Deliver Decisions in Real Time

Data Activation Platform

Turn raw, distributed data into governed, useful inputs before it hits dashboards, AI models, or operational systems.

The Challenge

The data activation problem

60–75% of data is generated outside centralized platforms, while still relies on downstream processing.

Fragmented data

Customer, financial, and operational data spans 30–100+ systems. Context is lost before analysis begins.

Fragmented data

Customer, financial, and operational data spans 30–100+ systems. Context is lost before analysis begins.

Slow time to insight

Data reaches dashboards long after conditions change.

Slow time to insight

Data reaches dashboards long after conditions change.

Typical latency from creation to decision ranges from 12 hours to several days.

Low-quality inputs

Duplicates, gaps, and inconsistent schemas degrade analytics and AI workloads.

Low-quality inputs

Duplicates, gaps, and inconsistent schemas degrade analytics and AI workloads.

Data teams spend 20–40% of downstream processing time correcting upstream issues.

Manual activation

Extraction, cleanup, and routing rely on scripts and fragile pipelines.

Manual activation

Extraction, cleanup, and routing rely on scripts and fragile pipelines.

Engineering teams spend 30–50% of their time maintaining activation workflows.

Expanso activates data upstream

Expanso converts distributed data into trusted, real-time inputs at the source.

Activated data flows directly to the systems that use it.

Step
Expanso
Connect where data lives
Integrate with CRMs, databases, APIs, SaaS tools, and IoT systems. 100+ supported sources and destinations. No custom scripts. One configuration across environments.
Clean and align at the source
Data is normalized, validated, deduplicated, and completed before movement. Upstream enforcement reduces downstream preparation by 40–60%.
Govern by default
Policies for PII, HIPAA, GDPR, and financial controls are enforced where data originates. Lineage and compliance remain consistent across thousands of streams.
Activate in real time
Clean, enriched data goes straight to dashboards, AI and ML pipelines, marketing platforms, and operational systems. Teams reduce unnecessary data movement by 50–85%.
Monitor continuously
Pipelines, transformations, and delivery are visible in one system. Execution includes retry, buffering, and recovery without manual intervention.

Expanso vs Traditional Solutions

Traditional Stack
The Expanso Advantage
Data Noise Reduction
Minimal or Manual Filtering
Checkmark Built-in, Automated Filtering
Time to Insights
Slow
Checkmark Real-Time
Stack Flexibility
Rigid, Vendor-Locked
Checkmark Flexible, works with nearly every vendor
Cost Efficiency
Increases rapidly with the amount of stored data
Checkmark Up to 80% Cost Reduction

Data Noise Reduction

Traditional Stack:
Minimal or Manual Filtering
Expanso:
Checkmark Built-in, Automated Filtering

Time to Insights

Traditional Stack:
Slow
Expanso:
Checkmark Real-Time

Stack Flexibility

Traditional Stack:
Rigid, Vendor-Locked
Expanso:
Checkmark Flexible, works with nearly every vendor

Cost Efficiency

Traditional Stack:
Increases rapidly with the amount of stored data
Expanso:
Checkmark Up to 80% Cost Reduction

Why Expanso

Where Expanso Helps
Deploy anywhere
SaaS, on-prem, edge, and hybrid environments.
Broad integrations
Works with existing platforms without lock-in.
Policy-driven activation
Rules replace scripts. Control scales without added complexity.
Built to scale
From dozens to thousands of sources without increasing team size.

Outcomes from Your Data Activation Solution

Benefit

  • Faster decision-making with real-time data delivery across all systems
    Faster decision-making with real-time data delivery across all systems
  • Increase in ROI from marketing, sales, and operational data
    Increase in ROI from marketing, sales, and operational data
  • Trusted inputs: clean, validated, enriched data for AI, analytics, or dashboards
    Trusted inputs: clean, validated, enriched data for AI, analytics, or dashboards
  • Reduction in manual data wrangling, freeing teams to focus on strategy
    Reduction in manual data wrangling, freeing teams to focus on strategy

What You Get

  • Accelerate research, care, and ops decisions.
    Accelerate research, care, and ops decisions.
  • Run ML pipelines without infrastructure strain.
    Run ML pipelines without infrastructure strain.
  • Focus only on what's useful - skip the rest.
    Focus only on what's useful - skip the rest.

Real-World Impact

Professional Sports

When 150ms Is Too Slow

A major North American sports league processed raw tracking data in the cloud, causing live graphics to lag 150 ms behind the action. Expanso activated data locally at each stadium, delivering updates in 8 ms.

Impact:
  • 23 stadiums live in 6 weeks
  • $1.2 M annual cloud savings
  • Zero graphics outages across the season
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Automotive – Cybersecurity

12 Million Events, 4 Analysts

A European OEM's 2.3 M connected vehicles generated 47 GB/day per car. Expanso activated security data locally on the vehicles, sending only confirmed alerts to the VSOC. Detection dropped from 340 ms to 0.8 ms.

Impact:
  • 15K vehicles live in 8 weeks, full fleet in 6 months
  • 94 % reduction in telemetry sent to the cloud
  • 847 daily alerts instead of 12 M
  • $11.4 M annual cloud and cellular cost avoidance
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Financial Services – Observability

Turning 14.3 TB of Logs Into Actionable Data

A top-25 US regional bank was sending 73% noisy logs (debug, health checks) to Splunk. Expanso activated data at the source, classifying, filtering, and masking logs before they reached Splunk. Only actionable events flowed downstream.

Impact:
  • 247 log sources live in 9 weeks
  • 63 % log volume reduction (14.3 TB → 5.2 TB/day)
  • $2.3 M annual observability savings
  • 4.1× faster security alert triage
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Environmental Services – Drone Imagery

Their AWS Bill Was Higher Than Their Drone Fleet

A North American forestry company processed 2.7 TB of daily drone imagery in the cloud, creating 2–3 day delays. Expanso activated data at each field office. It sends only finished orthomosaics to the cloud. This cuts costs and speeds up delivery.

Impact:
  • 8 field offices live in 6 weeks
  • $1.36 M annual AWS cost reduction (89 % savings)
  • Delivery time cut from 48–72 hrs to 4 hrs
  • 99.4 % of data stays local
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Data Activation Platform?

A Data Activation Platform turns raw, distributed data into real-time, governed, actionable inputs for dashboards, AI, and operational systems.

How does real-time activation work?

Expanso cleans, aligns, and routes data upstream, delivering actionable data instantly and reducing latency from hours or days to milliseconds.

How is Expanso different from ETL or Reverse ETL?

Expanso activates data at the source, enforces governance, and reduces downstream processing, unlike traditional ETL tools.

What data sources can Expanso connect to?

Expanso integrates with CRMs, databases, APIs, SaaS, IoT, and 100+ other sources — no custom scripts needed.

Can Expanso run in cloud, on-prem, or hybrid?

Yes — deploy SaaS, on-prem, edge, or hybrid, with full policy enforcement.

How does Expanso ensure data security?

Expanso enforces PII, GDPR, HIPAA, and financial policies at the source, keeping data secure and compliant.