Architecting HBase Applications

Chapter 6. Use Case: HBase as a System of Record

The first use case that we will examine is from Omneo (a division of Camstar, a Siemens Company). Omneo is a big data analytics platform that assimilates data from disparate sources to provide a 360-degree view of product quality data across the supply chain. Manufacturers of all sizes are confronted with massive amounts of data, and manufacturing datasets comprise the key attributes of big data. These datasets are high volume, rapidly generated, and come in many varieties. When tracking products built through a complex, multitier supply chain, the challenges are exacerbated by the lack of a centralized data store and because there is no unified data format. Omneo ingests data from all areas of the supply chain, such as manufacturing, test, assembly, repair, service, and field.

Omneo offers this system to its end customers as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. This platform must provide users the ability to investigate product quality issues, analyze contributing factors, and identify items for containment and control. The ability to offer a rapid turnaround for early detection and correction of problems can result in greatly reduced costs and significantly improved consumer brand confidence. Omneo starts by building a unified data model that links the data sources so users can explore the factors that impact product quality throughout the product lifecycle. Furthermore, Omneo provides a centralized data store, and applications ...