Case Study · Insurance · Data Modernization

From Legacy to Modern: Accelerating Data Modernization with DBShift™

As organizations modernize their data platforms, legacy code often becomes one of the largest barriers to transformation. For a leading U.S.-based insurance provider, a growing portfolio of SQL Server Stored Procedures made the transition from a SQL Server and SSIS-based environment to a modern Snowflake and Coalesce architecture increasingly complex. Traditional conversion approaches required significant manual effort, extended delivery timelines and increased migration risk. Using DBShift™, Systech's multi-agent migration accelerator, the client automated the conversion of SQL Server Stored Procedures into Snowflake-compatible logic and Coalesce pipelines, accelerating modernization while reducing effort and risk.

Insurance Data Modernization DBShift™ Snowflake Coalesce Migration Automation

92%

Automated Conversion Accuracy

97%

Reduction in Migration Effort

Business Requirements

The client required a modern, scalable and cloud-ready data environment capable of supporting growing business demands. Their key priorities were to:

Enhance Scalability

Improve platform readiness to support increasing data volumes and evolving business requirements.

Improve Operational Efficiency

Simplify maintenance and reduce the complexity associated with managing legacy SQL Server workloads.

Accelerate Modernization

Transition from SQL Server and SSIS to a Snowflake + Coalesce architecture using a faster, automated approach.

Reduce Effort and Risk

Minimize manual migration activities, reduce human error and control overall modernization costs.

Challenges

Legacy Environment Complexity

Growing business demands exposed limitations within the client's legacy environment, where critical data processing workloads relied heavily on SQL Server Stored Procedures orchestrated through SSIS.

Resource-Intensive Migration

The complexity of the existing codebase made migration through traditional approaches both time-consuming and resource-intensive, requiring significant development effort and extensive validation cycles.

Elevated Cost and Risk

Prolonged delivery timelines and large-scale code conversion activities increased both project cost and operational risk.

Solution

Systech deployed DBShift™ to transform the client's SQL Server Stored Procedures into a scalable, maintainable Snowflake + Coalesce architecture.

Automated Code Conversion

Converted legacy SQL Server Stored Procedures into Snowflake-compatible logic and Coalesce pipelines, accelerating modernization and reducing manual effort.

Coalesce Modernization

Modernized workloads to align with Coalesce best practices, improving maintainability, scalability and operational efficiency.

Conversion Visibility

Delivered visibility into the conversion process, enabling teams to track progress, review outputs and validate results throughout the migration lifecycle.

Operational Readiness

Prepared teams for seamless adoption of the modernized platform while supporting future analytics and reporting initiatives.

Business Impact

DBShift™ delivered a faster, more efficient transition to a modern cloud-based architecture.

92%

Automated Conversion Accuracy

Achieved high-quality code conversion through AI-driven automation, minimizing manual remediation and reducing migration risk.

97%

Reduction in Migration Effort

Accelerated migration timelines by significantly reducing the manual effort required for code conversion and validation.

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Significant Cost Savings

Reduced migration efforts and associated costs through automation and process efficiencies.

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Faster Time-to-Value

Enabled quicker adoption of the Snowflake and Coalesce platform, allowing teams to focus on delivering business value rather than migration activities.

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