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Title
AXA Japan Unifies Data and Modernizes Analytics with Databricks
…emo Login Contact Us Try Databricks Customer Stories / AXA Japan CUSTOMER STORY AXA Japan unifies data and modernizes analytics with Databricks 60% Reduction in warehouse costs for certain phases of the migration 70% Lower…
Description
AXA Japan, formed through the integration of its life and property & casualty insurance businesses under the OneAXA transformation, consolidated multiple legacy data lakes and Redshift/Oracle-based systems into a single governed lakehouse on Databricks, using a lift-and-shift approach with automated code conversion of legacy ETL logic into dbt models on Databricks SQL. Unity Catalog centralizes access governance across business units. AXA Japan reports up to 60% lower warehouse costs, 70% lower ETL costs for migrated workloads, and roughly 40% faster development after retiring legacy systems, and is now building toward production machine learning use cases spanning fraud detection to customer support automation on the same platform.
…vernance, and a foundation for AI By bringing workloads together on Databricks, AXA Japan reduced warehouse costs by up to 60% and cut ETL costs by 70% for certain parts of the migration effort. Retiring legacy Oracle servers also reduced infrastructure overhead and mainten…
…pany is building a strong, well-governed foundation for long-term AI readiness, developing prototypes and operationalizing machine learning use cases spanning fraud detection to customer support automation. As Hebrant summarized, “Databricks is our core tool – not only for the data in…
Company
AXA Japan
…rity and Trust Ready to get started? Get a Demo Login Contact Us Try Databricks Customer Stories / AXA Japan CUSTOMER STORY AXA Japan unifies data and modernizes analytics with Databricks…
Industry
Financial Services
…aster, operate more efficiently, and innovate at scale. Share this post Details Industry : Financial Services Use Case : Analytics and Business Intelligence , Data Warehousing , Data + AI P…
Problem
As AXA Japan joined its life and P&C businesses under a broader OneAXA transformation, it faced a familiar enterprise challenge: too many disconnected systems. Each business had built its own data lake, legacy applications, and operational processes over time.
…en innovation in the future. Unifying fragmented data with a trusted foundation As AXA Japan joined its life and P&C businesses under a broader OneAXA transformation, it faced a familiar enterprise challenge: too many disconnected systems. Each business had built its own data lake, legacy applications, and operational processes over time. The goal was not simply to modernize infrastructure. AXA wanted to create a sin…
Business value
AXA Japan reduced warehouse costs by up to 60% and cut ETL costs by 70% for certain parts of the migration effort, and reports nearly 40% faster development after the migration.
…vernance, and a foundation for AI By bringing workloads together on Databricks, AXA Japan reduced warehouse costs by up to 60% and cut ETL costs by 70% for certain parts of the migration effort. Retiring legacy Oracle servers also reduced infrastructure overhead and mainten…
…bricks and dbt,” said Kento Yoshida, a Senior Data Engineer at AXA Life Japan. “I would say nearly 40% faster development after the migration.” Lower costs, stronger governance, and a foundation for AI By bringing workload…
Solution
AXA Japan approached the migration as a phased modernization rather than a full rebuild, consolidating separate data lakes while gradually retiring legacy Redshift and Oracle-based systems. The team used automated code conversion to move legacy ETL logic from Oracle and Informatica into modern SQL workflows, including dbt models running directly on Databricks SQL, and centralized governance with Unity Catalog to enforce access boundaries across business units.
…shift, which worked quite well.” That pragmatic approach accelerated delivery. AXA used automated code conversion to move legacy ETL logic from Oracle and Informatica into modern SQL workflows, including dbt models running directly on Databricks SQL. “During our migration from Oracle to Databricks, we encountered several challen…
…ight tool,” Hebrant said. “We want to really put all the access under control.” By centralizing governance with Unity Catalog, AXA can enforce access boundaries across business units while maintaining a single shared platform. That unified platform is also shapi…
Technology
Databricks SQL, Unity Catalog, dbt
…s and Business Intelligence , Data Warehousing , Data + AI Platform Cloud : AWS Product : Databricks SQL Want to learn more about migrating to Databricks Lakehouse? Explore the benefit…
…ding for exploratory work in SQL and Python. Governance became a major enabler. “Unity Catalog is definitely the right tool,” Hebrant said. “We want to really put all the access under control.” By centralizing governanc…
Deployment options
cloud
…e : Analytics and Business Intelligence , Data Warehousing , Data + AI Platform Cloud : AWS Product : Databricks SQL Want to learn more about migrating to Databricks Lakeh…
Headline outcome
…vernance, and a foundation for AI By bringing workloads together on Databricks, AXA Japan reduced warehouse costs by up to 60% and cut ETL costs by 70% for certain parts of the migration effort. Retiring le…
Use case type
Analytics augmentation
…emo Login Contact Us Try Databricks Customer Stories / AXA Japan CUSTOMER STORY AXA Japan unifies data and modernizes analytics with Databricks 60% Reduction in warehouse costs for certain phases of the migration 70% Lower…
AI capabilities
Machine Learning
…pany is building a strong, well-governed foundation for long-term AI readiness, developing prototypes and operationalizing machine learning use cases spanning fraud detection to customer support automation. As Hebrant summarized, “Databricks is our core tool – not only for the data in…
