Overview

MySQL Enterprise Edition enables governments to meet their digital transformation goals and protect their assets against the growing set of cybersecurity threats. As the world’s most popular open source database, MySQL gives government developers the capabilities to modernize their IT infrastructure and deliver easy to use digital services. Governments can also show better outcomes and cost-efficiency by saving 90% on their database costs.

Benefits

MySQL Customers in Government

MySQL Reference Architecture for Government

MySQL is ideally suited for a variety of applications used in Government. Some of the popular use cases include:

• National ID – Verify the identity of citizens using MySQL and The government is linking all essential government services and benefits to centralized database through which various government programs can be administered.
• Pensions & Social Security – Establish and administer government pension and Social Security plans using MySQL that provide payments in retirement based on an employee's years of service, average salary, and cost of living adjustments.
• Healthcare & Medicare – Manage healthcare services that are delivered or managed by the government using MySQL. These services include healthcare administration, payments, subsidies, and more.
• Taxation – Simplify and automate the management of tax payments for businesses and individuals by using a modern IT infrastructure based on MySQL and remove existing manual process and paperwork. This includes federal, state and local taxes.
• Education – Use MySQL to implement and manage primary, secondary, post-secondary and career development government education programs. This includes funding and grants responsibilities as well as data collection and performance reporting.
• Commerce – MySQL provides the transactional integrity and reliability to deliver government procurement platforms, manage online business license applications, registering for government contracts, filing import/export declarations, and more, which require the exchange information and funds between citizens and government agencies.
• Postal – MySQL provides the scalability and security to digitize postal services for millions of citizens including online package tracking, digital mailboxes, mobile apps for managing deliveries, and digital signatures for electronic documents.
• Transportation – Manage transportation infrastructure funding and spending using MySQL which includes public transit systems, rail infrastructure, road maintenance. This also includes enforcing safety regulations.
• Agriculture – MySQL enables governments to manage their agricultural programs. This includes managing policies, loans, investments, subsidies, and insurance.
• Defense & Military – Deliver modern applications using MySQL for command, control, communications, intelligence, and surveillance. This includes protecting military networks and infrastructure from cyber threats using advanced MySQL security.

Additional Resources

• White Paper: MySQL Enterprise Edition for Government
• MySQL Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)
• CIS Benchmark for MySQL Enterprise Edition