FEATURE : DATA MANAGEMENT
WE HAVE REDUCED THE TIME IT TAKES TO DEVELOP NEW IDEAS FROM DAYS TO MINUTES AND INCREASED THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCURACY OF OUR DATA .
engineering , data analytics and data science closer together , with a huge potential to make our journey to data strategy more efficient and collaborative . performance on the factory picking lines , improving the quality and efficiency of the picking .
David Wyatt , SVP EMEA , Databricks , added : “ We are on a mission to help organisations solve the toughest problems . Gousto was already at an advanced stage with its analytics and it had a clear vision of the path ahead . “ Together we have been able to build a costefficient data platform that can deliver its goals today and also set it up for the next phase of growth , all fuelled by data-driven decisions .”
We asked Gousto ’ s CTO , Shaun Pearce , to tell us more about why the company chose to work with Databricks .
When did you implement the Databricks platform and why did you decide to work with this vendor ?
“ We have reduced the time it takes to develop new ideas from days to minutes and increased the availability and accuracy of our data . This is essential as we continue to grow at pace , expanding our customer fulfilment capacity from one factory to four in the next year .”
Gousto moved from daily batch updates to near-realtime streaming data , utilising AutoLoader and Delta Lake . The robust and scalable Data Platform provided by Databricks enables Gousto to respond to an evergrowing demand by providing real-time insight into
We implemented the Databricks platform earlier in 2020 after having identified it as the standard in building real-time data platforms .
What challenges were you looking to address ahead of selecting this solution ?
Prior to working with Databricks , we were very batchfocused with our data insights . While the business had been growing rapidly over the last few years , our growth accelerated dramatically last year as a result
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