Case Study

Enterprise Modernization: Legacy Warehouse to Cloud Data Platform

Role
Technical Program Manager / Program Lead
Scope
45+ TB · 1,200+ Tables · 350+ Pipelines · 850+ Users
Methodology
Agile/Scrum (2-Week Sprints) · Phased Dual-Run

Led the end-to-end modernization of an enterprise data warehouse, migrating legacy on-prem data assets to a cloud data platform VERIFY: name platform?. Directed a cross-functional team of 12 engineers, architects, and BI developers alongside vendor integration partners. The program cut nightly batch processing time by 86%, reduced annual infrastructure cost by 48% VERIFY: $ figures ok to share?, and achieved 99.95% uptime with zero unplanned disruption at cutover.

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86%
Faster nightly processing
48%
Infrastructure cost reduction
15x
Dashboard query latency gain
99.95%
Post-migration uptime SLA

Overview & Business Case

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Business Drivers

Program Charter Snapshot

ItemDetail
Executive SponsorsVERIFY title-level only, e.g. VP Data & Analytics, CIO
Baseline Infrastructure CostVERIFY
Target Infrastructure CostVERIFY
Target SLA< 2.0 hour nightly load window (from 8.5 hours)

Architecture & Governance

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Technical Discovery

Audited 1,200+ tables to map core facts, dimensions, staging tables, and downstream dashboard/integration dependencies.

Program Governance

Established a RACI framework across program scope, architecture, pipeline delivery, reconciliation, and cutover approval, with a 4-tier work breakdown structure spanning initiation through decommissioning.

Execution & Risk Management

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Dual-Run Validation

Ran a 60-day parallel production execution across legacy and target systems, with automated daily reconciliation across row counts, checksums, and financial aggregates.

Key Risks Managed

Cutover & Impact

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Cutover

Executed a scheduled off-peak cutover with staged system freeze, final delta sync, reconciliation gate, endpoint switchover, and a formal go/no-go checkpoint before unlocking user access.

Business Outcomes

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Nightly ETL Window8.5 hrs1.2 hrs86% faster
Dashboard Query Latency45–90 sec< 3 sec15x improvement
System Uptime SLA98.2%99.95%Near-zero unplanned downtime
User Adoption94% MAUVERIFY vs. scope figure