01 · The challenge
Big data, legacy pace.
The Census Bureau’s data operations demand large-scale, near-real-time processing and analysis across some of the most complex datasets in the federal government. Much of that work still ran through legacy systems that were never designed for today’s data volumes, which slowed processing and made it harder to deliver timely insights. The Bureau needed a way to modernize without disrupting the critical operations those systems support. It also needed an approach that would keep pace with emerging technologies rather than require another overhaul in a few years.




