Case Study: Flagship State University achieves faster grant funding decisions and 75% shorter data transfers with Informatica

Flagship State University Identifies Grant Funding Opportunities Faster

Flagship State University, a major public research institution, struggled to give analysts timely access to research data trapped in decades of decentralized, transactional systems. Manual, Java-based batch processes meant data architects spent hours each morning initiating a daily MySQL-to-Redshift transfer that took 1 hour 20 minutes, delaying analysts’ work and slowing competitive grant applications as the university moved toward cloud modernization.

The university implemented Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (Cloud Data Integration and Cloud Application Integration), using prebuilt connectors for Oracle, SQL Server, Redshift, S3, Salesforce, and REST to automate data flows. The daily transfer now runs at 6 a.m. and completes in under 20 minutes (a 75% reduction), saving data architects about 6 hours per week (≈300 hours/year), enabling analysts to start earlier, accelerate grant applications, and simplify/modernize legacy systems while improving reporting and user experiences.