Case Study

A tire inflation equipment company increased efficiencies by 20% with cloud modernization and a data management strategy

Legacy, on-premise technologies prevented this Canadian manufacturer from scaling operations to meet customer expectations. After a digital transformation effort to modernize outdated systems, streamline data management, and automate the analytics process, the company increased efficiencies by 20% and set the stage for growth.

OUR CLIENT

This private company is a major player in tire inflation technology, with nearly 10,000 retail locations across North America. It manufactures, installs, and services its equipment.

THE CHALLENGE

Legacy systems and overwhelming amounts of data caused operational headaches

Outdated, on-premise IT infrastructure and data management challenges caused operational bottlenecks. These critical issues also prevented the company from scaling to keep pace with growth and adapting to meet customer needs. Specifically, the company struggled with:

The company needed a technology partner to help guide its cloud transformation initiative, implement a data management strategy, automate analytics processes, and boost operational efficiencies.

THE TRANSFORMATION

A trifecta of transformation: cloud migration, managed services, streamlined data management

UST led a comprehensive cloud transformation effort that included migrating the company’s on-premise infrastructure and custom applications to the cloud as well as implementing a cloud-based data warehouse solution. The engagement also helped the company:

THE IMPACT

On-premise to cloud migration set the stage to scale and exceed customer expectations

After a successful cloud migration and cloud data warehouse implementation with ongoing managed services, the company resolved the operational bottlenecks hindering its growth and boosted efficiencies by 20%. Now, the company has the modern cloud technology foundation to adapt to evolving business needs and meet customer expectations. Also, the analytics and Power BI skills training boosted business user morale and empowered employees to integrate analytics into their daily work responsibilities.

Resources

https://www.ust.com/en/cloud

https://www.ust.com/en/cloud/application-modernization

https://www.ust.com/en/what-we-do/digital-transformation/data-analytics