BLUEPRINT UNITY CATALOG MIGRATION SNAPSHOT
Retail natural gas and electric supplier
A national energy company invested heavily in its Databricks environment to power its value chain. By utilizing Unity Catalog to unify its governance efforts, the company successfully increased revenue and improved profitability.
Client snapshot
Industry:
Energy
Migration scope
Workspaces:
1 main workspace
Region:
Single region
Duration
- 2 weeks of consulting
- 3 sprints for data migration and code refactoring
Key achievements:
Data optimization:
Retained only a quarter of their data, deprecating the rest, and we turned off several unnecessary jobs.
Time savings:
Although code changes were handled manually, data migration was streamlined using a simple CTAS statement.
Noteworthy aspects:
- This project was accelerated due to the client’s development maturity and reliance on frameworks, significantly reducing complexity.
- Achieved a completed implementation in just 6 weeks.
Scenario
Blueprint assisted a national energy company with data access and governance challenges. The client faced difficulties migrating to Unity Catalog due to a lack of Databricks expertise. Challenges included mapping existing data schemas, ensuring data quality, and managing compliance and security risks. Our certified Databricks experts provided end-to-end migration services, resulting in improved data access, enhanced data quality, and reduced data processing time.
Challenges
The energy company’s complex data landscape included diverse formats and locations, complicating their goal of a unified data view. Lacking Databricks expertise, they struggled with data schema mapping, quality issues, and delays in data processing. Compliance and security risks further hindered their migration efforts.
Solution
The Blueprint team, including a Solution Architect that is a certified Databricks Champion, delivered a comprehensive solution, beginning with a thorough data assessment. We prepared and transformed the data using Databricks tools, optimized data pipelines, and implemented robust data governance and security policies. This ensured a seamless migration and empowered data users with reliable, secure data.
Results
The migration to Unity Catalog provided a unified view of data assets, improved data access and governance, and enhanced data quality. Performance and reliability of data systems improved, reducing processing time by 80%. Compliance and security risks were mitigated, supporting data-driven decision-making and better business outcomes.