Canal +

CANAL+ uses DataGalaxy to optimize data management, improve team efficiency, and meet regulatory compliance requirements.

We chose DataGalaxy for several reasons. Firstly, it’s easy to use and implement – It was the solution that came out number one with our users. Secondly, it’s a full SaaS solution.
Marc Di Vietri - CANAL+ Team Leader for Data (France and International)

Overview

CANAL+ is an international media group founded in 1984. Present in 50 countries, CANAL+ provides content to more than 25 million subscribers.

We chose DataGalaxy to provide us with a common repository that will enable us to better understand data, to know where it comes from, how it is transformed, how it is made available, and all this through a collaborative platform that will enable us to create, share and ensure that we have a common vocabulary across the company’s data.

Project background

Faced with increasingly stringent regulations such as GDPR and CNIL and under-exploited data, CANAL+ was looking for a data catalog tool.

One of their main objectives was to remove data silos among their teams. They wanted to have a common repository to better understand data, its source, transformation, and how it is used throughout the company.

CANAL+ chose DataGalaxy for several reasons:

It’s a simple, user-friendly solution that’s easy to implement
It was the #1 choice among their users
It’s a 100% SaaS solution with rapid implementation

The Data Knowledge Catalog implementation process

Canal+ adopted a proof of concept (POC) project approach to plan interviews and gather all the needs of the company’s stakeholders. The CANAL+ POC was then divided into four phases:

Retrieving metadata from their database to feed the dictionary module
A set of scripts was written to feed the processing module
Data retrieval using a Power BI connector to feed the usage module
Populating the glossary using an internal team approach

Results of using DataGalaxy

Time saved for business teams

CANAL+’s teams can find exactly the information they need when they need it

Time saved for Data team

DataGalaxy is directly connected to CANAL+’s data stack and provides automatic metadata retrieval, so their data is always reliable and up-to-date

Team onboarding

Faced with a high turnover of data analysts and developers, having a complete catalog of data makes it easier to onboard teams and increase their skills on all CANAL+ group data

Storage of sensitive data

DataGalaxy enables CANAL+ users to pinpoint the precise location of sensitive data such as usage data or the personal data of authorized contacts

The benefits of DataGalaxy according to Canal+

DataGalaxy provides a framework for better and more efficient data and metadata management
DataGalaxy is a full SaaS solution that’s easy to deploy: CANAL+’s first use case was implemented in less than three months
DataGalaxy is extremely user-friendly for business teams, facilitating internal adoption

My advice for a successful approach is to involve business users throughout the project – At the selection stage, when the DataGalaxy solution is chosen, and throughout the project process right up to the deployment of the solution.
Marc Di Vietri - Team Leader – Data (France and International)

Technology stack

Snowflake

Power BI

Informatica

Amazon Redshift