The Company:
The client is a major telecommunications provider based in the UK, offering connectivity and services to a vast customer base. They are recognized for driving innovation within the industry to meet the ever-evolving demands of their customers.
Industry:
Telecommunications, technology
The Challenge:
- Legacy Infrastructure Constraints: The client’s Netezza data warehouse was nearing end-of-life and struggled to keep pace with growing data volumes and performance demands, hindering their analytics capabilities.
- Siloed Data: Data fragmentation across systems limited insights, impeding their ability to optimize network efficiency and make data-driven decisions.
- Rising Costs: The maintenance and operational costs of the legacy platform were becoming substantial, motivating an exploration of more cost-effective solutions.
The Solution
Datametica (now an Onix company) orchestrated a strategic migration from Netezza to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Key elements included:
- Discovery and Assessment: Eagle automated an in-depth analysis of the existing Netezza environment and workloads for informed migration planning.
- GCP Integration and Data Loading: We integrated source systems with GCP and performed the migration of historical data.
- Streamlined Data Pipelines: A robust data pipeline was established for incremental updates, ensuring continuous data flow.
- Raven-Powered Code Conversion: Raven accelerated the code conversion process, leveraging AI and automation to convert SQL/Scripts for GCP compatibility.
- Meticulous Data Validation: Pelican conducted rigorous data validation, ensuring absolute accuracy between source and target datasets.
Outcomes
- Enhanced Performance and Scalability: Google Cloud Platform provided the client with a highly performant and scalable data warehouse, unlocking new levels of analytics power.
- Reduced Operational Complexity: Migrating to GCP led to simplified platform management, streamlining operations and enabling greater agility.
- Significant Cost Savings: The migration resulted in a substantial reduction in total costs, demonstrating the financial benefits of cloud modernization.
- Unified Data View: With data consolidated on GCP, the client eliminated silos and gained a holistic view of their network, driving better decision-making.
- Future-Proof Foundation: GCP positions the client to explore powerful machine learning capabilities for even deeper insights and predictive analytics.
Conclusion
Our team of data, cloud, and AI experts enabled a seamless and efficient migration for this global telecom leader. The modernized data platform on GCP provides a foundation for accelerated innovation, reduced costs, and exceptional customer experiences.
