Transforming your data platform: feedback from Coopérative U and V and B at the Nantes 2025 Data & AI Show
On September 16, 2025, KPC hosted a conference at the Data & AI Show. from Nantes around a central theme:
«"Transforming your data platform: levers for performance and innovation.".
Through two concrete case studies – those of Coopérative U and V and B – The round table highlighted the different possible paths to evolve one's relationship with data and support one's digital transformation.
Coopérative U: streamlining and modernizing its data platform
For Nicolas Dupont, Data Architect at Coopérative U, the challenge was clear:
«Our legacy data infrastructure needed to evolve. The migration to GCP was a strategic decision, supported at the highest level, to streamline our data warehouse and data lake.»
This trajectory was marked by an unexpected technical challenge: the impossibility of continuing with PowerCenter.
The switch towards Informatica Cloud IDMC It then became essential, transforming a constraint into an opportunity for modernization.
Today, Coopérative U benefits from a more agile, better governed environment capable of integrating with new analytical uses.
V and B: Building a data-driven IT department from the outset
V and B, on the other hand, has followed a radically different trajectory.
As Omar Aouni, Head of Data, explains:
«"The health crisis accelerated our e-commerce project. We needed to quickly create a digital foundation for our franchisees and customers."»
With a fledgling IT department, the company chose Informatica Cloud to centralize and make its data flows more reliable.
This choice made it possible to industrialize information exchange, integrate a PIM (Product Information Management) and build a central data platform, the true foundation of the company's digital strategy.
KPC's perspective: key success factors
Anthony Mindren, Practice Lead Data Platform at KPC, concluded the conference by highlighting the conditions for success of such a project: «"Whether it's about building or streamlining, the paths differ, but the principles remain the same: governance, strategic alignment, and the ability to deliver value quickly."»
- Back The technology has a concrete business need to quickly prove its value.
- Involve the management and the professions to get the organization on board.
- Cut Projects broken down into measurable steps to secure the transformation.
Modern data platforms: a strategic lever.
These experiences illustrate a conviction shared by KPC:
- Modern data platforms, combined with strong governance, are a lever for performance and innovation.
- Whether it is a matter of optimizing a legacy system or building an IS from scratch, they pave the way for sustainable, secure and strategic use of data.