Case Study: United States Geological Survey achieves $70M in savings and 30% performance gains with Informatica PowerCenter

U.S. Geological Survey improves system performance by 30 percent

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Quality Assessment Program collects and interprets data on the nation’s major groundwater and surface water systems. To build the largest water-quality dataset, streamline the compilation of data for analysis, and relieve an overloaded data infrastructure, USGS needed a mature, industrial-strength data integration solution.

Using Informatica PowerCenter, USGS launched a data integration solution within a week, streamlined data compilation, and improved system performance by 30%. The program saved $70 million in data collected from 50 locations over 10 years and reclaimed at least 30 development days and resources annually.

United States Geological Survey

Harry House

Data Warehouse Practice Leader