Case - DLL

Scaling up without additional manpower

The question

Efficient and scalable platform matching business needs.

The solution

Effortlessly explore data and track and analyse data streams via API layer.

The result

Sustainable platform, reduced workload and expansion of team knowledge.

DLL can meet future business needs now.

DLL is an international provider of financing solutions that enable companies to grow through easier access to equipment, technology and software. Blenddata has helped DLL with data solutions for more efficient and scalable operations.

DLL’s Data Management & Analytics team provides various data products to the organisation. Ruud van Lieshout, Data Platforms Delivery Lead: “As a team, we provide the platform that regions or delivery teams can use to perform data activities. They use this for a variety of purposes, from risk assessment to regulatory compliance.”

Scaling up in technology

Mark Cattenstart, Solutions Architect at DLL: “Over time, our data platform would not be able to meet the growing data needs from our organisation. Scaling up in people or technology was a must, and the choice fell on technology. We also wanted to make the platform more efficient so that users could work with it more easily. With Blenddata as a specialist in this field, we brought in a lot of knowledge and experience and were able to take steps faster.”

Sustainable improvement of DLL's data platform and data team

55% fewer operational tasks

By automating processes, DLL’s Data management & analytics platform has reduced manual tasks by 55%. With this, DLL has achieved a major efficiency gain.

A maturity boost for the team

Thanks to knowledge transfer and co-development with Blenddata, the DLL data team made a growth step, which is necessary to maintain and further develop the platform itself.

Advise and implement

Based on stakeholder research, Blenddata developed an advice for sustainable improvement of the existing platform. This advice was implemented into a working solution together with DLL’s data team.

The platform supports and manages a total of 35 business solutions. Modules such as API access management reduce the operational activities of our data team by 55%.

Mark Cattenstart

Solutions Architect | DLL

The platform supports and manages a total of 35 business solutions. Modules such as API access management reduce the operational activities of our data team by 55%.

Mark Cattenstart

Solutions Architect | DLL

A data platform roadmap based on business value, impact and probability.

The collaboration began by reviewing DLL’s existing data platform. In this phase, Blenddata analysed both business processes and technology. Several stakeholders were interviewed to distil where exactly the pain was. Ruud: “Blenddata recommended a data platform roadmap based on business value, impact and likelihood.”

Determine order based on priority and impact.

Mark: “Our platform team was losing time with unclear, time-consuming requests. Blenddata removed pressure with an API layer that handles generic queries automatically through our ticketing system. In addition, Blenddata realised integrated and fully automated access management for IT teams by implementing an access provisioning API. Data users from within the organisation can now effortlessly explore data and track and analyse data flows. This way, we quickly get the right data available at the right time to the right person in the organisation.”

Improvements in adaptability, scalability, connectivity and security

Ruud: “Blenddata put its money where its mouth was in the implementation phase, and we are already reaping the benefits of that. Blenddata included our data team in the implementation of improvement points, so the colleagues developed and helped maintain the solutions.” Mark: “Knowledge transfer towards the platform team is very important to us. This makes us not dependent on a supplier and also helps our team grow to an even higher level. This is very important to be able to move on.”

Blenddata has a young team with driven and motivated colleagues. They were committed, easy to approach and mixed well with our own team.

Ruud van Lieshout

Data Services Delivery Lead | DLL

Blenddata has a young team with driven and motivated colleagues. They were committed, easy to approach and mixed well with our own team.

Ruud van Lieshout

Data Services Delivery Lead | DLL

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