Case Study: Brown-Forman achieves massive data science efficiency gains with RStudio's Posit Team

Brown-Forman saves dozens of hours with RStudio

Brown-Forman, a major spirits and wine company, faced challenges with inefficient, repetitive reporting and manual data analysis. Their data scientists and statisticians in R&D and finance struggled with time-consuming tasks, disparate data sources, and the limitations of tools like Excel for complex modeling. They turned to Posit (formerly RStudio) and its professional products, including Posit Connect and Posit Workbench, to find a solution.

The solution leveraged the team's existing R skills, using Posit tools to automate reports and build internal applications without requiring new programming languages. This allowed Brown-Forman to create self-updating RMarkdown reports and Shiny apps, automating monthly reporting and replacing expensive third-party SaaS contracts. The results were massive efficiency gains, saving dozens of hours monthly and providing reproducible, transparent analyses that empowered scientists across the organization.

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