Data virtualization powers the data revolution at Festo
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Europe
Country
- Germany
Product
- Denodo Platform
Tech Stack
- Data Virtualization
- Big Data Analytics
- Cloud Systems
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Digital Expertise
- Energy Saving
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
- Analytics & Modeling - Big Data Analytics
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Manufacturing System Automation
- Energy Management System
Services
- Data Science Services
About The Customer
Festo is a world-leading supplier of automation technology and technical education. The company deploys its products and services to help customers implement smart production capabilities while going digital. An independent, family-owned company established in 1925 and based in Esslingen a.N., Germany, Festo has been a driving force in automation for over 60 years. With its unique range of offers, Festo has grown to become the world leader in technical education. 300,000 customers worldwide in factory and process automation put their trust in the company’s pneumatic and electric drive solutions. In addition, Festo Didactic provides state-of-the-art training solutions for industrial companies and educational institutions throughout the world.
The Challenge
Festo, a leading supplier of automation technology and technical education, was looking to optimize operational efficiency, automate manufacturing processes, and deliver on-demand services to its business consumers. This included finding smarter ways to streamline how the company aggregates and analyzes data. Festo also needed its business users to become self-sufficient with reporting and analysis and reduce their reliance on IT for preparing and surfacing the data they need. In addition, Festo's business teams had launched strategic projects to maximize energy efficiency, and they needed to be able to provide instant visibility on energy usage directly to the shop floor teams. However, Festo was challenged in finding an agile and robust way to integrate the data from the existing silos, which included the data warehouse, machine data sources, and other sources, in a way that would reduce the reliance on IT by the business users while providing the quick turnaround and flexibility that the users were demanding.
The Solution
The Festo Big Data team developed a Big Data Analytics Framework to provide a data marketplace to better support the business. Using the Denodo Platform, this framework integrates data from numerous on-premises and cloud systems, including streaming data, machine data, and data-at-rest, and provides access to the integrated data in real time. Because the framework establishes a unified access layer, it provides consistent data access and governance across the different silos of data. As a result, business users now have easy access to all the data they need, when they need it. To meet the demands of the business and deliver speed, flexibility, and agility, Festo implemented the Denodo Platform as a key component within the Big Data Analytics Framework. The logical layer delivered by the Denodo Platform provides virtual views that are tailored for business analysts, data scientists, and developers across multiple departments.
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