Collibra Platform success stories

There’s no shortage of organizations across virtually every industry that’s benefited from Collibra. These organizations use a unified governance platform to do more with trusted data.

The problem:

The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and its Comptroller Office of the Undersecretary of Defense are responsible for US defense policy, planning, resource management and program evaluation. In carrying out those duties, the OSD’s day-to-day decisions impact a wide range of operations, including human resources, weapons acquisition, research, intelligence and fiscal policy across all of the US armed forces (Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force). Steering an organization of that size means data is crucial to its decision-making processes. However, ensuring decision makers have access to the right data, can trust in its accuracy and understand its context is by no means a simple task.

The solution:

Recognizing the challenge, Greg Little, Director, CFO Data Transformation Office, partnered with Collibra to launch their Advana (Advancing Analytics) Data Catalog to create a centralized platform to support data and analytics across the organization. The Advana program is still relatively nascent, but has already made significant strides in its mission, with the team tracking key performance indicators to ensure they remain on the right path and can measure their progress.

Learn how the Office of the Secretary of Defense unified their governance strategy and accelerated their data and analytics use cases.

The problem:

A global data analytics and technology company, Equifax plays a critical role helping consumers and companies make critical decisions with greater confidence. Their unique blend of differentiated data, analytics, and technology help them create the insights that power organizations to move forward in their complex, competitive markets. Equifax is central to the process of applying for a job, buying a car, getting a home loan, and many other common financial transactions. However, organizational silos were limiting the company’s ability to empower stakeholders. With data at the center of Equifax’s business — and more than 50,000 data sources — digital transformation was their most important initiative.

The solution:

Equifax set out to create a seamless, centralized data fabric platform that would optimize the data pipeline and empower stakeholders to find and access data. To combat siloed data restricted by local rules and regulations, Collibra offered a central data platform accessible by stakeholders across five continents — from North America to Latin America, Asia to Australia. The intuitive, easy-to-use Collibra experience has enabled Equifax professionals from data scientists to marketing managers to get more value out of data.

Learn how Equifax de-fragged their data governance strategy so that their entire organization could access the data.

The problem:

Insurance claim denials are a growing problem in U.S. healthcare. For the national hospital-based physician’s group Envision Healthcare — an organization that provides services to 30 million U.S. patients every year — data anomalies can lead to denials. But with more than 50 data collection systems, the company struggled to drive data governance and data quality. And the consequences were being felt all the way to the bottom line.

The solution:

Envision implemented Collibra — and utilized Collibra Rapid Start Implementation Service to drive deployment. Today, Envision uses Collibra Platform running on AWS, including Data Quality & Observability, Data Catalog, Data Governance and Data Lineage capabilities. Collibra is integrated with several applications, including Microsoft SQL Server and Tableau. Envision uses Data Catalog and Data Quality & Observability to ingest data warehouse documentation, understand the data and develop an up-to-date business glossary. This enables Envision data citizens to search, find and interpret data. Adoption is robust.Approximately 900 people are accessing Collibra, and 60 data stewards have been appointed.

Learn how Envision Healthcare ensures Data Confidence across their organization.

The problem:

One of the most recognizable beer brands in the world, HEINEKEN recently launched its EverGreen business strategy to drive growth and sustainability, become the best-connected brewer, and uphold the HEINEKEN quality brand experience. But the company needed better control and understanding of the vast amount of data it generates from multiple sources — such as customer information, taste and buying trends, brewing process sensors and the supply chain.

The solution:

HEINEKEN wanted a solution that would enable them to develop and implement effective data governance across the organization and give employees the visibility and access to data needed to make more impactful business decisions. Today, Collibra acts as a centralized source of truth for the business. All of HEINEKEN’s 85,000 employees have access to Collibra, with each OpCo having their important data and reports at their fingertips. “Before Collibra, HEINEKEN was flying in the dark,” commented de Geus, “Now we can shine a light on our data and make our data landscape visible. If an employee wants to know something, they go to Collibra. We are making Collibra a one-stop-shop and single source of truth for all things data.”

Learn how HEINEKEN is accelerating their data and AI use cases.

The problem:

Daiichi Sankyo Europe — a subsidiary of Daiichi Sankyo Group — discovers, develops and delivers innovative medicines for people with cancer, cardiovascular and other diseases with high unmet medical needs. Operating in 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo Europe has more than 17,000 staff worldwide and over 120 years of scientific expertise. Daiichi Sankyo Europe sought a way to use data to gain a 360-degree understanding of the healthcare professional community, their needs, how best to interact with and serve them, and to predict future products and offers.

The solution:

Today, Daiichi Sankyo Europe employs a cloud-first strategy using a Collibra Platform that includes Data Catalog and Data Governance as the foundation of the company’s data governance platform. Collibra integrates with Snowflake, Power BI, a CRM application for the life sciences industry, and dbt, a data transformation tool. Because Daiichi Sankyo Europe has 15 country affiliates, they adopted a hybrid data mesh model that harmonizes the dynamics of decentralized data governance. “We are moving towards a world where data isn’t a privilege but a fundamental right — an ecosystem where every team and individual has access to the data they need to drive innovation and make informed decisions,” explained Pavel.

Learn how Daiichi Sankyo Europe centralized their data efforts to create a unified data governance strategy.

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The problem:

Western Governors University (or WGU) was established in 1997 to expand access to high-quality, affordable higher education and serves 140,000+ students nationwide. Formerly, the university had struggled to make the best use of its data.“The problem was we could not get our arms around the data,”. “We could not find what we needed or what information we had.When we did find it, it was difficult to understand and we did not know if it was reliable,” said Garth Gehlbach, Head of Data Governance at WGU. Data was largely confined to departmental silos and there were limited enterprise-wide views. Finding data to create a report and perform business analysis took a long time and often took several iterations to get it right. WGU had some great data assets. They just needed unlocking and to help achieve that, he needed the right solution.

The solution:

WGU is using Collibra Platform as the foundation of its Data Governance Center. University departments have submitted over 1,400 business glossary terms and Collibra now holds over 850,000 assets, which represent technical schemas, business and governance context, and relationships. Today, Collibra is fulfilling its purpose of being the system of truth for enterprise metadata and providing a robust Data Context Graph that enables WGU data citizens to find, understand, trust, and curate data.

Learn why Collibra is the system of truth for Western Governors University.