Salins
Les Salins du Midi Helps Keep the Earth Clean-and Tasty-with Ingres Open Source
SUCCESS STORY HIGHLIGHTS
As Europe's largest salt producer, Les Salins du Midi not only seasons the world's food-it also helps preserve its environment. Ingres Database, the leading open source database for businesscritical applications, plays a central role on both counts. The company uses its Ingres-powered computerized sea salt production solution to optimize production quality and operational efficiency as well as to avoid infringing on sensitive habitats. The result: a planet full of flavor and life.
CHALLENGE
Founded in 1856, Les Salins du Midi has grown to become a global leader in salt production, shipping close to 2.5 million tons to markets throughout the world. At the same time, the company maintains high standards for environmental consciousness. Seeking to maximize its logistical and operational efficiency without infringing on important wildlife habitats, Les Salins du Midi moved to implement a comprehensive solution that would track and optimize every aspect of its work, from the production of salt to its impact on the surrounding environment
"Maintain production quality as well as environmental protection"
SOLUTION
After researching the available options, Les Salins du Midi chose Ingres Database as the foundation of its new computerized production management system. The solution made headlines for its comprehensive, high-performance support of a broad range of operations, from the preparation and daily tracking of the salt ponds used for solar salt production to production supervision and quality control. The same system also helps Les Salins du Midi optimize logistical and operational processes such as personnel management and production forecasting
"It was extremely easy to switch to the open source version of Ingres and took less than hour to complete the migration. We appreciated the flexibility of the solution, which makes it simple to move from one version to the next. This helped us save from significant upfront costs and convinced us further of the advantage of Ingres Database." - Jean-Luc Coulet, Infrastructure and Support, Manager, Les Salins du Midi
RESULTS
Ingres now helps Les Salins du Midi maintain its leadership in both salt production and environmental protection. By addressing numerous needs through a single solution, the company has enhanced ease of use and lowered costs for maintenance and administration. Ingres open source technology provides the flexibility to extend the system easily to address emerging needs and introduce new capabilities. When help is needed, highly responsive support from Ingres keeps things running smoothly.
SUCCESS STORY
"While an open source solution was not a specific requirement for us, we are delighted with this new configuration, which we feel is a guarantee for the longevity of the application," said Jean-Luc Coulet, infrastructure and support manager at Les Salins du Midi. "It was extremely easy to switch to the open source version of Ingres and took less than hour to complete the migration. We appreciated the flexibility of the solution, which makes it simple to move from one version to the next. This helped us save from significant upfront costs and convinced us further of the advantage of Ingres Database."
As environmental consciousness continues to grow around the world, Ingres will help Les Salins du Midi ensure that its customers don't have to choose between top-quality salt and a clean planet.