CASE STUDY
LeasePlan , the world ’ s largest fleet management service company , is working with Denodo , a leader in data virtualisation , with the aim of becoming the number one Car-as-a-Service company by providing more innovative services to its customers and enabling more revenue-generating activities . heart of its global data hub . This efficiently knits all data together and ensures that it can be utilised for its intended purposes , The logical data fabric aggregates data from various source systems and serves as a single , integrated source of all the data needed by reporting applications .
To do so effectively , it needed to leverage its vast pool of data . However , this data was spread over a variety of siloed and heterogeneous data sources , making both the creation of new business models and complying with EU regulations challenging . To combat this , LeasePlan wanted to build a blueprint of its entire data ecosystem which would make it possible to visualise what data assets can be leveraged for specific purposes and identify missing data assets that should be a part of its data-driven initiatives .
LeasePlan used the Denodo Platform to build a logical data fabric architecture that sits at the
We spoke to Michel Alsemgeest , CIO and CDO , LeasePlan , to find out more about the business challenges the company was facing , and how the Denodo platform offered the solution .
Can you tell us about your role and the scope of your responsibility at LeasePlan ?
I joined LeasePlan as the Chief Digital Officer ( CDO ) in 2017 . Before this , I held senior technology roles at KLM and TNT , implementing large-scale digital programmes to help grow revenues and improve
LEASEPLAN USED THE DENODO
PLATFORM TO BUILD A LOGICAL
DATA FABRIC
ARCHITECTURE THAT SITS AT THE HEART OF ITS GLOBAL DATA HUB .
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