Modernizing the Data Platform for a Leading Multinational Conglomerate – A Case Study
E-commerce & Retail
October 25, 2021

Modernizing the Data Platform for a Leading Multinational Conglomerate – A Case Study

30,000+
Scripts
1,400+
ETL Codes
< 3 Months
Timeline

"Our client is an e-commerce and retail giant with the world’s largest selection of products and services. The MNC has also forayed into the lucrative app development segment and has left an indelible imprint on the industry."

Business Vision

The IT team saw an enormous opportunity in the cloud to migrate their entire data warehouse and ETL solutions into the cloud for easy access and managing humongous inflow of data.

Challenges

Legacy Complexity

New-age employees found it difficult to follow complex legacy scripts and codes set in place decades ago.

Non-Scalable Systems

Existing data management was unable to efficiently handle the humongous inflow of modern digital data.

Migration Scale

The daunting task required end-to-end responsibility of successful conversion, migration and digital transformation of their database.

Solution Approach

  • DS Migrate No-Code Platform: Implemented for end-to-end responsibility of database conversion and migration.
  • Automated Translation: Devised an automated 'Google Translate' style mechanism for Teradata to BigQuery script conversion.
  • Reverse and Forward Engineering: Coupled automation to convert over 30,000 scripts in record timeline.
  • Data Pipelines: Created pipelines for unstructured data to further simplify access for stakeholders.

Value Delivered

1

End-to-end migration and conversion solutions delivered in less than 3 months

2

Over 1,400 Informatica ETL codes converted to Spark Scala seamlessly

3

More than 30,000 scripts successfully migrated to Google BigQuery

4

Quickened time-to-market with expenses 5X lower than competition

5

Enterprise-grade self-translation platform empowered 1,500+ users

Fast Facts

TechnologiesTeradata, Informatica, BigQuery, Spark Scala
Engagement ModelGlobal Enterprise Modernization
Key Impact5X Cost Efficiency vs Competition

Conclusion

DataSwitch went on to become the company’s trusted partner in Legacy Modernization. Paving the way for the quickest migration of data solutions in the industry at a much-reduced cost.

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