FinTech Modernization: Automating a Greenplum & Informatica to Snowflake Transition for a Leading Exchange
"The leading stock exchange in Asia recognized the imperative need to modernize its Data platform to optimize costs and enhance business analytics performance."
Business Vision
A vision to deliver an end-to-end suite of critical services focused on performance, reliability, and scalability for a massive diversity of traders.
Challenges
Diverse Customer Base
Ranging from retail traders to institutional investors, managing 8PB of data across varied integrations was a herculean effort.
Knowledge Gaps
Accumulated legacy applications with little to no documentation escalated operational risk and technical debt.
Legacy Incompatibility
Older technologies like Informatica were becoming incompatible with modern cloud solutions, acting as performance bottlenecks.
Market Continuity
Meticulous planning was required to ensure 100% data consistency and zero market disruption during the migration.
Solution Approach
- Comprehensive Data Audit: Initial modernization started with a detailed audit of every aspect of the data infrastructure.
- ETL Code Conversion: DS Migrate Process Converter transformed Informatica ETL codes into optimized Snowflake SQL.
- Automated Script Conversion: Automated checks ensured Oracle/Greenplum scripts were functionally equivalent and maintained integrity.
- Technical Workshops: Close technical collaboration with the client's DEV team to align stakeholders on the migration path.
Value Delivered
1600+ Informatica ETL Mappings successfully converted to Snowflake Scripts
8000+ Table Objects migrated with over 8 Peta Bytes of data handling
Achieved high (90%) automation efficiency throughout script and data movement
Defined and applied sustainable coding guidelines for future cloud-native growth
Dramatically improved business analytics and operational performance
Fast Facts
Conclusion
DataSwitch's end-to-end solution empowered the leading exchange to seize new business opportunities with a newly agile platform, saving significant costs and time.
Related Solutions & Products
DS Migrate
Automate database schema conversions and legacy ETL code migrations to modern cloud architectures.
Snowflake Migration
Accelerate database and ETL migration to Snowflake with up to 93% automation.
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