databricks

7-Eleven migrated from a legacy Hive metastore to Databricks Unity Catalog to address governance challenges across 85,000+ stores. Using UCX (an open source migration assistant) and system tables, they assessed their data estate, eliminated 40% of redundant workflows, and implemented centralized access control, audit logging, and lineage tracking. The migration enabled federated data architecture, improved compliance visibility, reduced technical debt, and unlocked new AI capabilities while maintaining business continuity.

7-Eleven’s Journey to Unity Catalog Success

Building a Future-Proof Data Governance Strategy

Steps to a seamless migration with UCX and system tables