Grupo Sinosserra Deploys Database Solution to Sustain Yearly Business Growth
 
 

Grupo Sinosserra Deploys Database Solution to Sustain Yearly Business Growth

  • Oracle Customer:  Grupo Sinosserra
    Location:  Sul, Brazil
    Industry:  Retail
    Employees:  1,100
    Annual Revenue:  $500 Million to $1 Billion

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Grupo Sinosserra operates Sinoscar, the largest General Motors motor vehicle dealer and parts reseller in Rio Grande do Sul; Guaibacar in addition to the largest Volkswagen motor vehicle and parts reseller in that state, as well as Tramonto Veículos, a Fiat dealership that opened in 2010. Grupo Sinosserra  also operates Sinosserra Consórcios, a vehicle  and real estate marketplace that was awarded a “Top of Mind” award from a regional consumer organization.

 
 

 
 

Challenges

A word from Grupo Sinosserra

  • “Oracle's database technology is unsurpassed. Only Oracle provides high availability, contingency, and constant product updates capable of enabling us to evolve our brand.” – Ricardo Vanderlei da Rocha, IT Manager, Grupo Sinosserra

  • Support the group’s sales growth and the opening of approximately two vehicle dealerships annually with efficiency
  • Guarantee performance of the database that contains information about sales, inventory, financial accounts, taxation, and has doubled in the number of users over the past two years
  • Support the group with IT capabilities that allow entering the auto finance sector by meeting the regulatory requirements of Banco Central do Brasil (Brazilian Central Bank)
  • Create a backup site to enable a disaster recovery plan and business continuity

Solutions

Oracle Product and Services

  • Worked with Oracle Partner Advanced IT to migrate to Oracle Database 11g, Enterprise Edition, gaining new clustering and disaster recovery capabilities that ensure system reliability and high Performance
  • Achieved around-the-clock system availability with Oracle Real Application Clusters to support 18 motor vehicle dealers that operate beyond regular business hours
  • Gained the scalability needed to support a 30% annual increase in motor vehicle, parts, and service sales
  • Met regulatory requirements for data security and IT systems availability for companies in the Brazilian financial services sector—enabling the launch of Sinosserra Financeira, which provides financing for vehicles, parts, and services
  • Used Oracle Data Guard as the foundation for a contingency site in São Leopoldo that ensures rapid recovery from any system failure or denial of service attack
  • Supported group sales of 382 motor vehicles in just one day, while maintaining high levels of system performance and availability for 800 users

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