Partnering with Baillie Gifford on a data platform transformation and data mesh approach
Company Baillie Gifford
Industry Investment management
Overview
Cynozure partnered with the investment management firm, Baillie Gifford, to modernise their data platform and set them up for future success taking a data mesh approach.
Business challenge
Baillie Gifford (an investment management firm based in Edinburgh, Scotland) wanted to modernise their data platform to set them up for future success and as such looked to adopt a Data Mesh approach as they believed this would best support the business needs and ambitions.
Data Mesh experience was key to delivery, and as such Baillie Gifford wanted a data industry partner to go with them on this journey, who could provide candid feedback, work effectively with key stakeholders, and upskill the in-house team along the way.
How Cynozure helped?
Cynozure helped Baillie Gifford to assess the feasibility and suitability of Data Mesh and propose a four-step pathway to achieve it. This included building a single point of access to their data via a data virtualisation technology, upgrading their data platform to a cloud-based solution, decommissioning their legacy on-premise system, and moving towards a data product-oriented design.
Cynozure has been supporting Baillie Gifford through the 4-step approach and so far has helped them:
- Conduct an architectural review of their existing data warehouse system
- Modernise their data stack and provide a single point of access to their data
- Build and deliver data products that demonstrate the value of the new approach
- Support the expansion of their internal development teams and guided the architecture, design, and ways of working for the data platform
- Adopt Snowflake as a cloud data platform to improve performance, scalability, and flexibility
If you’d like to learn more about how Cynozure supported Baillie Gifford with their data platform transformation, check out our core capabilities in architecture and engineering.
