80% Faster Data Processing: Automating a Truck Manufacturer’s Move from Teradata to Snowflake
"A global leading truck manufacturer embarked on a digital transformation to optimize costs and enhance its digital architecture capabilities."
Business Vision
Transitioning traditional Data Warehouses to the AWS cloud (Snowflake, Aurora) to leverage scalability and informed decision-making.
Challenges
Infrastructure Bottlenecks
Legacy ODS platforms struggled to scale with increasing digital architecture demands, resulting in high overhead.
Complex ETL Interdependencies
Heavily reliant on intricate Teradata stored procedures and SSIS packages, hindering agility and responsiveness.
Operational Continuity
The need for a zero-loss data transition for 5TB of production data in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Solution Approach
- Schema Migration: DS Migrate converted existing structures from Teradata to AWS Aurora and Snowflake seamlessly.
- ETL Modernization: Automated conversion of SSIS and Teradata jobs to AWS Glue and Aurora Postgres stored procedures.
- Rapid Data Movement: Automated data migration ensuring smooth transfer of 5TB with minimal downtime.
- Collaborative Transition: Professional services team partnered with client data teams for successful end-to-end implementation.
Value Delivered
80% reduction in processing time compared to the legacy infrastructure
Successfully converted over 200 complex Teradata and SSIS jobs
Remarkable 90% automation efficiency accelerated the entire timeline
Over 3000 database objects (tables, views) migrated to the new cloud foundation
Historical data migration completed within a 4.5 hour window
Fast Facts
Conclusion
By embracing cloud services and DataSwitch automation, the manufacturer achieved its cost optimization vision while building a robust foundation for informed decision-making.
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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