Transformed Markets4you’s BI Capabilities with a Scalable Data Platform Client Overview Markets4you, a growing fintech company, faced challenges with its existing BI tools—Metabase, Oracle BI, and Vertica. As data volumes and real-time analytics demands increased, these tools struggled to deliver the necessary performance. Markets4you partnered with Datum Labs to build a high-performance data platform to future-proof their data infrastructure and provide real-time insights.
Key KPIs Achieved Real-Time Dashboards – Less than 5-second latency for dashboard updates.Query Performance – 5x faster query execution with ClickHouse.Data Pipeline Efficiency – Streaming data ingestion with under a 2-second lag.Adoption Rate – 100% of the Trading Department transitioned to the new platform.System Uptime – 99.9% availability for dashboards and data pipelines.Automated Deployment – 100% CI/CD-driven deployments, reducing manual intervention.Data Accuracy – Less than 0.01% discrepancy between raw and transformed data.
Markets4you’s BI & Data Challenges Fragmented BI Tools – Markets4you’s existing tools lacked performance and real-time analytics capabilities.Scaling Data Infrastructure – As data volumes grew, their existing setup couldn’t support high-speed querying.Real-Time Trading Insights – Traders needed instant access to live data for decision-making.Limited Production Access – Deployment restrictions required a fully automated CI/CD pipeline for smooth rollout.
The High-Performance Data Platform We Delivered Markets4you new data platform was built with advanced technology to ensure scalability, automation, and real-time performance:
1. Real-Time Data Streaming with Kafka Ingested data from multiple sources, including databases, logs, and MongoDB. Streamed data directly into ClickHouse for efficient processing. 2. Optimized Data Transformation in ClickHouse Developed structured transformation layers for analytics and reporting. Ensured high-speed querying and minimal latency. 3. Interactive Dashboards in Apache Superset Built real-time dashboards customized to traders’ needs. Ensured smooth data exploration and visualization. 4. Fully Automated CI/CD Pipeline GitLab CI/CD automated ETL deployment, testing, and monitoring. Dockerized services ensured smooth environment transitions from staging to production.
Technology Stack Behind the Transformation Data Infrastructure & Warehousing: ClickHouse (High-performance OLAP database).Data Ingestion & Streaming: Apache Kafka (Real-time streaming from multiple sources).BI & Visualization: Apache Superset (Interactive dashboards and reporting).ETL & Transformation: Custom Python & SQL-based ETL pipelines in ClickHouse.DevOps & CI/CD: GitLab CI/CD (Automated deployments), Docker (Containerized services).
Conclusion Markets4you’s transition to a high-performance, real-time BI platform demonstrates the impact of a well-architected data solution. By using ClickHouse, Kafka, and Superset, they achieved smooth real-time analytics, improved query performance, and fully automated deployments. With Datum Labs’ expertise, Markets4you now has a scalable and future-ready data infrastructure that empowers its teams with instant insights.
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