Media company

Design and implementation of a hybrid Big Data & BI architecture

Starting point

  • The analytical architecture landscape has reached the end of its lifecycle after 15 years of use
  • Requirements from business departments for new access models, such as raw data access, cannot be met
  • The existing data models in 3NF offer no flexibility for changes
  • Requirements for processing streaming data cannot be met

Procedure

  • Conducting requirements gathering and analysis with business and IT departments
  • Conducting a scenario analysis to determine a suitable target architecture scenario
  • Evaluation and pilot testing of suitable technological implementation options
  • Creation of a target architecture blueprint and an architecture concept
  • Implementation of a hybrid Big Data & BI architecture based on the architecture concept

Features/Project outcome

  • Architectural foundation to meet the analytical requirements of business departments (Data Science & Streaming, Machine Learning)
  • Multi-project environment, enabling parallel projects on a single technical platform
  • DevOps-capable architecture to enable Continuous Deployment and Delivery
  • Implementation of a future-proof analytical platform with cutting-edge technologies
  • Implementation

Customer benefits

  • High flexibility in expanding business-related data models
  • Enabling projects to be carried out according to the DevOps paradigm
  • Cost and error reduction through maximum automation and elimination of manual steps
  • Possibility of integrating existing system components through a modular architecture blueprint
  • Best-of-breed approach between open-source-based and proprietary software solutions
  • Flexible access models for data of varying granularities and refinement levels

 

Jens Schnettler | Member of Executive Board