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Lovelytics

Lovelytics ranks #16 of the 48 ranked firms in the DCF Research directory of data consulting firms, with a DCF Evidence Score of 76/100. Public evidence on file: Databricks partner, 9 capability pages, 3 public case studies.

AcquiredAcquired by CDW (Nasdaq: CDW): announced 2026-09-02 at approximately $525 million per CDW's release; completion announced 2026-09-25. The firm's site now reads 'Lovelytics, a CDW Company' and still operates under the Lovelytics name. Earlier backers named in CDW's release: Interlock Equity (2023) and Databricks Ventures.

DCF Evidence Score76/100Rank #16 of 48See the breakdown
Headquarters
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Source: lovelytics.com
Employees
600+ (as of September 2026)
Source: lovelytics.com

DCF Evidence Score

Computed only from public evidence with a source link. It measures how much a buyer can verify, not delivery quality.

76/100

Rank #16 of 48 ranked firms

Sum of five components, rounded to a whole number.

  • Platform credentials16/30

    Databricks consulting partner (8); AWS partnership (3); Microsoft partnership (3); Google Cloud partnership (2)

  • Capability pages25/25

    9 of 9 tracked capabilities have a dedicated page on the firm's own site (3 each)

  • Public case studies25/25

    3 public data/AI case studies counted (max 3), 3 naming the client, at least one from 2024 or later

  • Industry pages10/10

    4 industry practice pages counted (max 4)

  • Rate and review transparency0/10

    No public rates or third-party reviews found

  • Total76/100

How the DCF Evidence Score works

Platform credentials

Listings in Snowflake's and Databricks' public partner directories, and documented cloud partnerships, each with its source.

Snowflake

No listing found in Snowflake's partner directory (checked October 23, 2026).

Databricks

AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud

Capabilities

9 of 9 tracked capabilities have a dedicated page on Lovelytics's website.

Public case studies

Published by the firm or its platform partner. Outcomes are as the firm reports them; DCF Research has not verified them.

  1. $110M+ Unlocked: How Domino's Modernized Its Data Platform with Lovelytics
    Client
    Domino's
    Industry
    Retail & QSR
    Year
    2026
    • Azure Databricks
    • Unity Catalog
    • Databricks Genie

    Firm-reported outcome: Moved warehouse and 10 data marts to Azure Databricks with identity graph; reports 92% faster processing, $3M annual TCO savings and $110M+ total value.

  2. Agentic AI Grid Intelligence Platform Unlocks $3M in Annual Value for Xcel Energy
    Client
    Xcel Energy
    Industry
    Energy & Utilities
    Year
    2026
    • Databricks
    • Anthropic Claude

    Firm-reported outcome: Built agentic AI grid-reliability application on Databricks; estimates $2.5-3.5M annual value and 85-90% less engineering investigation effort.

  3. Databricks Migration Retires Redshift & Oracle, Cutting Reporting Time by 80% for Red Ventures
    Client
    Red Ventures (Home vertical)
    Industry
    Media
    Year
    2026
    • Databricks
    • AWS
    • Unity Catalog

    Firm-reported outcome: Retired Redshift and Oracle for Databricks in four months; reports 99% source-to-target match, 50% infrastructure savings, 75% faster report production.

Industries

Industry pages on Lovelytics's website

Compare in the directory

Matched from the firm's industry pages, case studies, and Databricks solution areas.

Rates

No public rate data found. See market rate benchmarks.

DCF Research assessment

Editorial judgment by DCF Research, based only on the sourced evidence on this page. It does not change the score.

Arlington, Virginia data and AI consultancy with 600+ people, acquired by CDW in September 2026 and still operating under its own name. Databricks lists it as a consulting partner in North America; Snowflake does not list it. Its site documents all nine tracked services, and named case studies cover Domino’s, Xcel Energy and Red Ventures.

Best for

  • Databricks platform builds and migrations to Databricks
  • Lakehouse modernization off Redshift or Oracle

Watch-outs

  • Acquired by CDW in September 2026; confirm team continuity and contracting entity.
  • Databricks-centred; not in Snowflake’s partner directory.

Delivery regions (as stated by the firm) North America

Similar firms

Same segment or the most overlapping capability pages, highest score first.

  • Tiger Analytics
    Data & AI specialist
    87/100

    Rank #5 · Snowflake Elite · Databricks partner · 9 capability pages · 3 public case studies

  • phData
    Data & AI specialist
    80/100

    Rank #11 · Snowflake Elite · Databricks partner · 9 capability pages · 3 public case studies

  • Fractal
    Data & AI specialist
    72/100

    Rank #26 · Databricks partner · 9 capability pages · 3 public case studies

  • Data Reply
    Data & AI specialist
    64/100

    Rank #36 · Databricks partner · 9 capability pages · 3 public case studies

Sources

Evidence checked October 23, 2026.

Partner directories and rate sources

  1. snowflake.com/en/why-snowflake/partners/all-partners
  2. databricks.com/partners/partner-directory
  3. lovelytics.com

Company, service, and case-study pages

  1. investor.cdw.com/news/news-details/2026/CDW-to-Acquire-Lovelytics-to-Turn-Customer-Data-into-Business-Value/default.aspx
  2. lovelytics.com/about-us
  3. lovelytics.com/case-studies/110m-unlocked-how-dominos-modernized-its-data-platform-with-lovelytics
  4. lovelytics.com/case-studies/agentic-ai-grid-intelligence-platform-unlocks-3m-in-annual-value-for-xcel-energy
  5. lovelytics.com/case-studies/databricks-migration-retires-redshift-oracle-cutting-reporting-time-by-80-for-red-ventures
  6. lovelytics.com/contact-us
  7. lovelytics.com/industries/energy
  8. lovelytics.com/industries/financial-services-and-banking
  9. lovelytics.com/industries/healthcare-life-sciences
  10. lovelytics.com/industries/retail-and-consumer-packaged-goods-cpg
  11. lovelytics.com/news/cdw-completes-acquisition-of-lovelytics
  12. lovelytics.com/news/cdw-to-acquire-lovelytics-to-turn-customer-data-into-business-value
  13. lovelytics.com/page-sitemap.xml
  14. lovelytics.com/partners
  15. lovelytics.com/partners/amazon-web-services-aws
  16. lovelytics.com/partners/google-cloud
  17. lovelytics.com/partners/microsoft-azure
  18. lovelytics.com/services
  19. lovelytics.com/services/cloud-and-infrastructure/migration-and-modernization
  20. lovelytics.com/services/data-and-analytics/data-engineering
  21. lovelytics.com/services/data-and-analytics/data-governance
  22. lovelytics.com/services/data-and-analytics/data-migrations
  23. lovelytics.com/services/data-and-analytics/data-visualization
  24. lovelytics.com/services/data-strategy-and-advisory
  25. lovelytics.com/services/data-strategy-and-advisory/data-platform-strategy
  26. lovelytics.com/services/generative-ai-ml/generative-ai
  27. lovelytics.com/services/generative-ai-ml/machine-learning
  28. lovelytics.com/services/generative-ai-ml/mlops

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