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Solving the Silent
Data Crisis

DataWatchtower: Internal Data Observability


A leading enterprise was suffering from a "silent data crisis" where data pipelines appeared successful but delivered unreliable outputs, undermining data-driven decision making across the organization.

We designed and built DataWatchtower, a centralized internal platform providing full visibility into data health, quality and lineage across the entire data ecosystem.

Data Observability Platform
Despite modern data stacks, the organization faced critical challenges

The Challenge

The traditional data pipeline approach was plagued with inefficiencies that limited growth potential and undermined trust in data-driven decisions.

  • Wasted Analyst Hours: Teams spent 2-3 days building reports only to discover key metrics were incorrect due to upstream data issues
  • Loss of Stakeholder Trust: Business stakeholders began distrusting data, leading to debates over "whose numbers are right"
  • Reactive Firefighting: Data engineers constantly addressed quality issues only after frustrated business users reported them
  • Hidden Costs: Project delays, missed opportunities and inefficient resource allocation due to unreliable data

Our Solution

We engineered DataWatchtower, a comprehensive internal data observability platform that transformed their data operations from reactive troubleshooting to proactive management.

The platform provided full visibility into data health, quality and lineage across the entire data ecosystem, restoring trust and enabling data-driven decision making.

Data Architecture

Automated Data Quality

Great Expectations integrated with dbt pipelines for comprehensive validation and anomaly detection at critical pipeline stages.

Data Lineage & Catalog

OpenMetadata integration providing live lineage mapping from source tables through transformations to final BI dashboards.

Dynamic Profiling

Custom Python scripts orchestrated by Airflow to monitor data freshness and profile key metrics after each pipeline run.

Unified Dashboard

Custom React/FastAPI application aggregating all metadata into a single pane of glass with proactive alerting.

The platform delivered transformative results across the organization

Measurable Impact

75%
Reduction in Data Escalations
50%
Engineering Time Saved
100%
Stakeholder Trust Restored
5x
Faster Team Onboarding

DataWatchtower fundamentally changed how the organization interacts with data. What was once a source of frustration and uncertainty became a trusted asset that drives confident decision-making across all business units.

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