Challenge
The DVLA were in the process of modernising and migrating all of their existing systems, comprising of mainframes, bespoke applications and other technology, to a modern Cloud-based platform.
Timely access to data, consistency of reporting, and removal of redundant and siloed data sources were the drivers for a real-time strategic data platform.
Solution
With Methods Analytics (part of the Methods Group) we were asked to work alongside the DVLA’s existing MiBI team to collaboratively develop functionality through a series of proof of concepts, aiming to architect and engineer a Cloud hosted platform on Azure and establish a strategic MiBI data platform.
Impact
The platform went live in December 2019 with its first source system which involved surfacing data from tachometers used on passenger carrying and goods vehicles. This represents a significant shift from taking snapshots at set intervals to real time event based processing, enabling faster visibility of the data and a higher degree of reporting accuracy at any given time. Further systems are being evaluated for on-boarding in the future as they come online.
