{"id":3425,"date":"2021-08-26T14:20:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T14:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/en-us\/?p=3425"},"modified":"2021-08-26T14:20:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T14:20:30","slug":"delivering-translinks-modern-data-platform","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/en-us\/case-studies\/delivering-translinks-modern-data-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivering Translink\u2019s Modern Data Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Translink is Northern Ireland\u2019s public transport provider, and is responsible for over 81 million bus and rail passenger journeys each year.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.translink.co.uk\/\">Translink\u2019s<\/a> mission is to deliver transformation in public transport by providing integrated services which connect people, enhance the economy &#038; improve the environment.<\/p>\n<h2>Challenge<\/h2>\n<h2>Transformative Change<\/h2>\n<p>The transportation industry has experienced transformative change within the area of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/data-strategy-platforms-and-governance\/\">data<\/a> in recent times, with the introduction of on-board sensors, data collection points, vehicle location, ticketing, fare collection, and scheduling management systems. Translink, with its vision \u2018To be your first choice for travel in Northern Ireland\u2019, wanted to gain maximum value from the huge amounts of data captured from these different sources.<\/p>\n<p>Version 1 was engaged to find a way of quickly transforming raw data into information that would be useful to Translink staff and customers.<\/p>\n<h2>Solution<\/h2>\n<h2>Delivering a Data Solution<\/h2>\n<p>Version 1\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/enterprise-applications\/realising-value-with-data-insights-ai\/\">Data and Analytics<\/a> team worked quickly and collaboratively with Translink to deliver a solution to help Translink achieve their business goals, developing a centralised data repository using Microsoft\u2019s technology stack.<\/p>\n<p>The solution, completed within 10 weeks, gave Translink a single source of truth in the form of a Data Warehouse. This allows reporting to be removed from Translink\u2019s line of business systems; a future-proof, robust, and scalable on-premise Business Intelligence solution; personal, team, and organisations level reports, KPIs, and dashboards. The solution is also Cloud-ready and can be readily migrated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/microsoft-azure-partner\/\">Microsoft\u2019s Azure<\/a> platform.<\/p>\n<p>The Version 1 team implemented a robust ETL (extracts, transforms, and loads data) using SQL server integration services. The ETL connects with a multitude of data sources across the different technologies that exist in Translink\u2019s data landscape. Configuration of Microsoft\u2019s Power BI tool allowed connecting to over 70 data sources, to help simplify data prep and drive ad hoc analysis.<\/p>\n<h2>Real Differences\u2026<\/h2>\n<h2>\u2026Delivered.<\/h2>\n<p>Translink\u2019s data is now accessible, meaningful, and usable across its different data systems and all data is of much-improved quality.<\/p>\n<p>Translink now has access to reports that are consumed on the web and mobile devices. Staff can create personalised dashboards with a unique 360-degree view of their organisation, helping inspire better-informed decision making.<\/p>\n<p>Translink can now operate more efficiently \u2013 with Version 1\u2019s solution providing a 95% reduction in data report preparation time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See how Version 1 developed a modern data platform for Translink, enhancing data management and analytics. 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