix supports secure, high-speed connectivity and a seamless experience for Panasonic Digital’s external customers. Additionally, Panasonic Digital will use Equinix infrastructure for an upcoming disaster recovery plan, reinforcing operational continuity.

Benefits

High-speed connectivity 

Using the Equinix Tokyo data center and Equinix Fabric drive stable, high-performance, cloud-based database management. 

Agile architecture 

Equinix reduces operational delays with a cost-effective and highly customizable network framework. 

Advanced management 

This approach improves synchronization accuracy and streamlines operations with managed servers for DNS and syslog.