How Nubank Migrated to Databricks SQL Reducing Costs by 40% and Doubling Queries

At Nubank, we successfully migrated to Databricks SQL over 12 months, addressing the needs of our large-scale data environment with 17k users, 40MM monthly queries, and operations globally serving 100MM+ customers. Main goals: improve cost efficiency, enhance scalability, and maintain business continuity during explosive growth.

Key aspects:

• Zero-downtime throughout the 12-month migration period
• Successfully scaling platform to handle 100% query growth (20MM to 40MM monthly queries)
• Comprehensive workload migration supporting 17k users globally
• +40% annual cost savings 
• Leverage of UC for centralized data governance in highly regulated FSI industry

This migration significantly improved our cost structure, enhanced our ability to support business growth and provided a scalable foundation for serving LATAM’s largest fintech, ultimately demonstrating that platform transformation and business velocity can succeed simultaneously in highly regulated environments.