Nurturing innovation in apps with Yaacomm
Industry:
Mobile software development
Migration:
PostgreSQL to SurrealDB
Yaacomm migrated from PostgreSQL to SurrealDB to eliminate rigid schemas and reduce query complexity. The team now delivers faster iteration and flexible app experiences across diverse industries.
Key challenges
Rigid database schema
Fixed schemas slowed iteration and made diverse customer requirements harder to support.
Complex relational queries
Performance spikes and difficult-to-maintain queries emerged with PostgreSQL.
Schema migration complexity
Schema changes created bottlenecks in development and deployment.
Limited flexibility for innovation
The architecture struggled to adapt across healthcare, aviation, and industry sectors.
Solutions
Schemaless flexibility
Migrated to schemaless tables to iterate faster without rigid constraints.
Graph-based relations
Used edge tables to model relationships and optimise queries.
Built-in access control
Viewer and editor roles in Surrealist protected data integrity.
Seamless migration
Successfully moved from Firebase and PostgreSQL while preserving data structure.
Results
Faster iteration
↑ SPEED
Schemaless modelling removed bottlenecks and accelerated development.
Simplified queries
↓ COMPLEXITY
Query performance improved while reducing relational overhead.
Enhanced audience targeting
↑ TARGETING
Relations are easy to track and analyse for precise targeting.
Full-text search ready
SEARCH-READY
Prepared to integrate full-text search across content-rich apps.
