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IT Staff Augmentation & Data Warehouse Migration to GCP

Services Covered:

Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence • Data Engineering • Cloud Consulting and Services • Custom Software Development • Staff Augmentation
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Industry
Industry

Information Technology

Duration
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24 months

Budget
Budget

1M - 10M

Start Date
Start Date

1 February 2020

Team Size
Team Size

11-15

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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73/100
Good

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Client

Rackspace Technology

mapSan Antonio, United States of America

Project Summary

N-iX provides long-term staff augmentation to a cloud solutions company, supplying QA specialists and data engineers to support a large SQL Server data warehouse migration to Google Cloud Platform. The vendor handled data ingestion of numerous internal sources and provided BI and automation support while integrating into the client's Jira workflow. The client credits N-iX with enabling near-completion of the migration and praises their quality and reliability.

Key Challenges

  • Need for contractual staff augmentation with a balanced onshore/offshore mix
  • Support for a large, complex SQL Server data warehouse migration to GCP
  • Ingesting a large number of internal data sources and supporting BI/reporting needs

Project Deliverables

  • Dedicated QA/test engineering team
  • Data ingestion of ~100 internal sources into GCP
  • Migration of SQL Server data warehouse to Google Cloud Platform
  • GCP automation and optimization tools
  • BI and reporting support

Project Solution

N-iX provided a dedicated, permanent staff-augmentation team for the client, including three QA specialists and multiple data engineers. They performed a discovery phase on a large, complex SQL Server data warehouse and supported the migration to Google Cloud Platform, ingesting roughly 100 internal data sources. They also supported finance-team migrations, BI/reporting tasks, and built GCP automation and optimization tools. All work was performed remotely and integrated into the client's Jira workflow.

Project Outcome

  • Enabled the client to reach near-completion of their cloud migration
  • Allowed internal engineers to focus on migration tasks by handling QA and data engineering
  • Ingested about 100 internal sources into GCP
  • Consistently delivered quality work and integrated into the client's Jira process

Platforms

  • CloudCloud

Tech Stack

  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Microsoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL Server
  • JiraJira

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.63star5 out of 5 stars

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“N-iX’s high-quality work has enabled the client to reach the near-completion status of their migration to the cloud. A diligent partner, the team has seamlessly integrated into a Jira workflow. Their knowledgeable resources and the way they support their team internally makes stands out.”

Jared Jacobson

Senior Manager of Data Governance

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.

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