Session

Redesigning Kaizen's Cloud Data Lake for the Future

Overview

ExperienceIn Person
TypeBreakout
TrackData Lakehouse Architecture and Implementation
IndustryEnterprise Technology, Professional Services
TechnologiesDelta Lake, Delta Sharing, Unity Catalog
Skill LevelIntermediate
Duration40 min

At Kaizen Gaming, data drives our decision-making, but rapid growth exposed inefficiencies in our legacy cloud setup — escalating costs, delayed insights and scalability limits. Operating in 18 countries with 350M daily transactions (1PB+), shared quotas and limited cost transparency hindered efficiency.

 

To address this, we redesigned our cloud architecture with Data Landing Zones, a modular framework that decouples resources, enabling independent scaling and cost accountability. Automation streamlined infrastructure, reduced overhead and enhanced FinOps visibility, while Unity Catalog ensured governance and security.

 

Migration challenges included maintaining stability, managing costs and minimizing latency. A phased approach, Delta Sharing, and DBx Asset Bundles simplified transitions. The result: faster insights, improved cost control and reduced onboarding time, fostering innovation and efficiency. We share our transformation, offering insights for modern cloud optimization.

Session Speakers

Nikolaos Michail

/Data Platform Team Lead
Kaizen Gaming

Triantafyllos Tsakmakis

/Senior SRE/DevOps Engineer
Kaizen Gaming