Case Study: Glidewell Laboratories achieves faster, deeper data insights with Qlik

Glidewell Laboratories Gains Deeper Data Insights Faster with Amazon Redshift and Attunity

Glidewell Laboratories, the largest dental lab in the U.S. producing over three million custom products a year, faced a sudden tenfold surge in data—more than 150 million records across 80+ on‑premises databases—after adopting CAD/CAM digital manufacturing. The company needed to move large, disparate datasets to the cloud quickly to support timely business intelligence and analytics, but traditional ETL approaches were too slow, complex, and resource‑intensive.

Glidewell adopted Amazon Redshift with Attunity to replicate data from SQL Server to Redshift with a few clicks, secure transfers, change data capture, and automated loading—avoiding heavy customization and a full‑time DBA. The solution enabled rapid onboarding (about 0.5 TB synchronized), fast self‑service analytics with Tableau and Dundas, and scalable, real‑time insights that improved decision‑making and positioned the company for future data growth.

Glidewell Laboratories

Mike Selberis

CIO