The Commercial Data Store, built with Advancing Analytics on Azure Databricks, is our single source of truth for real-time, actionable insights, including Walmart Luminate. It connects business and technical teams, making Hershey stronger and more innovative. We now have all the capabilities we need in-house.

The Hydr8 framework allowed us to build a Modern Data Analytics Platform from a solid, tried-and-tested foundation, and then tailor it for our environment.

This cut many months from the implementation phase of the project and ultimately set us up for success.

Working with Advancing Analytics has not only been a pleasure, as they have supported us at every step along the way but has enabled us to take a step change in our approach to data modelling and machine learning which in turn opens up multiple opportunities across our diverse business units.

We’re already seeing the benefits of Hydr8's advanced tools and functionalities. It’s accelerating our migration from our on-premises platform and making the process more efficient. Without Hydr8, building the platform from scratch would have taken much longer — we may not have even started the project.

The generative AI-based grading system has revolutionized our assessment process, providing consistent and accurate feedback to students in real-time, and ultimately doubling our ROI.