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Delivered an end-to-end data integration and analytics strategy that unified disparate ERP systems and legacy data sources into a centralized Databricks platform, enabling cross-organizational visibility, AI-driven decision making, and eliminating 1,000 man-hours of manual reporting labor.
Built a scalable modern data foundation with automated reporting pipelines, enterprise-wide semantic modeling, and democratized analytics capabilities to support Whetstone’s growth trajectory and future AI initiatives.
Food & Bev
Azure, Databricks, Power BI
Formed through the 2024 merger of three Chicago-area entities, Whetstone Distribution, a midsized Midwest meat distribution and processing company, had much to gain by unlocking the plethora of business intelligence generated by its growing market presence. Standing in the way, however, was a formidable obstacle: four disparate instances of the same enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. To counter this, the combined entity needed to integrate data to enable decision makers to conduct detailed cross-organizational analysis necessary to optimize its business operations and unlock growth.
As a result, Whetstone required a modern data platform to unify its disparate systems to not only drive self-service data analytics but to establish a solid foundation for future Al initiatives.
Having access to weekly KPIs absolutely transformed our business. It saves us so much time weekly.
Since it lacked in-house data analytics expertise, Whetstone turned to Analytics8 for assistance. We put together a data migration, modernization, and implementation strategy to help the company capitalize on its private-equity-financed growth-through-acquisition plan.
The project entailed:
The time savings and outcomes have been game changing.
Previously, Whetstone decision makers spent a combined 15 hours each week locating data across four ERP systems and building custom reports.
The new centralized approach saves Whetstone approximately 1000-man-hours by eliminating the manual labor previously required to create Excel-based reports and by providing a single source of truth through their new Databricks data warehouse.
“Having access to weekly KPIs absolutely transformed our business,” said Beth LaBossiere, Whetstone’s Chief Transformation Officer. “It saves us so much time weekly.”
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