BBI built a modern data foundation on AWS and Databricks for a high-volume photography platform, unifying fragmented systems and turning multi-hour pipelines into near real-time insight.
Three obstacles stood between Captura and a modern, unified data foundation.
Rapid expansion through mergers and acquisitions spread Captura's data across legacy systems, acquired platforms, and external sources. Without an integrated environment, three obstacles emerged.
Data lived in separate legacy, acquired, and external systems, with no single trusted view of the business.
Long processing timelines delayed internal and client reporting, forcing manual validation across systems.
Full data reloads drove up compute costs and limited the ability to scale and process data faster.
I've worked with BBI at multiple companies over the last 10 years. They were an obvious choice when I saw the challenges with our data platform. We didn't have data engineering on the team when I got here. BBI is helping us build that muscle.
The work focused on three key areas:
A scalable architecture unifying legacy, acquired, and external data in one environment, with consistent models and controls for a reliable single source of truth.
Modernized on AWS and Databricks for efficient, scalable processing. Pipelines were re-engineered from full reloads to incremental processing, cutting time and compute.
Analyzed storage and processing to find inefficiencies. Storage was re-tiered, aligning infrastructure costs with actual business needs.
Faster access to data, lower costs, and a trusted foundation that scales with Captura's growth.
Processing down from 25-40 hours to about 2 hours, with data consistently available for daily reporting.
Expected to fall about 50-60%, driven by incremental processing and efficient compute usage.
Standardized pipelines and controls reduce reliance on manual reconciliation.
Automated monitoring and alerting improved detection and cut manual effort.Automated monitoring and alerting improved detection and cut manual effort.
Modular architecture speeds integration of new systems, acquisitions, and data sources.
New functionality is incorporated more efficiently, supporting ongoing development.
BBI helped us make the platform more efficient, less costly, and higher quality. When I have a data project, I know they can get it done.Chris Whyde · Chief Technology Officer, Captura.io
From architecture to modernization and cost optimization, BBI brings deep data and analytics expertise to teams ready to scale.