Transforming Our Customer’s Data Management through Pacific Data Integrators (PDI) LLM-Powered Migration from Ab Initio to Informatica IDMC
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30%
Decrease in Infrastructure Costs |
40%
Faster ETL Development Lifecycle
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35%
Fewer Data Errors
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45%
Less Manual Effort
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About the Customer
Our customer is a leading Canadian provider of insurance, wealth management, and benefits solutions. With a commitment to customer-centric innovation, they continually invests in next-generation technologies and data-driven strategies to better serve millions of Canadians.
Customer Challenges
Leading Canadian insurance and financial services company’s Ab Initio environment was a reliable legacy platform but faced several limitations. High licensing costs made it an expensive solution, while integration with modern cloud services proved challenging. Additionally, the complexity of parallel testing added to the operational difficulties, making it necessary to transition to a more flexible and cost-effective platform. Given they status as a highly regulated financial institution handling sensitive client data, the migration process required strict adherence to data governance and security controls. Ensuring compliance with internal standards, industry regulations, and Canadian data residency laws was a top priority throughout the transition.
Furthermore, the complexity of the system landscape added another layer of challenge, as the existing environment comprised over 70+ Ab Initio jobs spanning multiple business lines. Key applications such as Segregated Fund Valuation Reporting, CIS Update, and Fasat Agent Compensation each had unique performance and integration demands, necessitating a well-structured migration approach.
PDI Solution
Pacific Data Integrators (PDI) developed a structured migration solution for Leading Canadian insurance and financial services company, ensuring a smooth transition from Ab Initio to Informatica IDMC. Their phased migration strategy broke down 70+ Ab Initio graphs into smaller sprints for incremental migration, validation, and deployment. PDI’s Data Migration Validator and test harness ensured accuracy by comparing outputs from both platforms. For deployment, PDI parameterized sources and targets to simplify environment management. They also leveraged automated CI/CD tools to deploy IDMC artifacts seamlessly across Dev, FIT, UAT, and Production.
To meet security and compliance requirements, PDI aligned with Canada’s data protection laws and their internal policies. All data transformation and testing occurred within Canadian data centers to maintain governance and residency standards. PDI provided dedicated project management, working closely with our customer through regular updates and stakeholder meetings. Their LLM-based Migration Framework reduced manual efforts, ensuring a risk-mitigated and efficient migration.
Scope of Services
Pacific Data Integrators (PDI) provided a comprehensive set of services to ensure a seamless migration for our customer. The scope of services included:
1. ETL Migration & Modernization– Seamless migration of 70+ Ab Initio ETL jobs to Informatica IDMC, ensuring optimized performance, scalability, and future-proof architecture.
2. Automated Validation & Testing– Utilization of PDI’s Data Migration Validator to compare and verify data accuracy between Ab Initio and IDMC, ensuring zero data loss or discrepancies.
3. Security & Compliance Alignment– Adherence to Canadian data residency laws and internal security policies, ensuring compliance with strict financial industry regulations.
4. CI/CD Implementation & DevOps Integration– Deployment of automated CI/CD pipelines for efficient artifact management across Dev, FIT, UAT, and Production environments.
5. Performance Optimization & Cloud Enablement– Fine-tuning data processing pipelines to maximize IDMC’s cloud-native capabilities, improving throughput and reducing latency.
6. Post-Migration Support & Knowledge Transfer– Providing ongoing support, troubleshooting assistance, and knowledge-sharing sessions to empower our customer’s teams for long-term operational success.
PDI Delivers Quantifiable Benefits for Leading Canadian insurance and financial services company’s Migration to Informatica IDMC
Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Migrating to a cloud-based IDMC solution delivered a reduction in infrastructure expenses by eliminating extensive on-prem hardware, coupled with reduction in licensing fees due to subscription-based pricing aligned with actual usage.
Accelerated Development & Deployment: The transition enabled a 40% faster ETL development lifecycle through the use of automated migration tools and prebuilt frameworks, significantly accelerating delivery from development to production with improved efficiency and agility.
Improved Performance & Scalability: Our customer experienced up to a 2x increase in throughput, thanks to IDMC’s cloud-native scalability, which provided faster data processing, shorter batch windows during peak cycles, and seamless auto-scaling to dynamically match resource allocation to workloads.
Enhanced Data Quality & Governance: Built-in data governance features and validation utilities reduced data errors by 35%, ensuring more reliable and compliant data while also streamlining overall governance and compliance reporting processes.
Productivity Gains & Improved Collaboration: Automation reduced manual development tasks by 45%, freeing up technical teams to focus on strategic initiatives, while centralized, cloud-based workflows fostered better collaboration, issue resolution, and efficient knowledge transfer across teams.
Greater Flexibility for Future Innovation: Modernizing to IDMC substantially reduced technical debt, providing a more flexible data environment and paving the way for future innovation, including advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, positioning Leading Canadian insurance and financial services company to quickly adapt to evolving business requirements.
Quantifiable Results
Faster Project Delivery: Key sprints, including Segregated Fund Valuation and Agent Compensation, were completed on time.
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Enhanced Data Governance:
IDMC’s cloud-native architecture improved data lineage, monitoring, and compliance.
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Cost & Performance Efficiency: IDMC reduced infrastructure overheads and enabled scalable, pay-as-you-go pricing.
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Streamlined Testing & Deployment: Automation of testing and deployment reduced manual errors and ensured quality.
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About Pacific Data Integrators:
Pacific Data Integrators (PDI) specializes in data management and analytics implementations. As a certified Informatica partner, PDI has extensive experience modernizing data platforms, helping clients leverage the latest technologies to drive business success. Their track record of delivering projects on schedule and on budget sets them apart as a trusted implementation partner.
Ready to Modernize Your Data Environment? Contact us to learn how PDI can accelerate your cloud modernization journey.
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Pacific Data Integrators Offers Unique Data Solutions Leveraging AI/ML, Large Language Models (Open AI: GPT-4, Meta: Llama2, Databricks: Dolly), Cloud, Data Management and Analytics Technologies, Helping Leading Organizations Solve Their Critical Business Challenges, Drive Data Driven Insights, Improve Decision-Making, and Achieve Business Objectives.
