The problem was not the tools themselves. It was the absence of any structure that connected them. As data volumes grew across regions and functions, the complexity of managing reporting and analytics grew alongside it. The organization needed a unified BI platform capable of pulling Power BI, Qlik, Tableau, and SharePoint into one coherent, governed experience, one that could enhance data accessibility, streamline reporting, and support real-time, data-driven decisions across a company that spans more than eight decades of country operations.
Solution
Brillio was selected as the implementation partner based on its deep expertise in AWS architecture, governance, cost optimization, and its proven track record delivering enterprise-grade BI modernization for global organizations. The approach centered on deploying Metric Insights on AWS as the foundation of a scalable, secure, centralized analytics portal.
The architecture was designed with flexibility built in from the start. Two deployment models were supported: a single-node setup hosted on Amazon EC2, running Docker containers, which provided simplicity and cost efficiency for smaller environments and proofs of concept; and a cluster mode built on Kubernetes (EKS), which offered advanced container orchestration with auto-scaling, high availability, and fault tolerance to support the demands of global operations. At the data layer, we implemented Amazon RDS with MySQL or PostgreSQL, ensuring reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient storage.
Delivery followed three structured environment phases: Development, QA, and Production. Before implementation began, our teams ran a series of co-innovation workshops with business and IT stakeholders. These sessions defined reporting challenges, established KPI frameworks, evaluated existing BI tools, and assessed infrastructure readiness for AWS deployment. The workshops also produced the decision to start with the single-node EC2 and Docker configuration as the optimal initial architecture.
During the co-innovation phase, we worked closely with the client’s teams to design a solution blueprint that integrated Metric Insights with the existing BI ecosystem. The portal’s governance models, user interface, and access controls were customized to fit the company’s operational and compliance standards. Once development and QA validation were complete, the production rollout deployed the fully optimized solution, fine-tuned for reliability, scalability, and compliance across global markets.
