Confluent Case Studies Alight Solutions Boosts Digital Deliveries with Unified Data Platform

	Alight Solutions Boosts Digital Deliveries with Unified Data Platform Confluent

Alight Solutions Boosts Digital Deliveries with Unified Data Platform

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Challenge	Alight Solutions, a leading provider of technology-enabled health, wealth, and human capital management solutions, faced a significant challenge. The company needed to integrate data from numerous back-end systems into a forward cache to enhance performance, simplify the development of consumer-facing applications, and reduce the demand on expensive mainframes. This integration was crucial to align the company’s internal organization with its next-generation digital strategy. The strategy was adopted to eliminate barriers to enterprise innovation and speed up the rate at which Alight brings new digital products to the market. Read More
About Customer	Alight Solutions is a leading provider of technology-enabled health, wealth, and human capital management solutions. The company is committed to innovation and the rapid delivery of new digital products to the market. As part of this commitment, Alight recently embarked on an initiative to align its internal organization with its next-generation digital strategy. This strategy was designed to reduce barriers to enterprise innovation and accelerate the pace at which Alight brings new digital products to the marketplace. Read More
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Solution	To address this challenge, Alight Solutions turned to Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka. These technologies were used to implement scalable, secure streaming data pipelines that refresh data in the cache in near real-time. As part of this initiative, Alight developed a low-latency, single view of the customer application using the Confluent Platform. This solution not only addressed the immediate need for improved performance and simplified application development but also established a platform for future expansion. The use of Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka allowed Alight to accelerate the delivery of new solutions and reduce mainframe costs. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Challenge

Alight Solutions, a leading provider of technology-enabled health, wealth, and human capital management solutions, faced a significant challenge. The company needed to integrate data from numerous back-end systems into a forward cache to enhance performance, simplify the development of consumer-facing applications, and reduce the demand on expensive mainframes. This integration was crucial to align the company’s internal organization with its next-generation digital strategy. The strategy was adopted to eliminate barriers to enterprise innovation and speed up the rate at which Alight brings new digital products to the market.

About Customer

Alight Solutions is a leading provider of technology-enabled health, wealth, and human capital management solutions. The company is committed to innovation and the rapid delivery of new digital products to the market. As part of this commitment, Alight recently embarked on an initiative to align its internal organization with its next-generation digital strategy. This strategy was designed to reduce barriers to enterprise innovation and accelerate the pace at which Alight brings new digital products to the marketplace.

Customer Name

Alight Solutions

Solution

To address this challenge, Alight Solutions turned to Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka. These technologies were used to implement scalable, secure streaming data pipelines that refresh data in the cache in near real-time. As part of this initiative, Alight developed a low-latency, single view of the customer application using the Confluent Platform. This solution not only addressed the immediate need for improved performance and simplified application development but also established a platform for future expansion. The use of Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka allowed Alight to accelerate the delivery of new solutions and reduce mainframe costs.

Impact #1	The implementation of Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka has brought about significant operational benefits for Alight Solutions. The company has been able to simplify the development of consumer-facing applications, thanks to the integration of data from numerous back-end systems into a forward cache. This has not only improved performance but also reduced the demand on costly mainframes. Furthermore, the solution has facilitated innovation by reducing barriers to enterprise innovation. This has enabled Alight to accelerate the pace at which it brings new digital products to the market, thereby aligning the company’s internal organization with its next-generation digital strategy.

Impact #1

The implementation of Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka has brought about significant operational benefits for Alight Solutions. The company has been able to simplify the development of consumer-facing applications, thanks to the integration of data from numerous back-end systems into a forward cache. This has not only improved performance but also reduced the demand on costly mainframes. Furthermore, the solution has facilitated innovation by reducing barriers to enterprise innovation. This has enabled Alight to accelerate the pace at which it brings new digital products to the market, thereby aligning the company’s internal organization with its next-generation digital strategy.

Benefit #1	Significant reduction in mainframe costs
Benefit #2	Acceleration in the delivery of new solutions
Benefit #3	Establishment of a platform for future expansion

Benefit #1

Significant reduction in mainframe costs

Benefit #2

Acceleration in the delivery of new solutions

Benefit #3

Establishment of a platform for future expansion

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Alight Solutions Boosts Digital Deliveries with Unified Data Platform

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