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GovTech unlocks data insights to improve nationwide services with Databricks
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GovTech unlocks data insights to improve nationwide services with Databricks
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Description
Singapore's Government Technology Agency (GovTech) migrated from an on-premises dashboarding system to the Databricks Data + AI Platform on AWS with Unity Catalog and Delta Lake, cutting dashboard creation time from 90 to 30 days, democratizing data across 50% of corporate divisions in the first year, and saving 8,000 labor hours annually.
…ch CUSTOMER STORY Optimizing Singapore’s government agencies with data insights 3x faster dashboard creation, from 90 to 30 days 50% data democratization across corporate divisions in the first year 8,000 hou…
…nt agencies with data insights 3x faster dashboard creation, from 90 to 30 days 50% data democratization across corporate divisions in the first year 8,000 hours of labor resources saved annually with Databricks The Government Te…
…o 30 days 50% data democratization across corporate divisions in the first year 8,000 hours of labor resources saved annually with Databricks The Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) employs 4,000 professio…
Company
GovTech
…in the first year 8,000 hours of labor resources saved annually with Databricks The Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) employs 4,000 professionals to enhance public sector digital transformation. Facing limitations with their on-premises data analytics and visualization syst…
Country
Singapore
…in the first year 8,000 hours of labor resources saved annually with Databricks The Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) employs 4,000 professionals to enhance public sector digital transformation. Facing limitations with their on-premises data analytics and visualization syst…
Industry
Government & Public Sector
…cy without the need for additional manpower resources.“ Share this post Details Industry : Public Sector Use Case : Data Warehousing Cloud : AWS Product : Delta Lake , Lakeflow Connect…
Problem
GovTech's decentralized data structure and on-premises dashboarding server meant building a dashboard could take up to three months with costly licenses, while embedded data sources created data silos and the absence of centralized storage hindered data sharing and collaboration.
…t barred us from applying data in decision-making and innovating data science.” GovTech’s data journey started with an on-premises dashboarding server and building dashboards was the only way to serve data to stakeholders, but this process could take up to three months and licenses were costly. The architecture created data silos due to embedded data sources and made data…
…lders, but this process could take up to three months and licenses were costly. The architecture created data silos due to embedded data sources and made data validation labor-intensive — especially when inconsistent transformation logic is applied across dashboard…
Solution
GovTech migrated to the Databricks Data + AI Platform on AWS, building a lakehouse in Delta Lake, using a medallion architecture with Tableau integration to create automated end-to-end pipelines, implementing Unity Catalog for data governance and fine-grained access control, and using Databricks Notebooks, Databricks SQL and Databricks Academy training to drive self-service analytics and data literacy.
…its efficiency and built-in tools that improve data reliability and analytics. “Databricks separates compute and storage so we can build our lakehouse in Delta Lake, while allowing engineering teams to focus on data-driven products rather than specific BI tools,” Tan Qing Yang, Data Engineer from the CDO team at GovTech, explained. Using D…
…o-end pipelines to deliver data without requiring extra licenses or developers. With data now centralized and accessible in Delta Lake, GovTech implemented Unity Catalog to manage data governance and security with fine-grained access controls. This level of security is crucial in a tech-driven environment like GovTech, wh…
…nt querying. To promote self-service analytics and embed a data-driven culture, GovTech’s engineering team drives data literacy through Databricks Academy. The comprehensive training plan developed by the team empowers current and new…
Business value
GovTech reduced the time required for dashboarding from three months to less than 30 days, saved 8,000 labor hours in its first year on Databricks through automated data pipelines and workflows, democratized data across 50% of corporate divisions, and achieved six-figure savings through BI tooling consolidation with Tableau.
…AWS, GovTech has transformed their data management and collaboration processes, drastically reducing the time required for dashboarding from three months to less than 30 days. Within their first year on Databricks, GovTech saved 8,000 labor hours by leve…
…cing the time required for dashboarding from three months to less than 30 days. Within their first year on Databricks, GovTech saved 8,000 labor hours by leveraging automated data pipelines, efficient workflows and templated data processing. Scalability has enabled GovTech to democratize data across 50% of corporate div…
…ng automated data pipelines, efficient workflows and templated data processing. Scalability has enabled GovTech to democratize data across 50% of corporate divisions, while the Databricks integration with Tableau has resulted in six-figure savings through BI tooling consolidation. Databricks’ built-in dashboarding features have allowed GovTech to build end-to…
AI capabilities
Intelligent Automation
…cing the time required for dashboarding from three months to less than 30 days. Within their first year on Databricks, GovTech saved 8,000 labor hours by leveraging automated data pipelines, efficient workflows and templated data processing. Scalability has enabled GovTech to democratize data across 50% of corporate div…
Technology
Delta Lake, Lakeflow Connect, Lakeflow Jobs, Unity Catalog
…s post Details Industry : Public Sector Use Case : Data Warehousing Cloud : AWS Product : Delta Lake , Lakeflow Connect , Lakeflow Jobs , Unity Catalog Ready to get started? Try Databricks for free Learn more about our product Talk…
Deployment model
cloud
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Deployment options
cloud
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Headline outcome
…ch CUSTOMER STORY Optimizing Singapore’s government agencies with data insights 3x faster dashboard creation, from 90 to 30 days 50% data democratization across corporate divisions in the first year 8,000 hou…
Use case type
Analytics augmentation
…dditional manpower resources.“ Share this post Details Industry : Public Sector Use Case : Data Warehousing Cloud : AWS Product : Delta Lake , Lakeflow Connect , Lakeflow Jobs , Unity Cat…