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Title
Building a safer and more sustainable world
…a Demo Login Contact Us Try Databricks Customer Stories / Novade CUSTOMER STORY Building a safer and more sustainable world 60% Reduction in TCO 100% Increase in new clients Novade brings together the po…
Description
Novade, a construction management software company, partnered with Databricks to modernize its analytics and ML infrastructure, moving from a homegrown Apache Airflow stack to the Databricks Data + AI Platform with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog and MLflow. The move reduced total cost of ownership by 60% and supported a 100% increase in new clients, while enabling ML models for predicting incident risk affecting worker safety and project delivery schedules.
…mer Stories / Novade CUSTOMER STORY Building a safer and more sustainable world 60% Reduction in TCO 100% Increase in new clients Novade brings together the power of man and machin…
…With MLflow, Novade now explores the training and deployment of ML models, and initial models — such as predicting incident risk affecting worker safety or project delivery schedules — have yielded promising results. MLflow simplifies parameter fine-tuning, model training with more data, and tr…
Company
Novade
…rity and Trust Ready to get started? Get a Demo Login Contact Us Try Databricks Customer Stories / Novade CUSTOMER STORY Building a safer and more sustainable world 60% Reduction in TCO…
Industry
Technology & Software
…greater value to construction professionals worldwide.” Share this post Details Industry : Technology and Software Cloud : Azure Product : Databricks SQL , Agent Bricks , Unity Catalog Ready to…
Problem
Novade relied on a proprietary analytics solution built on open source tools such as Apache Airflow, but as data volumes and use cases expanded, this infrastructure could not scale to deliver the actionable insights and predictive alerts Novade wanted to offer construction customers.
…eam schedules and safety, and more. To support their vision for data analytics, Novade started off by developing a proprietary solution using open source tools such as Apache Airflow. However, as their data volumes and use cases expanded, Novade recognized the need to evolve their tech stack. The goal was to adapt the infrastructure so that they could provide even more i…
Solution
Novade partnered with Databricks, running a one-month proof of concept before adopting the Databricks Data + AI Platform. Delta Lake gave a unified, medallion-architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold) view of data for both business reporting and ML model training, with time travel enabling data evolution insight and error correction. Databricks SQL empowered internal users, Power BI connected via Delta Sharing for project dashboards, and Unity Catalog enabled secure, granular-access data sharing with customers. With MLflow, Novade began training and deploying ML models, including initial models predicting incident risk affecting worker safety and project delivery schedules.
…ed a significant transformation in how data is handled within the organization. With the introduction of Delta Lake, the company now enjoys a unified perspective of its data across different layers, structured within a medallion architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold). This approach caters to various data requirements, from business reporting to M…
Business value
Novade reduced total cost of ownership by 60% and grew its new-client acquisition by 100%, freeing resources to explore more use cases, handle larger data sets and pursue more ambitious projects with a relatively small data team.
…ay of use cases, handle larger data sets, and initiate more ambitious projects. Even with a relatively small data team, they were able to effortlessly manage their data pipeline and wholeheartedly delve into the realms of AI and ML applications. The impact of these efficiencies and the introduction of innovative features di…
AI capabilities
Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning
…m has unlocked Novade’s potential to harness ML to deliver innovative features. With MLflow, Novade now explores the training and deployment of ML models, and initial models — such as predicting incident risk affecting worker safety or project delivery schedules — have yielded promising results. MLflow simplifies parameter fine-tuning, model training with more data, and tra…
Technology
Databricks Data + AI Platform, Delta Lake, Databricks SQL, Unity Catalog, MLflow, Delta Sharing, Agent Bricks, Power BI, Apache Airflow
…wide.” Share this post Details Industry : Technology and Software Cloud : Azure Product : Databricks SQL , Agent Bricks , Unity Catalog Ready to get started? Try Databricks for free Learn more about our product Talk…
Deployment model
Cloud
…ssionals worldwide.” Share this post Details Industry : Technology and Software Cloud : Azure Product : Databricks SQL , Agent Bricks , Unity Catalog Ready to get started? T…
Deployment options
cloud
…ssionals worldwide.” Share this post Details Industry : Technology and Software Cloud : Azure Product : Databricks SQL , Agent Bricks , Unity Catalog Ready to get started? T…
Implementation approach
Started with a one-month proof of concept with Databricks before adopting the platform, then progressed from an initial 20%-30% TCO reduction to an optimized 60% reduction.
…gible benefits, reducing Novade's overall total cost of ownership (TCO) by an impressive 20%-30%. However, this was just the beginning. With the dedicated support of the Databricks team, Novade embarked on an optimization journey that yielded remarkable results. They achieved an outstanding 60% reduction in TCO, a threefold gain in efficiency. This significant cost-saving initiative not only freed up valuable resources bu…
Onboarding approach
A relatively small data team was able to manage the data pipeline and explore ML and AI applications, aided by dedicated Databricks support throughout the optimization journey.
…ay of use cases, handle larger data sets, and initiate more ambitious projects. Even with a relatively small data team, they were able to effortlessly manage their data pipeline and wholeheartedly delve into the realms of AI and ML applications. The impact of these efficiencies and the introduction of innovative features di…
Headline outcome
…mer Stories / Novade CUSTOMER STORY Building a safer and more sustainable world 60% Reduction in TCO 100% Increase in new clients Novade brings together the power of man and machin…
Use case type
Predictive operations
…With MLflow, Novade now explores the training and deployment of ML models, and initial models — such as predicting incident risk affecting worker safety or project delivery schedules — have yielded promising results. MLflow simplifies parameter fine-tuning, model training with more data, and tr…
