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Redshift to Snowflake Migration & Data Warehouse Modernization

Services Covered:

Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence

Industry

Advertising & Marketing

Duration

4 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 October 2024

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

82/100

Strong

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Client

Entravision US Media

Santa Monica, United States of America

Project Summary

Kanerika partnered with a media solutions firm to replace their Amazon Redshift warehouse with Snowflake, transforming the client's data warehouse environment, reworking ETL processes, and training the team. The engagement produced significantly faster and more efficient query execution, optimized ETL and build cycles, and met performance and budget goals while maintaining data accuracy. The team adapted to complex legacy artifacts and delivered within the planned timeline.

Key Challenges

Transform and modernize the data warehouse ecosystem to enable data-driven operations.
Empower the organization to operate as a data-driven company.

Project Deliverables

Migration from Amazon Redshift to Snowflake
Mapping and migrating tables, schemas, and views
Reworked ETL processes optimized for Snowflake
Query performance optimization and materialization streamlining
Compatibility and integration with downstream tools
Security and compliance controls implementation
Team training on the new platform

Project Solution

Kanerika replaced the client's Redshift warehouse with Snowflake by mapping and migrating data structures (tables, schemas, views), reworking ETL processes to leverage Snowflake, optimizing query performance and materialization, ensuring compatibility with downstream tools and integrations, addressing security and compliance requirements, and training the client's team to manage and query the new platform with minimal disruption.

Project Outcome

Significantly faster and more efficient query execution.
Optimized ETL processes and build cycles, reducing costs and improving processing speed.
Achieved performance and budget goals while ensuring data accuracy.
Completed work within the 12-week timeline despite complex legacy artifacts.

Platforms

Cloud

Tech Stack

Amazon RedShift
SQL

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Kanerika's work resulted in faster and more efficient query execution, optimizing ETL processes and build cycles. The team was highly adaptable to the client's needs, navigating complex challenges and delivering on time. Moreover, their depth of knowledge and expertise made all the difference.”
Tommie Goss
Owner
Date: 02/21/2025