How 3 global enterprises make real-time decisions with Fivetran

Autodesk, Envision Pharma, and Cemex use Fivetran and Snowflake for real-time analytics and faster decision-making.
June 17, 2025

For large enterprises, delays in decision-making due to poor data quality can cost upwards of $12.9 million. When teams span industries like engineering, pharmaceuticals, and global manufacturing, real-time access to data is critical to operating efficiently — and profitably. Fast, reliable insights are essential for streamlining operations, optimizing workflows, ensuring compliance, and identifying opportunities at scale.

Companies like Autodesk, Envision Pharma, and Cemex are meeting this challenge head-on with Fivetran. By centralizing data and enabling real-time analytics, these global enterprises are empowering their teams to act quickly and drive measurable outcomes.

Autodesk: Real-time insights power better engineering outcomes

Autodesk, a global leader in design and manufacturing software, needed faster, more reliable access to product data across its teams. As the company scaled, the volume and complexity of data from global projects made it difficult to consolidate metrics and deliver insights efficiently. Autodesk sought a solution that could simplify integration, support growth, and enable self-service access for teams worldwide.

With Fivetran, Autodesk automated data ingestion into Amazon S3 from critical sources like Salesforce and NetSuite. This eliminated manual workflows and enabled teams to ingest, consume, and publish their own data products. Today, more than 13,000 engineers and designers rely on real-time insights to optimize designs, accelerate timelines, and make faster, more accurate decisions.

Key results:

  • Enabled self-service data access for 13,000+ employees
  • 60 data teams onboarded with secure, self-managed access
  • Replaced fragile pipelines with resilient, automated workflows
“We’ve successfully migrated nearly 60 data teams that are ingesting, consuming, and sometimes publishing their own data products onto the Analytics Data Platform. Over half of those teams are working within Fivetran, assigned to different destinations and different roles. This self-service motion means that we set the platform rules, and the teams can access their data without coming to us.”
— Mark Kidwell, Chief Data Architect of Data Platforms and Services at Autodesk

Read the case study: Autodesk builds a culture of self-service data for 13,000+ employees

Envision Pharma: Accelerating research, ensuring compliance

Envision Pharma, a commercialization partner for the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, manages vast data sets tied to clinical trials and regulatory processes. Timely, compliant access to this data is essential for accelerating research and bringing new therapies to market. But outdated data integration methods slowed critical workflows and introduced fragile pipelines.

By using Fivetran to automate data movement from multiple R&D and operational systems into Snowflake, Envision Pharma created a single source of truth for clinical and regulatory teams. The result? Real-time analytics for customers, faster business decision-making, and improved regulatory compliance — directly impacting time-to-market for new pharmaceuticals.

The company also modernized its infrastructure by moving from per-client SQL Server instances to a scalable multi-tenant environment, reducing costs and increasing configurability. These changes are shortening product development cycles and enabling better collaboration across the business.

Key results:

  • Reduced time-to-market for pharmaceutical products through improved data access
  • Cut reporting times from weeks to near real-time
  • Achieved <1 minute data replication into pre-built dashboards
  • Shortened multi-year product development cycle with new architecture, completing it in just 6 months 
  • Streamlined manual processes equivalent to the workload of an entire dev & QA team
“With Fivetran, I built a new architecture in weeks. Without Fivetran, it would have taken months and required an entire dev & QA team.”
— Joe Zeleski, Data Governance Product Lead at Envision Pharma Group

Read the case study: Envision Pharma Group and Fivetran: Pioneering faster paths in pharma

Cemex: Real-time analytics transform global supply chain operations

Cemex, a global leader in construction materials, operates 1,800+ facilities and employs more than 46,000 people. Coordinating operations at this scale requires real-time visibility into inventory, logistics, and shifting demand. But legacy systems and manual processes made it difficult to respond quickly or efficiently.

With Fivetran, Cemex centralized data from its global SAP-based systems, giving the company a unified, real-time view of supply chain performance. Dashboards customized by market and region now deliver live updates to teams across the organization, replacing the manual reports that previously took days or weeks to produce.

This transformation has also contributed to Cemex’s sustainability goals. By reducing waste and improving resource utilization, Cemex is building smarter supply chains that support both profitability and environmental responsibility.

Key results:

  • Rapidly integrated over 4,000 tables in SAP for data streaming, processing, and alerting
  • Reduced data processing time from weeks to near real-time
  • 90% reduction in manual data ingestion setup and maintenance work
  • 25% of its global workforce (10,000+ users) now using data to drive daily decisions
  • Built a CO2 data model that calculates and monitors emissions across all facilities
“Fivetran has revolutionized our global SAP data delivery, reducing time to insights from days to minutes. We can react swiftly to market changes and track our sustainability efforts at any moment.”
— Gerardo S. Reyna Caamaño, Global Data Architecture Manager at Cemex

Read the case study: Cemex connects 1,800+ global facilities in real-time

Driving decisions with data: Faster insights made possible by Fivetran and Snowflake

Autodesk, Envision Pharma, and Cemex show what’s possible when enterprises modernize their data infrastructure. With Fivetran automating data movement and centralizing access, these organizations are moving faster, collaborating more effectively, and making smarter decisions at every level.

Whether it’s enhancing engineering precision, accelerating pharmaceutical breakthroughs, or managing complex supply chains, real-time insights are giving these companies the edge they need to lead in their industries.

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How 3 global enterprises make real-time decisions with Fivetran

How 3 global enterprises make real-time decisions with Fivetran

June 17, 2025
June 17, 2025
How 3 global enterprises make real-time decisions with Fivetran
Autodesk, Envision Pharma, and Cemex use Fivetran and Snowflake for real-time analytics and faster decision-making.

For large enterprises, delays in decision-making due to poor data quality can cost upwards of $12.9 million. When teams span industries like engineering, pharmaceuticals, and global manufacturing, real-time access to data is critical to operating efficiently — and profitably. Fast, reliable insights are essential for streamlining operations, optimizing workflows, ensuring compliance, and identifying opportunities at scale.

Companies like Autodesk, Envision Pharma, and Cemex are meeting this challenge head-on with Fivetran. By centralizing data and enabling real-time analytics, these global enterprises are empowering their teams to act quickly and drive measurable outcomes.

Autodesk: Real-time insights power better engineering outcomes

Autodesk, a global leader in design and manufacturing software, needed faster, more reliable access to product data across its teams. As the company scaled, the volume and complexity of data from global projects made it difficult to consolidate metrics and deliver insights efficiently. Autodesk sought a solution that could simplify integration, support growth, and enable self-service access for teams worldwide.

With Fivetran, Autodesk automated data ingestion into Amazon S3 from critical sources like Salesforce and NetSuite. This eliminated manual workflows and enabled teams to ingest, consume, and publish their own data products. Today, more than 13,000 engineers and designers rely on real-time insights to optimize designs, accelerate timelines, and make faster, more accurate decisions.

Key results:

  • Enabled self-service data access for 13,000+ employees
  • 60 data teams onboarded with secure, self-managed access
  • Replaced fragile pipelines with resilient, automated workflows
“We’ve successfully migrated nearly 60 data teams that are ingesting, consuming, and sometimes publishing their own data products onto the Analytics Data Platform. Over half of those teams are working within Fivetran, assigned to different destinations and different roles. This self-service motion means that we set the platform rules, and the teams can access their data without coming to us.”
— Mark Kidwell, Chief Data Architect of Data Platforms and Services at Autodesk

Read the case study: Autodesk builds a culture of self-service data for 13,000+ employees

Envision Pharma: Accelerating research, ensuring compliance

Envision Pharma, a commercialization partner for the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, manages vast data sets tied to clinical trials and regulatory processes. Timely, compliant access to this data is essential for accelerating research and bringing new therapies to market. But outdated data integration methods slowed critical workflows and introduced fragile pipelines.

By using Fivetran to automate data movement from multiple R&D and operational systems into Snowflake, Envision Pharma created a single source of truth for clinical and regulatory teams. The result? Real-time analytics for customers, faster business decision-making, and improved regulatory compliance — directly impacting time-to-market for new pharmaceuticals.

The company also modernized its infrastructure by moving from per-client SQL Server instances to a scalable multi-tenant environment, reducing costs and increasing configurability. These changes are shortening product development cycles and enabling better collaboration across the business.

Key results:

  • Reduced time-to-market for pharmaceutical products through improved data access
  • Cut reporting times from weeks to near real-time
  • Achieved <1 minute data replication into pre-built dashboards
  • Shortened multi-year product development cycle with new architecture, completing it in just 6 months 
  • Streamlined manual processes equivalent to the workload of an entire dev & QA team
“With Fivetran, I built a new architecture in weeks. Without Fivetran, it would have taken months and required an entire dev & QA team.”
— Joe Zeleski, Data Governance Product Lead at Envision Pharma Group

Read the case study: Envision Pharma Group and Fivetran: Pioneering faster paths in pharma

Cemex: Real-time analytics transform global supply chain operations

Cemex, a global leader in construction materials, operates 1,800+ facilities and employs more than 46,000 people. Coordinating operations at this scale requires real-time visibility into inventory, logistics, and shifting demand. But legacy systems and manual processes made it difficult to respond quickly or efficiently.

With Fivetran, Cemex centralized data from its global SAP-based systems, giving the company a unified, real-time view of supply chain performance. Dashboards customized by market and region now deliver live updates to teams across the organization, replacing the manual reports that previously took days or weeks to produce.

This transformation has also contributed to Cemex’s sustainability goals. By reducing waste and improving resource utilization, Cemex is building smarter supply chains that support both profitability and environmental responsibility.

Key results:

  • Rapidly integrated over 4,000 tables in SAP for data streaming, processing, and alerting
  • Reduced data processing time from weeks to near real-time
  • 90% reduction in manual data ingestion setup and maintenance work
  • 25% of its global workforce (10,000+ users) now using data to drive daily decisions
  • Built a CO2 data model that calculates and monitors emissions across all facilities
“Fivetran has revolutionized our global SAP data delivery, reducing time to insights from days to minutes. We can react swiftly to market changes and track our sustainability efforts at any moment.”
— Gerardo S. Reyna Caamaño, Global Data Architecture Manager at Cemex

Read the case study: Cemex connects 1,800+ global facilities in real-time

Driving decisions with data: Faster insights made possible by Fivetran and Snowflake

Autodesk, Envision Pharma, and Cemex show what’s possible when enterprises modernize their data infrastructure. With Fivetran automating data movement and centralizing access, these organizations are moving faster, collaborating more effectively, and making smarter decisions at every level.

Whether it’s enhancing engineering precision, accelerating pharmaceutical breakthroughs, or managing complex supply chains, real-time insights are giving these companies the edge they need to lead in their industries.

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