Data & Analytics

Data is only valuable when it is well organised and quickly accessible. Piplos Media designs databases, speeds up slow queries and builds analytics pipelines: from a PostgreSQL schema for a new product to a ClickHouse warehouse processing millions of events per day. We handle both OLTP workloads of production systems and OLAP analytics for business decisions.

What we do

• Database design — schemas built for real product scenarios, with no redesign six months in;
• Query optimization — execution plan analysis, indexing, partitioning;
• Caching — Redis layers that cut database load by orders of magnitude;
• Analytics warehouses — ClickHouse for reports over millions of rows in seconds;
• Dashboards and reporting — real-time business metrics;
• ETL and migrations — moving and transforming data with zero downtime.

Technology

PostgreSQL and MySQL for transactional workloads, ClickHouse for analytics, Redis for caching and queues. Every tool choice is justified by the task and the numbers, not by fashion. The server-side logic around your data is covered by our backend team.

Selected projects

• Radioplayer Analytics — listening analytics for radio stations;
• analytics and dashboards for U-Plast CRM — sales metrics for a manufacturer;
• microservice platform migration — zero-downtime data move.

FAQ

When do I need ClickHouse instead of PostgreSQL?

PostgreSQL handles transactions and moderate analytics well. ClickHouse is the right tool when reports span tens of millions of rows and must respond in seconds. The optimal setup is often both: PostgreSQL for the product, ClickHouse for analytics.

Can you speed up an existing database?

Yes. We start with an audit: query plans, indexes, table structure, server configuration. The first significant speedups — often severalfold — usually land within the first week, with no application code changes.

Can you migrate data without downtime?

Yes, we use staged migrations: replication, dual writes, cutover when ready. That is how we migrated a microservice platform — users never noticed the move.

Do you build BI dashboards?

Yes: we design data marts and build dashboards with key metrics — revenue, funnel, process efficiency. Data refreshes automatically, so your team looks at live numbers instead of week-old exports.