Percona, a leader in open source database software and services, today announced that Amer Sports, an international sporting goods company, has appointed Percona to provide support for the critical MySQL databases at the heart of its applications and services for customers.
Amer Sports is a sporting goods company with a portfolio of internationally recognised brands including Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic, Suunto and Wilson. As the company’s e-commerce operations grow and consumer spending behaviour shifts online, Amer Sports has appointed Percona to support its continued digital transformation and ensure its MySQL databases are optimised to provide the real-time performance and scalability both it and its customers require. Percona’s team of open source database experts will implement best practices and support services across Amer Sports’ MySQL database deployments, reducing operational costs, improving performance and enhancing security.
Pascal Bocquet, IT Operations Team Lead at Amer Sports said: “MySQL Databases are very important components of our information systems. Business applications’ integrity, performances, and security are very closely related to database reliability and performances. Working directly with Percona is very important for our group as it gives us the benefit of available experts, trained teams, and enterprise grade support, as well enabling us to be proactive participants in our future evolutions around databases in general.”
“Retailers today rely on their online operations to reach customers wherever they are and however they want to be kept informed, and they have turned to open source software to build those experiences. Retailers want to work with partners that have their best interests at heart, rather than potentially competing with them,” said Martin James, Vice President EMEA at Percona. “With the continuing growth of eCommerce services, retailers have to deliver better availability and performance to keep up with customer expectations. Having the right database – and the right support framework in place – is an essential element in meeting those expectations, now and in the future.”
Percona Server for MySQL is trusted by thousands of enterprises to provide better performance and concurrency for their most demanding workloads. It delivers greater value for companies that rely on MySQL Server through optimised performance, greater performance scalability and availability, enhanced backups and increased visibility.
Percona Support provides comprehensive, responsive, and cost-effective database support 24 hours a day. The team helps developers and IT operations staff reduce complexity, optimise performance, and improve the security of business-critical database environments, no matter where they are located or deployed. Percona employs a global network of experts and has helped more than 3,000 customers, including Cisco, Adobe, Intel, and Netflix, make the most of their open source databases.
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About Percona
With more than 3,000 customers worldwide, Percona is the only company that delivers enterprise-class solutions for MySQL®, MariaDB®, MongoDB® and PostgreSQL across traditional and cloud-based platforms. The company provides Software, Support, Consulting, and Managed Services to large, well-known global brands such as Cisco Systems, Time Warner Cable, Alcatel-Lucent, Rent the Runway and the BBC, as well as smaller enterprises looking to maximize application performance while streamlining database efficiencies. Well established as thought leaders, Percona experts author content for the Percona Database Performance Blog, and the Percona Live Open Source Database Conferences draw attendees and expert technical speakers from around the world. For more information, visit www.percona.com.
About Amer Sports
The company’s technically advanced sports equipment, footwear, apparel and accessories improve performance and increase the enjoyment of sports and outdoor activities.
Amer Sports’ business is balanced through its broad portfolio of sports and products and a presence in all major markets. The offering of sports equipment, apparel, footwear, and accessories covers a wide range of sports, including tennis, badminton, golf, American football, soccer, baseball, basketball, alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, cycling, running, hiking, and diving.
Amer Sports sells its products directly to consumers through brand stores, factory outlets, and e-commerce and through trade customers in sporting goods chains, specialty retailers, mass merchants, fitness clubs and distributors. In December 2020, Amer Sports own sales organization covered 28 countries.
Amer Sports strategy emphasizes excellence in consumer-centric product creation. Through continuous research and development, Amer Sports seeks to develop new and better sporting goods that appeal to consumers and its trade customers. Products are designed to improve the performance of athletes, help them achieve their goals, and provide them with more enjoyment from their activity of choice.
In 2020, Amer Sports net sales totaled EUR 2,206.4 million (continued operations). At the end of the year, the Group employed 8,887 people.
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