Case Study: Sainsbury's regains 20 hours per sprint per team with Confluent data streaming
Key results
The challenge
Sainsbury's, the UK's second largest supermarket chain with over 1,400 stores, needed to overhaul legacy IT systems that limited access to data for customer-facing initiatives. It required a platform that could handle large volumes of event data and support real-time data streaming for its supply chain.
The solution
Sainsbury's chose Confluent to form the data streaming backbone of its digital transformation program, moving toward a cloud-native configuration. Confluent's managed support let engineers focus on business logic rather than managing complex data clusters.
“As a result of our partnership with Confluent, we've regained an average of 20 hours per sprint, per team, as Confluent's support means our engineers can now focus solely on business logic, instead of managing complex data clusters.”
PBPedro BaetaSenior Engineering Manager, Sainsbury's
The results, in context
Sainsbury's reported regaining an average of 20 hours per sprint, per team, as engineers shifted focus from operating complex data clusters to building business logic. The platform underpins the real-time data behind the retailer's supply chain and logistics.