endorsedOngoing

End-to-End Data Pipeline & Analytics for Big Run Studios

Services Covered:

Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence

Industry

Gaming

Duration

65 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 March 2021

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

71/100

Good

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Client

Big Run Studios

Oakland, United States of America

Project Summary

Big Run Studios engaged Azumo to develop a data strategy and build an end-to-end analytics pipeline, including a data lake, warehouse, reporting, and alerting layers. Azumo stood up an S3 data lake, a Snowflake warehouse, and Sisense reporting, and integrated Adjust campaign data to support user acquisition decisions. The engagement produced near-real-time reporting for live games and improved the company's ability to make ad spend and development decisions, with workflow friction later mitigated by adding a part-time Azumo project manager.

Key Challenges

Transition the company from a developer to a developer-and-publisher model requiring self-published analytics
Build a full data strategy and architecture, selecting appropriate technologies and prioritizing short-term vs proof-of-concept work

Project Deliverables

Data lake on S3
Data warehouse on Snowflake
Reporting dashboards on Sisense
Integration of campaign data from Adjust
End-to-end data pipeline with reporting and alerting layers

Project Solution

Azumo provided data strategy and built an MVP, then implemented an end-to-end data pipeline. They stood up a data lake on S3, created a warehouse layer on Snowflake, and implemented reporting on Sisense; they later integrated campaign data from Adjust. The team scaled staffing (data engineers, data architect) and added a part-time project manager to prioritize requests and smooth workflow.

Project Outcome

Comprehensive near-real-time reporting on many live games
Enabled informed decisions about ad spend and development focus
Workflow issues caused by scaling were resolved after onboarding a part-time Azumo project manager

Platforms

Cloud
SaaS

Tech Stack

S3
Snowflake Data Cloud
Firebase

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.63

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The partnership with Azumo generates insightful data that would greatly aid in decision-making. The company's progress is now easier to track, thanks to the near-real-time reporting on most live games. Overall, the project's workflow is smooth, and issues are immediately resolved.”
Anonymous
CTO
Date: 02/07/2022