C&K Market Rings Up Business with Actian Open Source
Customer Company Size
Mid-size Company
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Actian Ingres open source database
- Actian Ingres ABF
- Actian Ingres SQL
- Actian Ingres Report Write
Tech Stack
- Ingres Database
- Linux
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage
Applicable Industries
- Retail
Applicable Functions
- Sales & Marketing
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
C&K Market Inc. is a well-known supermarket chain servicing Oregon and Northern California customers. The company has grown in 20 years from three stores to 60, with Ingres supporting it all the way. The retailer’s recent migration to the open source version of the Ingres Database registers with C&K Market by giving the company access to the wealth of knowledge in the open source community and a low total cost of ownership. In addition, the scalability, 24x7 availability, and enterprise-strength applications help keep the store in check, with customers happy and returning to shop again and again.
The Challenge
C&K Market, a supermarket chain servicing Oregon and Northern California, was facing the need to transition from its legacy VMS platform to a new platform. The company wanted to adopt an open source database solution to take advantage of improved efficiencies, scalability, and low total cost of ownership. The company had been running Ingres on a VMS platform, which was being phased out. The efficient reporting and analysis of pricing and inventory – and effective control of costs – was all enabled through the Ingres Database, an enterprise open source database.
The Solution
C&K Market decided to migrate to the Actian Ingres open source database running Linux. Using the Ingres ABF development tool, C&K Market created a wide range of mission-critical applications, such as inventory, financial, and human resources – all built on the Ingres Database. The company now uses Ingres as the central data source for mission-critical applications across its 60 stores. A wide variety of end users tap into the database, from manual data entry clerks to people at the stores maintaining pricing to corporate control pricing to payroll and financial analysts accessing information.
Operational Impact
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