Global Spirits
How to Сonsolidate Data From International Distribution Into a Single Repository
Unified data. Trusted insights.
Global Spirits is an international holding company with production facilities, distribution companies and a retail network in various countries. The company relies on analytics every day to manage sales and make data-driven decisions.
Complex data from distributors worldwide
Each distributor used its own accounting system and had different capabilities to share data.
- Different systems and data formats.
- Various levels of automation.
- Some partners could only export files manually (e.g., Excel).
- Data was inconsistent and not clean.
- Hard to consolidate and use for analytics.
A unified data platform for all distributors
Cobit Solutions designed and implemented a centralized data warehouse.
- Connected multiple data sources.
- Standardized all data to a common format.
- Implemented automated data validation.
- Built a single source of truth.
- Enabled analytics and reporting on top of trustworthy data.
One source of truth for better decisions
A single source of truth reduced manual work and improved the quality of business analytics.
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Less manual work
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Lower human factor
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Fewer errors
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Ready for analytics
Reliable data for reporting and insights.
Collaboration that delivers
Cobit Solutions team was responsive and engaged. We worked as one team, with a clear scope and a step-by-step approach. New data sources were connected gradually as they became ready.
- Responsive and proactive.
- Strong teamwork and communication.
- Gradual onboarding of new sources.
Yana Kysla
IT Department Director, Global Spirits
When your business needs a single data warehouse
Disparate data sources may not cause problems right away. But as data volumes, systems, and reporting needs grow, manual consolidation becomes slower and the risk of inconsistencies increases. Here are a few signs that it may be time for your business to consider Data Warehouse / Data Integration.
No single view of the business
ERP, CRM, accounting software, Excel, and other sources store separate parts of the information. Individual reports do not provide a clear view of which metrics affect what.
Analytics takes too much time
Because reports are prepared manually, you lose valuable time. While the team collects and reconciles data from different sources, managers receive the information they need with delays.
Metrics differ across reports
Different data sources, calculation rules, and data versions can produce different values for the same metric.
Analytics is difficult to scale
As the number of data sources, data volumes, and users grows, the current analytics system may no longer handle the workload. Report refreshes become slower, failures occur more often, and adding new data increasingly complicates the entire system.
Analytics becomes more expensive to maintain
Each new data source requires integration setup, field mapping, validation, and ongoing support. The more separate connections there are, the more work is required from the BI/Data team and the higher the cost of developing analytics.
How data centralization works
In most companies, data lives in different systems. Sales data is in the CRM, financial data in accounting software, operational metrics in the ERP, and some information in Excel. Each source operates separately and shows only part of the picture.
Centralization changes how information is handled in four stages:
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Data collection
(Extract)Data automatically flows from different systems and sources into a single environment for further processing.
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Cleansing and standardization (Transform)
Data is cleansed and standardized to follow consistent rules, formats, and structures.
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Validation and reconciliation
If the same entity has different names, codes, or formats across systems, these differences are identified and reconciled before reports are built.
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Loading into the warehouse (Load)
The prepared data is loaded into a single warehouse, forming the foundation for BI dashboards, management reporting, and further analytics.
A simple example from an international manufacturing and distribution group
Before centralization
A manager wants a complete view of sales. One distributor sends data automatically. Another sends an Excel file. A third uses its own accounting system. An analyst manually collects everything, reconciles the figures, and looks for discrepancies. This takes time, delaying the manager’s access to up-to-date information.
After centralization
Data from all distributors automatically flows into a single warehouse. The system standardizes the format, validates the data, and prepares it for analytics. The manager opens a dashboard and sees consistent metrics without anyone having to consolidate files manually.
Getting started
How to get started with
Data Warehouse / Data Integration
Start by identifying your main business challenge and sharing
the data and systems you work with.
We will help assess your current setup and recommend
the right approach to integration.
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Book a
consultationTell us about your challenge, current systems, and analytics needs so we can explore what your future solution could deliver.
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Define your
business goalsTogether, we will define the problems to solve, the metrics to track, and the analytics your system needs to support.
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Share data
for assessmentShare sample data and how it is transferred so the Cobit Solutions team can assess its structure, formats, quality, and integration requirements.
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Get your
solution roadmapAfter the assessment, you will have a clear view of the proposed architecture, key implementation stages, and data preparation needed for reporting and analytics.
Your first 30 minutes of consultation are free.
Find out where to start your project
and which solution best fits your business.
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