A leading food distributor and supplier achieves regulatory adherence and optimizes cost-efficiency by migrating data to an internally managed system.
SITUATION
After making several large acquisitions in recent years, our client’s HR records were stored on disparate externally hosted legacy systems. Our client planned to migrate the records to an internally managed new system but knew getting records in several different proprietary formats into the correct format for the new system presented a challenge. Everforth Apex was engaged to assist with making the migration as seamless as possible.
“With the assistance of Everforth Apex... we’re now providing our organization leaders with near real-time data for informed decision-making.” - HR Director of Technology
Everforth Apex began this transition by creating a comprehensive solution for streamlining the analysis, extraction, and conversion of data from proprietary formats, used by leading vendors such as ADP and UKG, into open, manageable formats. By implementing a robust data ingestion framework, we not only streamlined the migration to a controlled environment but also ensured operational agility and simplified future maintenance. This approach was complemented by the strategic use of Snowflake's native tools, optimizing the data ingestion process and ensuring the definition of robust data structures. We provided a detailed data dictionary and Run book that empowered our client with a profound capacity for ongoing data administration.
RESULT
Through careful analysis of the source systems, and by defining precise extraction processes accompanied by a thorough data analysis, our solution not only addressed the immediate challenges but also laid a foundation for continuous maintenance and future scalability. We modernized the client's Data Lake, specifically concerning Legacy HR data, and successfully enabled compliance with state and federal regulations. Furthermore, by reducing dependency on external vendors to maintain historical data, our strategy has effectively decreased financial overheads. The outcome is two-fold: achieving regulatory adherence while simultaneously optimizing cost-efficiency. Everforth Apex has equipped the client with a robust, self-sufficient data management architecture ready to meet current demands and evolve seamlessly with future business objectives.
