Case Study: WeWork accelerates Airflow upgrades and cuts maintenance overhead with Astronomer

WeWork cuts Airflow upgrade cycles by >95% with Astronomer

WeWork, a global leader in flexible workspace solutions, faced a significant challenge in managing its data orchestration with a leaner team. After staff reductions, their previous solutions, including a self-hosted Airflow deployment and Google Cloud Composer, required too much maintenance and involved upgrade cycles that took years. They needed a reliable, low-maintenance solution to empower their small team.

By implementing Astronomer's Astro platform, WeWork gained dedicated Airflow expertise and a streamlined UI. This solution provided simplified upgrades, improved observability with SLA tracking, and reduced management overhead. The results for WeWork were substantial: a 67% reduction in infrastructure management time, a greater than 95% reduction in upgrade cycle time, and a 60% reduction in troubleshooting time, allowing their lean team to deliver global impact.

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