Modernizing its data management has reduced costs by 80% and enables real-time insights for improved decision-making across key business operations
A manufacturer of alcoholic beverages, Sapporo Holdings, was facing challenges in managing and utilizing data efficiently. Its existing infrastructure had relied heavily on external vendors for system integration, leading to high costs and delays.
Data updates were restricted to a once-daily batch process, making it difficult to access real-time information for decision-making. To modernize its approach, Sapporo sought a more agile, cost-effective data integration system. The goal was to reduce reliance on external vendors, lower integration costs, and ensure up-to-date information across operations. A key requirement was the ability to synchronize data continuously without overloading critical systems.
On 13 March 2025, the firm was announced to have adopted a new approach, moving beyond batch processing and enabling real-time data availability. According to the firm’s Director of DX Planning, Shuichi Umehara: “We believe that this solution will be of great help in maximizing the benefits and profits of using data. Thanks to the low-code development and user friendly UI, we will be able to quickly build in-house integration with new data sources, reducing future costs for building data integration by around 80% and enabling plans that reduce development time by more than 75%. This (helps) us to solve issues relating to the requirements for utilizing data in business departments at an early stage and has created a system infrastructure that will enable us to sustainably contribute to profits through such activities.”
With the new platform in place, Sapporo can now develop data linkage modules internally, significantly reducing costs and development time. These improvements allow teams to access and utilize data more effectively, leading to faster decision-making and increased efficiency.
Following this, the firm plans to expand the platform across sales, logistics, and finance departments by mid-2025, with a long-term vision for company-wide data democratization.
According to Maurizio Garavello, Senior Vice President (Asia Pacific and Japan), Qlik, the technology partner involved in the digital transformation project: “The quality of data — its reliability, freshness, and diversity — is crucial for making informed business decisions. We’re proud to support SAPPORO… to integrate real-time data from their mission-critical systems… scale the platform across the organization and fully leverage the value of their data.”
