GMS Logo
AWS Glue • Redshift • QuickSight

Glue Data Pipeline QuickStart

From raw, messy data to board-ready dashboards in 30 days. We build a production pipeline that executives actually use — always accurate, always on time.

Book a 20-min Strategy Call See Proof of Results

Results at a Glance

Clear, measurable outcomes — not a science project.

10 core KPIsARR, churn, MRR, CAC, LTV, pipeline, conversion, cohort, gross margin, NDR
≤ 60 min lagHourly refresh from sources to Redshift to dashboards
99%+ checksData quality gates (nulls, duplicates, schema drifts) with alerts
Zero manual exportsAutomated ETL & scheduled dashboard deliveries (Slack/email)

Exactly What You Get

Production-Grade Pipeline

  • AWS Glue jobs & workflows (or Glue Studio) for automated ETL
  • S3 data lake (raw → refined) with partitioning & lifecycle policies
  • Redshift schemas & materialized views for BI-ready tables

Board-Ready Dashboards

  • QuickSight dashboards for Finance, RevOps, Growth
  • Daily/weekly Slack or email KPI snapshots to execs
  • Saved views for board decks (ARR, NDR, cohort)

Governance & Runbooks

  • Data quality tests & alerting (CloudWatch → Slack)
  • Version-controlled transformations with CI checks
  • Runbook + on-call escalation for failed jobs

Common Sources & Destinations

We start with what moves the needle. Examples below — we’ll tailor to your stack.

Sources

  • Product DB (Postgres/MySQL)
  • Stripe / Chargebee
  • Salesforce / HubSpot
  • Amplitude / Segment
  • Ad platforms (Google, Meta, LinkedIn)

Transformations

  • Revenue recognition & MRR/ARR normalization
  • Cohorts, retention, and funnel attribution
  • Dimensional modeling (star schemas)
  • Dedupes, PII masking, schema drift handling

Destinations

  • Amazon Redshift (BI-ready)
  • Amazon QuickSight dashboards
  • Slack/email KPI digests for execs
  • Optional: Redshift → Salesforce (revops sync)

30-Day Timeline & Artifacts

Every week ships production value. Every step produces named artifacts.

Week 1 — Blueprint & Data Contracts Align KPIs, confirm sources, define refresh SLAs, and finalize the model.
Artifacts: KPI catalog, system diagram, data contracts, security plan (PII/PHI handling).
Week 2 — Ingest & Model (Raw → Refined) Stand up S3 zones, Glue jobs, and Redshift schemas; implement core transforms.
Artifacts: Glue workflows, Redshift DDL, staging & refined tables, quality checks + alerts.
Week 3 — Dashboards & Delivery Build QuickSight dashboards for Finance/RevOps and set automated distributions.
Artifacts: Executive KPI dashboard, cohort & funnel views, Slack/email schedules.
Week 4 — Hardening & Handoff Load testing, backfills, runbooks, and on-call. Final exec demo & acceptance.
Artifacts: Runbook, on-call playbook, acceptance report, 90-day roadmap.

Architecture & Example Output

Glue → S3 (raw/refined) → Redshift (BI model) → QuickSight → Slack/Email. Hourly refresh, quality gates, and version-controlled transforms.

Architecture diagram placeholder

Preview dashboards include ARR, churn, NDR, cohort retention, and full-funnel attribution.

Before vs. After

Before

  • Manual CSVs, stale reports, weekly spreadsheet merges
  • Conflicting numbers across teams
  • Board deck crunch every quarter

After 30 Days

  • Automated pipeline, hourly refreshes, zero manual exports
  • Single source of truth in Redshift with governed KPIs
  • Board-ready views on demand and auto-delivered digests

Security & Governance (Built-In)

Controls

  • IAM least-privilege roles, secrets in AWS
  • S3 encryption & lifecycle; PII masking strategies
  • CloudWatch alerts for job failures & data tests

Audit-Friendly

  • Versioned transformations with CI checks
  • Evidence exports for SOC 2 / HIPAA mapping
  • Runbook + change log for every deployment

What Clients Say

“We went from arguing about numbers to making decisions. ARR, churn, and pipeline are live in Slack—our board deck practically writes itself.”

— CFO, SaaS Scaleup

Who It’s For & What We Need

Great Fit

  • Finance/RevOps want one source of truth
  • Leadership wants hourly metrics and fewer surprises
  • Teams are done with spreadsheet gymnastics

From You

  • Read-only access to sources; 1–2 SMEs; 1 exec sponsor
  • List of priority KPIs; sample reports (if any)
  • Slack/Jira for transparent delivery

FAQ

Can you start without perfect data?

Yes. We design contracts and quality gates to handle gaps now and improve over time—without blocking go-live.

Will this replace our current BI tool?

No need. We standardize the warehouse and feed QuickSight. If you use Tableau/Power BI, we expose certified datasets there.

How do we know the numbers are right?

We codify KPI logic, write tests, and track lineage. Every dashboard references governed tables with version history.

What happens after 30 days?

You keep everything: infra, code, dashboards, runbooks. We can train your team or stay on for enhancements.

Ready for board-ready metrics in 30 days?

We’ll blueprint KPIs, build the pipeline, and hand off dashboards your execs will actually use.

Book a 20-min Strategy Call