Data migration is often the most formidable obstacle on the path to data modernization. Cost, operational continuity, and long-term value all hinge on this crucial step, which can take years to carry out without the proper vision and expertise. A fast and effective data migration process makes all the difference for organizations looking to join the modern data stack without hurting their bottom line.
When a not-for-profit health insurance company approached Hakkoda to help them address their data migration needs, they needed solutions that would accelerate the migration process while ensuring their new, state of the art data platform through Snowflake was prepared to seamlessly begin meeting their needs without operational disruptions.
In this article, we’ll take a look at how Hakkoda helped this organization migrate their data quickly, using our innovative AI migration tools, and paving the path to data modernization with a new data stack built within a cloud based data platform.
Laying the Groundwork: How Healthcare Payers Should Approach Their Snowflake Data Migration
Last year, a not-for-profit health insurance organization with over 40 years of experience serving their customers’ healthcare needs began to feel the limitations of their 15-year-old data stack. Performance and scalability issues were impeding its efforts to expand into new markets and properly address their present data needs.
Transitioning to a modern data platform meant migrating vast amounts of private healthcare data, as well as over 800 data reports, from their old platform. The organization tapped Hakkoda to help with the process, benefiting from Hakkoda’s unique consulting approach wherein their team would be trained up to successfully use the new platform as the migration process was being carried out.
Beyond this holistic consulting approach, Hakkoda also leveraged our proprietary AI migration drivers in order to accelerate the process, saving months of migration time while ensuring data remained secure. In doing so, Hakkoda ensured that the data was optimally integrated to ensure the new data platform would fully serve the organization’s data needs, bringing unmatched performance and scalability.
Let’s take a closer look at this migration process and the technical challenges that had to be overcome in order for Hakkoda to quickly and effectively deliver concrete value to the client.
The Nuts and Bolts of Migrating Highly Secure Datasets – Quickly
The organization needed to migrate database backend for the current on-prem SQL data warehouse to support scalability, auditability, and built-in feature enrichment of SaaS tools like Snowflake and Coalesce.
Hakkoda assisted in migrating and modernizing to an ELT based data flow with a Data Vault 2.0 methodology to enable various business processes while also delivering MVPs for accelerated development. Using Hakkōda AI Migration Copilot for rationalization and conversion of Tableau elements sped up this process considerably while setting up the new platform to perform as intended.
The results speak for themselves. By migrating 800+ legacy reports and implementing a scalable Data Vault 2.0 model, the organization seamlessly retired its outdated reporting environment. Their new data platform offers enhanced data sharing capabilities with partners like hospitals and other care organizations, enabling more holistic longitudinal health care.
With remarkable efficiency made possible by the power of AI, Hakkoda helped the organization completely transform their data stack. With the power of Snowflake behind its data stack, the organization is now empowered to improve and grow its business without the limitations of legacy data technology. And thanks to Hakkoda’s unique consulting approach, its data teams were fully trained and supported to make the most of this new data platform.
Take Control of Your Data Modernization Destiny with Hakkōda
The migration process doesn’t have to stand in the way of your organization’s path to data modernization. With the right tools and expertise, your organization can stay agile, building the state of the art platform it needs to succeed in the modern marketplace without sacrificing the bottom line or day-to-day operations.
Hakkoda helps companies leverage powerful AI tools to reduce the timeline to launch while ensuring that data is optimally integrated. Our Snowflake certified experts are here to guide you through each phase of the migration process and equip your data teams to make full use of your powerful new data platform, taking you beyond data migration to full data modernization.
If you’re ready to take control of your data migration destiny with state of the art AI tools and unmatched expertise, let’s talk today about how Hakkoda can help you take the first steps to data modernization.
