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Streamlining Data Integration for Efficient Delivery: A Case Study on Estes Express Lines

Denodo Technologies

Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries	Apparel Transportation
Use Cases	Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Time Sensitive Networking
Challenge	Estes Express Lines, a major transportation company operating across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean, was facing significant challenges due to the storage of data across numerous data silos. This led to a number of issues including the need for IT to physically move data before it could be put into production, spending time, money, and resources on redundant hardware and code, and handling data security separately by different teams. Furthermore, business users were dependent on IT to furnish their data requests, which negatively impacted the company's agility and efficiency. Read More
About Customer	Estes Express Lines is a prominent transportation company that delivers countless shipments across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean. The company is heavily reliant on reliable, timely data to ensure on-time delivery of shipments every day. To streamline the integration between its core systems and improve operational efficiency, Estes leveraged the Denodo Platform to establish a logical data fabric. This enabled the company to seamlessly integrate data across disparate sources in real time, providing Estes leaders with real-time visibility of shipments to optimize customer experiences. Read More
Solution	To overcome these challenges, Estes Express Lines leveraged the Denodo Platform to establish a logical data fabric. This platform, powered by data virtualization, created a single data-access layer above all of the company’s disparate sources. This not only integrated data across the company’s disparate sources in real time, but also provided timely, self-service access to all data. As a result, Estes was able to streamline operations, improve data security, and enhance the efficiency of its IT and business operations. Additionally, the company was able to deliver APIs in a matter of days, a process that previously took 4-6 weeks. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Applicable Industries

Apparel

Transportation

Use Cases

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Time Sensitive Networking

Challenge

Estes Express Lines, a major transportation company operating across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean, was facing significant challenges due to the storage of data across numerous data silos. This led to a number of issues including the need for IT to physically move data before it could be put into production, spending time, money, and resources on redundant hardware and code, and handling data security separately by different teams. Furthermore, business users were dependent on IT to furnish their data requests, which negatively impacted the company's agility and efficiency.

About Customer

Estes Express Lines is a prominent transportation company that delivers countless shipments across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean. The company is heavily reliant on reliable, timely data to ensure on-time delivery of shipments every day. To streamline the integration between its core systems and improve operational efficiency, Estes leveraged the Denodo Platform to establish a logical data fabric. This enabled the company to seamlessly integrate data across disparate sources in real time, providing Estes leaders with real-time visibility of shipments to optimize customer experiences.

Solution

To overcome these challenges, Estes Express Lines leveraged the Denodo Platform to establish a logical data fabric. This platform, powered by data virtualization, created a single data-access layer above all of the company’s disparate sources. This not only integrated data across the company’s disparate sources in real time, but also provided timely, self-service access to all data. As a result, Estes was able to streamline operations, improve data security, and enhance the efficiency of its IT and business operations. Additionally, the company was able to deliver APIs in a matter of days, a process that previously took 4-6 weeks.

Impact #1	The implementation of the Denodo Platform has significantly improved the operational efficiency of Estes Express Lines. The company now has a single data-access layer above all of its disparate sources, providing timely, self-service access to all data. This has not only streamlined operations but also improved data security and reduced the dependency of business users on IT for data requests. Furthermore, the ability to deliver APIs in a matter of days has greatly enhanced the company's agility and responsiveness to changing business needs.

Impact #1

The implementation of the Denodo Platform has significantly improved the operational efficiency of Estes Express Lines. The company now has a single data-access layer above all of its disparate sources, providing timely, self-service access to all data. This has not only streamlined operations but also improved data security and reduced the dependency of business users on IT for data requests. Furthermore, the ability to deliver APIs in a matter of days has greatly enhanced the company's agility and responsiveness to changing business needs.

Benefit #1	Estes can now deliver APIs in days, rather than the 4-6 weeks it required before.
Benefit #2	Estes saved 10% in infrastructure and labor cost by eliminating the need to duplicate, copy, or store data across multiple platforms.
Benefit #3	Estes stakeholders now have self-service data access, improving efficiency and reducing dependency on IT.

Benefit #1

Estes can now deliver APIs in days, rather than the 4-6 weeks it required before.

Benefit #2

Estes saved 10% in infrastructure and labor cost by eliminating the need to duplicate, copy, or store data across multiple platforms.

Benefit #3

Estes stakeholders now have self-service data access, improving efficiency and reducing dependency on IT.

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Streamlining Data Integration for Efficient Delivery: A Case Study on Estes Express Lines

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