SUCCESS STORY

Power BI analytics promotes effective & efficient data-driven decisions


Kagool automated the client's end-to-end analytics reporting processes on data from multiple sources, enabling effective and efficient decision-making.

About the client



The client is an international company based in the UK which specialises in components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and selected energy markets.


They have been providing advanced manufacturing and pioneering technology for over 160 years and currently has 42 facilities and over 12,000 employees worldwide improving lives across the globe.


Due to the nature of its business, the company must continuously deliver solutions for challenging tasks as customers worldwide rely on their advanced technologies, products and services. Therefore, operational excellence is crucial for the company.

The Challenge

The client aspired towards gaining actionable insights from near real-time analytics on data from multiple sources, including SAP and several legacy systems.

They aimed to automate the end-to-end report generation process, improving the efficiency and accuracy of their data & analytics reporting and driving effective and efficient business decisions.

The solution criteria was to be cost-effective, as well as scalable and adaptable to future business growth.

Our Solution

Kagool used Azure Data Factory to ingest data from the client’s multiple sources, including SAP and other legacy systems, into the Microsoft Azure Data Lake. Some of the legacy systems had amassed years worth of complex logic and business rules, which had to be firstly reverse engineered and then developed in Azure before the data could be used.

Some of the logic used for calculations by the client was outdated and therefore needed to be unpicked and reengineered for use with Power BI dashboards. This involved client resources going through a data cleanse exercise and redesigning historical processes.


On completion, the data could then serve Power BI analytics dashboards and reports, updating in near real-time to give accurate and timely business insights.


As well as using reports created by Kagool, the data model enables employees to easily create their own dashboards, even without any expertise in data, coding or SAP.

Outcomes

The client is creating a strong culture of data-driven decision-making, powered by analytics reports with accurate, trustworthy and up-to-date data enabling faster and more effective business decisions.


The user base for the client’s analytics reporting has grown significantly - with self-service capabilities, Power BI can be used by any authorised employee to give actionable insights.



Kagool is continuing to support the client with further enhancements and new capabilities. The Azure platform is scalable and adaptable for future business growth, and the data model can be used and reused for further innovations including Machine Learning, Internet of Things integrations, and digital twins. The client now has access to a future-proof platform to enable their continuing digital transformation journey.

Benefits

Effective decisions

Business decisions are always driven by accurate and up-to-date data

Saves time

The end-to-end reporting process is automated, saving valuable time

Trustworthy

Near real-time updates in Power BI ensures figures in reports are consistent and up to date

Productivity

Efficient reporting processes enables time to be spent on analysis rather than creating them

Adaptable

Adaptable and scalable data model for continually evolving future IT landscape

Innovation

Innovation ready data platform for leveraging AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), and more

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