From Fragmented Terminal Data to a Governed Azure Lakehouse
Success Metrics
60 %
reduction
in manual data preparation effort.
85 %
reduction
in infrastructure and compute costs.
99.8 %
Data availability
Data availability improved to under 15 minutes with 99.8% pipeline reliability.
Introduction
A leading African port operator required a modern analytics platform to unify operational, financial, and commercial data spread across multiple disconnected systems. GetOnData Solutions designed and implemented an Azure Databricks Lakehouse that consolidated historical and real-time data into a single governed platform, enabling faster reporting, improved data reliability, and enterprise-wide analytics without impacting live operational systems.
Business Challenges
- Critical operational, finance, and commercial data existed across disconnected systems with no unified reporting.
- Heavy analytical queries impacted the performance of the live Terminal Operating System (Navis N4).
- Historical operational data was fragmented across multiple archives, making long-term trend analysis difficult.
- Manual spreadsheet-based reporting resulted in inconsistent metrics and delayed decision-making.
- Snapshot-based reporting failed to capture record updates and late-arriving operational events.
- Lack of centralized governance limited data visibility, lineage, and secure access management.
Solution
GetOnData implemented a scalable Azure Databricks Lakehouse using the Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold). Historical data was migrated through a one-time bulk load, while continuous Change Data Capture (CDC) pipelines synchronized updates from Navis N4, SAP ERP, Pastel, CRM, and external files. Unity Catalog provided centralized governance, lineage, security, and data quality, delivering trusted business-ready datasets for reporting and analytics.
Solution Architecture
Business Impact
GetonData established a single governed source of truth for terminal operations, finance, and commercial reporting. Analysts gained near real-time access to trusted data while eliminating manual reporting efforts. Historical operational insights became readily available, enabling better planning, faster business decisions, and improved operational efficiency without affecting production systems.
Customer Feedback
"GetOnData gave us a single, trusted view of our terminal operations. Reporting that previously required days of manual effort is now available within minutes, enabling confident, data-driven decisions."Leading African Port Operator
