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KPMG modernizes its data estate on Azure Databricks to power AI, analytics and risk models
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KPMG LLP moved off legacy on-premises Hadoop infrastructure onto Azure Databricks as the core engine for its data transformation, analytics and AI model development. Over 850 active users leverage Unity Catalog for governed data federation across 500TB+ of data, MLflow for MLOps, and Databricks Assistant for natural-language querying, supporting use cases in engagement risk evaluation, next-best service and forecasting across finance, risk and HR.
…e firm, while also reducing data integration complexity and costs.” At present, KPMG boasts a strong base of over 850 active power users successfully utilizing Databricks, supporting use cases within the Chief Digital Office and across the organizati…
Company
KPMG
…er for businesses in all industries, offering audit, tax and advisory services. KPMG LLP, the American member firm of KPMG International, employs more than 40,000 people and serves all 50 U.S. states. KPMG prides itself on a commitment to quality and service excellence in all tha…
Industry
Financial Services
…e analytics for finance, HR and client risk management. Share this post Details Industry : Financial Services Use Case : Artificial Intelligence Cloud : Azure Product : Agent Bricks , Datab…
Problem
KPMG's aging Hadoop infrastructure struggled to meet increasing speed-to-market requirements and kept costs prohibitive as data volumes and variety rapidly grew, while the firm needed a platform flexible and agile enough to meet increasing AI demands.
…f on a commitment to quality and service excellence in all that it does. Still, an aging Hadoop infrastructure hindered its ability to meet speed-to-market requirements and keep costs down with rapidly increasing data volumes and variety. What’s more, KPMG understood the increasing demands of AI and needed a solutio…
Solution
In 2021 KPMG moved its data operations from on-premises relational databases to Microsoft Azure, adopting Azure Databricks as a core pillar of its cloud data strategy, using Unity Catalog and Delta Sharing for governed data federation, Databricks SQL Serverless for BI/ETL, MLflow for MLOps, Databricks Clean Rooms for collaborative model development, and Databricks Assistant for natural-language querying.
…f a quickly evolving market. Seeing the need to future-proof its data platform, KPMG embarked on a pivotal transition in 2021 to move its data operations from on-premises relational databases to Microsoft Azure, with Azure Databricks as a core pillar of KPMG LLP’s cloud data strategy. Dennis Tally, who leads the firm’s delivery of a modern data platform as part o…
Business value
Since moving to Databricks, KPMG has seen increased productivity, faster time to market and increased scale and performance, with more than 850 active users on the platform and over 500TB of data governed under Unity Catalog.
…rt the dynamic needs of both our front- and back-office professionals at KPMG.” Using Databricks, KPMG has seen increased productivity, faster time to market, and increased scale and performance. Databricks has also enabled KPMG to become an industry leader in data and artif…
AI capabilities
Generative AI, Predictive Analytics
…ext-aware AI assistant fully integrated into the Databricks Data + AI Platform. Databricks Assistant lets KPMG developers query data using natural language through its conversational interface. It then generates the corresponding SQL or Python queries using context from co…
Business functions
Finance & Accounting
…I to automate monitoring, diagnose errors and uphold data and ML model quality, freeing up data scientists to focus on innovation in areas like engagement risk evaluation, next-best service and forecasting. Beyond core data engineering and AI workloads, Databricks also serves data sci…
Technology
Databricks, Unity Catalog, Delta Sharing, Databricks SQL, MLflow, Databricks Assistant, Databricks Clean Rooms
…Industry : Financial Services Use Case : Artificial Intelligence Cloud : Azure Product : Agent Bricks , Databricks SQL , Delta Lake , Delta Sharing , Spark Declarative Pipelines , Unity Catalog Ready to get started? Try Databricks for free Learn more about our product Talk…
Deployment model
Cloud
…s post Details Industry : Financial Services Use Case : Artificial Intelligence Cloud : Azure Product : Agent Bricks , Databricks SQL , Delta Lake , Delta Sharing , Spark De…
Deployment options
cloud
…s post Details Industry : Financial Services Use Case : Artificial Intelligence Cloud : Azure Product : Agent Bricks , Databricks SQL , Delta Lake , Delta Sharing , Spark De…
Headline outcome
…rt the dynamic needs of both our front- and back-office professionals at KPMG.” Using Databricks, KPMG has seen increased productivity, faster time to market, and increased scale and performance. Databricks has also enabled KPMG to become an industry leader in data and artif…
Use case type
Analytics augmentation
…nce in the modern era Since choosing to modernize its platform with Databricks, KPMG has been able to federate its data to easily support downstream analytics and machine learning needs. Unity Catalog and Delta Sharing have allowed KPMG to break down data silos tha…
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