Alrosa removed Microsoft DBMS and switched to the Russian system

2025: Removal of Microsoft DBMS and transition to the Russian system

Alrosa has completed the migration of the corporate process and document management system Directum RX from DBMSicrosoft SQL Server to the Russian DBMS Tantor Postgres. This was reported by the press service of Directum on October 14, 2025.

The new information technology circuit has become one of the key elements of the formation of an independent digital infrastructure of a diamond mining company. The main goal of the transition was to ensure the stability and security of the storage of critical data. High load performance was also a priority.

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Фото: Anatoly Zhdanov/Kommersant

Migration to the domestic database management system provided Alros with several advantages. The company gained independence from foreign database management software manufacturers. The Directum RX platform has improved the performance and scalability of large business tasks. The system began to meet modern information security requirements.

Improved administration and monitoring of enterprise databases based on PostgreSQL thanks to the Tantor platform. This platform is included in the scope of delivery of DBMS. Opportunities have emerged for the replication and development of corporate processes based on domestic information technology solutions.

Specialists from Alrosa, Directum and STARKOV Group have implemented a migration project. STARKOV Group is a general partner of Directum and specializes in implementing solutions in the B2B and B2G segments. Experts have installed and configured the Tantor Postgres DBMS along with the graphical administration and monitoring platform.

As part of the project, experts adapted queries to the database and prepared migration scripts. The team organized the transition from Microsoft SQL Server to the Russian solution. Fine-tuned system configurations. The experts performed index optimization and log analysis to ensure stable operation.^[1]

2022: CSR Process Management with Directum RX

ALROSA has built an electronic archive and digitalized document flow using the Directum RX intelligent system. Directum (Directive) announced this on February 8, 2022. Now more than 92% of all documents of the ALROSA Group of Companies enter the system automatically, and processing one set of documents for an economic transaction takes the CSC less than one minute.

Digitalization covered 10 subsidiaries and 31 structural divisions of ALROSA. Every day in the ALROSA Group of Companies more than 2000 documents are created and transmitted to the SSC, 80% of which are personnel. As a result of the creation of a single electronic data warehouse, more than 92% of document packages do not require the participation of an SSC employee to save, search and communicate with the accounting system. As a result, it takes less than one minute to process one batch of documents.

Differentiation of access rights, versionality and storage of change history in Directum RX ensure the safety and security of documents. Scanned copies and electronic documents are reliably protected from removal by third parties. The system provides backup and recovery of lost data.

The movement of documents both within the SSC and from the structural divisions of ALROSA and subsidiaries to the SSC is digitalized. SLA control is provided. Automated reporting of various attributes and metrics. The labour intensity of SSC specialists for preparation of documents on tax, audit and other requests has been reduced.

The project has set up seamless integration between Directum RX and 1C: Accounting for SDC, HR BOSS, DV, streaming scanning system on ABBYY FineReader Server, SAP ERP, Active Directory, MTS Connector, Contour. External. Directum RX shows the source system where the document came from. Thanks to related links, the user can open the document in "1C: SDO accounting," without taking unnecessary actions and working in the usual interface.

As of February 2022, the company is working on organizing a long-term archive and connecting other subsidiaries to the CSC. ALROSA also plans to expand the use of the Directum RX platform to the contractual process, EDO for internal and external documents and replace the current EDMS system.

As a result of the project implementation and digitalization of processes, ALROSA implemented one of the main requirements for the transition to tax monitoring - the ability to "fail" from posting to document.

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