Case Study: Fortescue achieves scalable, self-service data operations with Mechanical Rock

Recommending a complete data strategy to enable agility and to unlock the flow of value for an organisation

The customer, Fortescue, a top-tier resources company, faced a challenge where the demand for its cloud data platform was outstripping the capacity of its centralized team. This led to unmanageable data sprawl and a reliance on manual, error-prone processes for infrastructure provisioning, security, and access control, hindering its goal of using data as a key business enabler. Vendor Mechanical Rock was engaged to address these issues.

Mechanical Rock recommended and implemented a comprehensive modern data strategy. The solution involved adopting a Data Mesh architecture, automating DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code pipelines, and enforcing compliance through policies-as-code. This approach provided scalable, repeatable, and reliable automation, which reduced the platform's total cost of ownership and enabled seamless self-service for business units. This allowed for faster iteration and the delivery of real business value from data-driven decisions.