A global powerhouse in food services, facilities management, and employees serving more than 100 million people daily across 55 countries—found itself at a crossroads. With data pouring in from more than 1,900 applications, the organization faced a growing challenge: how to bring order to chaos and turn fragmented information into a strategic asset. The vision was ambitious—consolidate everything into four regional hubs and one global hub, creating a unified data ecosystem that could power consistent metrics and smarter decisions across sectors as diverse as healthcare, education, corporate, sports, and remote services.
But traditional methods weren’t cutting it. They were too slow, too expensive, and too rigid for the scale and complexity at hand. What the client needed was a smarter, faster, and more scalable approach—one that could deliver real business value, not just technical upgrades.
That’s where Persistent came in. With its proprietary iAURA suite and GenAI-powered execution models, Persistent reimagined the data modernization journey. The strategy was built around three pillars: automation, standardization, and cost predictability. Standardized data models were introduced to bring consistency across all applications. Large-scale data factories, staffed with expert teams, were set up to handle high-volume, repeatable data processing with precision and speed.
The real game-changer, however, was automation. Persistent’s iAURA accelerators took over critical tasks like data ingestion, reconciliation, freshness monitoring, and migration—freeing up time and resources. On top of that, new purpose-built accelerators were developed to handle everything from data modeling and API-driven exposure to virtualization and repetitive task automation.
One of the most impactful innovations was the GenAI-guided work estimator. This flexible tool gave the client real-time, accurate predictions of cost and effort for each workload—bringing a new level of transparency and agility to planning and execution.
The results spoke for themselves. Data was successfully consolidated into globally accessible hubs, creating a single source of truth and enabling consistent, enterprise-wide insights. Repeatable, deterministic processes led to a 35% reduction in both cost and time. And with the estimator tool in place, budgeting became more predictable, allowing the client to make confident, data-backed investment decisions.
Persistent’s end-to-end ownership of the project—from strategy to execution—ensured accountability and delivered measurable ROI. What truly set the engagement apart was the combination of unique accelerators, flexible execution models, and transparent cost estimation. Strategic partnerships with Microsoft and Databricks added further credibility and depth to the solution.
This wasn’t just a data project—it was a business transformation, powered by GenAI and delivered with precision.
