TantusData

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Director of Data & Advanced Analytics on the group level at a large scale retail company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire TantusData?

We were in the process of expanding our data driven decision making capabilities. We needed help with the implementation of pipelines required by our business units as well as with the technical and legal requirements such as the continuous integration and GDPR.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We have successfully worked together on another project in the past and were confident in the team’s expertise with taking on this one on.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

We were running the common data platform used across the organization. We needed support to evolve the core aspects of the platform including implementation of GDPR regulations, continuous integration as well as implementation of core business data pipelines (from ingestion up to gathering data insights).

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

3 data engineers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The team has implemented multiple generic technical components such as the GDPR framework and CI/CD pipeline. These are used across the entire organization. Other than that the engineers have implemented multiple pipelines, both batch and streaming types, enabling gathering insights from our data and driving smarter decisions.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The vendor team was well integrated with our internal team. The onboarding and collaboration was smooth since both technical and communication skills of the team were very good.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They have extensive experience in unique areas both business-wise (GDPR, ecommerce) and technology-wise (Streaming, Performance Tuning, Cloud integration).

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We were very happy with the collaboration and can sincerely recommend them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Working at one of the largest telecom companies in Europe and I'm responsible for developing and maintaining the data foundation.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire TantusData?

Our company keeps on investing in the top solutions. Therefore numerous large initiatives in the field of engineering were in the process of being built and implemented. Some of the critical aspects of the products called for additional support. The aspects for which we required extra hands were: achieving SLA’s, performance tuning and deploying machine learning models to production.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We chose TantusData because we have successfully collaborated with them before, so they are a proven vendor we can trust.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

To keep delivering the best for our clients we are transforming into a data driven company. This involves multiple assignments over the course of the entire project, in which the TantusData data engineers were involved. They have:

• secured the SLA’s of our critical pipelines
• collaborated closely with our data science team and onboarded them to the new platform whilst they instilled best practices to follow henceforth
• carried out performance tuning for individual pipelines and the platform itself

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

There were 2 data engineers involved in the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Despite having only two engineers involved from the company, they have always managed to attend to burning issues and enable critical activities. In doing so they have supported our successful delivery of the project.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They have swiftly onboarded and managed to fit well into our team. Their ability to speak in business terms and aims, despite being hands-on engineers, facilitated the integration and enabled a smooth workflow.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

One of the key resources of the company is their unique skill set. Such a mix of data science and engineering coupled with clear understanding of rules of GDPR and ability to tune performance is hard to find on the market.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Overall satisfied with the delivery.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a Principal Engineer at the UK’s fastest growing online accommodation marketplaces with range of holiday rental and hotel brands visited by over 20 million people a year.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire TantusData, and what were your goals?

Our company was looking for a solution to improve conversion rate in certain use case and selected user flows. We hired this vendor to advise us on how we could improve on our existing solution and to help with implementation.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We chose TantusData because of how flexible they were in the way of delivery. On top of that we saw that they had the knowledge to deliver, particularly expertise in the areas of data science and ML as well as building state of the art production solutions and putting them to production. It was important for us to have their expert working alongside our internal team full time.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

A kickoff meeting between TantusData and our internal Data team was enough to set up the scope for cooperation. We were looking to optimise areas like hero image selection or accommodation scoring for certain use scenarios. TantusData neatly integrated their senior engineer in our team for the duration of the project. TantusData identified and implemented the right supervised learning approach to each problem, including both regression and classification algorithms as well as NLP and deep learning.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

There was 1 senior ML engineer involved in the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We've seen a measurable improvement in a several case, in some specific cases the improvement on baseline was as high 10% which was more than we expected at the start of the cooperation.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The communication was very good. TantusData clearly explained all the recommended solutions and helped integrate them into our workflows.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I appreciated that they investigated several solutions and delivered them to us with an explanation. They genuinely cared about the outcomes of the models they build and stayed actively involved throughout split testing on live environments.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We were very happy with the solution and how it was delivered and decided to extend cooperation to cover a few more scenarios and use case.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the CTO of an all-in-one modern restaurant management system that combines POS, mobile ordering, table booking, and staff management. From ghost kitchens to independent chains, we help food entrepreneurs operate and grow their businesses with simplicity and guest data.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire TantusData, and what were your goals?

Our company were starting the journey with Data Analysis. We required a reliable platform which would enable us to utilize our data and scale in the future. Other than that we required our employees to be onboarded to the new Data Platform.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We chose TantusData after series of initial meetings as we saw that the engineers had very relevant experience. Also the architecture they proposed was a perfect fit for what we already had in the company

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

TantusData has not only provided the infrastructure but also implemented all the data pipelines onboarding the data from various sources. Because processing all the dataset required in-depth domain knowledge the team was in close collaboration with QO management and engineers and the deliveries were iterative

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

There were 2 Data Engineers involved in the project

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The platform has been delivered and it’s our source of truth for all analytics activities.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Effective communication and very quick turnaround when unexpected problems arise.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The team consisted of extremely strong engineers who are easy to communicate with. They spend time to understand the domain they work with.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

There were some misconceptions about deadlines at some point but they went extra mile and provided satisfying solution.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Engineering Manager of (a/an) Retail

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are the biggest franchisee of a major furniture retailer running majority of stores worldwide

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire TantusData to accomplish?

• Improve search results with real time data

SOLUTION

How did you find TantusData?

Referral

Why did you select TantusData over others?

Referred to me

What was the size of TantusData’s team?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The process involved two steps. Firstly, to create hourly snapshots of data availability. The team used GCP components such as dataflow jobs to process the vast amounts of messages coming from sub topics. They ensured that the quality and correctness of data remains high. The second step involved creating real time processing. For this a switch was made from in-memory to redis storage. This ensured low latency.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Successful deployment of new solution

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

The vendor's consultants were well-integrated into our team.

What was your primary form of communication with TantusData?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

• High quality work
• taking initiative and responsibility for the solution they delivered

Are there any areas for improvement or something TantusData could have done differently?

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am a Manager of Ingka IKEA

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Ingka is the biggest IKEA franchisee running majority of IKEA store worldwide

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire TantusData to accomplish?

• Set up the data engineering practice in the Physical Meeting Points area
• Support different product teams with data needs
• Establish strong data quality foundation ensuring the data is managed and handled in the best possible way

SOLUTION

How did you find TantusData?

Other

Why did you select TantusData over others?

Other

What was the size of TantusData’s team?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Support data needs across multiple product teams. Creating data pipelines, building relevant data structures, data quality processes, optimising data storage to ensure the data required is handled in the best possible way.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Data quality
• Optimised data structures
• Data as a product

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Mainly deal with the data engineer assigned to my project. Great experience. They had extensive technical knowledge, drive to deliver results, and ability to handle a volatile environment.

What was your primary form of communication with TantusData?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Data engineer skills

Are there any areas for improvement or something TantusData could have done differently?

Not really

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

CTO at Depict.ai

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire TantusData?

Implementation of state-of-the-art recommendation systems and search systems for high-traffic e-commerce brands.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We selected a vendor that had the know-how and long experience to work with data and where the specific candidate passed our very demanding engineering interviews.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

To implement privacy aware recommendation systems we had to ensure that we were using all the available data that was allowed for the task. This involved merging various data sources and configuring the recommendation and search system components to optimal user experience and to optimise for key business objectives.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

There was a developer involved in the project who was helping our team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The project was successful and we got a lot of value in could speed up time to ship the project greatly.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very effective.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We could see that they really cared about meeting our needs, but most importantly about the project long term, that it goes well.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We are very happy.