Gala supercharges analytics performance with ClickHouse on AWS

Gala, a blockchain-powered platform offering games and media, significantly enhanced its data analytics capabilities and reduced costs by migrating from its previous data infrastructure to ClickHouse Cloud on AWS. This transition enabled Gala to handle a growing volume of data efficiently, drastically reducing query times from minutes to sub-seconds and increasing data storage from 3 TB to 9 TB. The move allowed Gala's engineering teams to focus more on strategic initiatives rather than data management, while also empowering non-technical employees to conduct their own analytics through Metabase, a user-friendly BI tool. With the support of ClickHouse, Gala experienced a 30% reduction in costs and improved system reliability, freeing its engineers from frequent maintenance issues. This strategic shift not only provided immediate performance benefits but also laid the groundwork for future enhancements using ClickHouse’s ClickPipes data-processing pipeline, ensuring that Gala's data infrastructure can grow alongside its expanding user base and product offerings.