The Kerry Group is a fairly large force in the global food and beverage industry. The company provides taste and nutrition systems with over 15,000 products and 100+ manufacturing facilities, not to mention 140+ markets served, so just on the operations side of things, data management is a critical component to efficiency.
The company was in need of a data transformation; it was seeking to automate the data process, including data error resolution and data rule unification. Prior to starting the data update process, The Kerry Group found that its processes were “very laborious,” so they looked to BackOffice Associates for its data migration.
For most of today's companies, data migration simply is a must. Systems change, databases change, and so do business processes, operations and whole strategies. It means that people have to refresh their data and transfer it from old storage places to new ones. It can also be a rather tricky process. Of course, properly managed data is easier to migrate, and that’s where data management comes in.
Important and redundant data will pile up over time, that’s just a fact. Data management means redundancy elimination, data consistency, flexibility, and easy back up.
Common challenges with data migration include poor system design, lack of consistency, inaccurate information, and lack of collaboration. For The Kerry Group, migration was barely an obstacle, as BackOffice associates provided data automation, an integral tool in data management, to help the overall migration process.
“We believe BackOffice Associates’ sophisticated expertise and knowledge of the very best processes in data migration has helped us to improve and guarantee the quality of the data prior to go-live and beyond,” said Ben Hallinan director of development, Global ICT Application Competence Center in a case study.
Data migrations have become an essential part of data management, with a large number of system upgrades, mergers, or general data consolidation. Wanting to improve data load time, facilitate data validation, and increase the time for data reconciliation was key for The Kerry Group. The company saw a significant cost savings with BackOffice Associates, achieving better data collection and security, all in a single place.
While data migration can pose many challenges, these were alleviated for The Kerry Group with the right level of planning and data insight early and often throughout the project, thanks to BackOffice Associates.