Recognised for its outstanding customer growth and the expertise and care it brings to every Ripple customer.
Dublin, 9th November 2026: Ripple has named DataBuilders its Global Partner of the Year 2026. Kieran O’Donnell, Founder of Ripple, presented the award at Aloft Hotel, Dublin 8.
A partnership that pairs clarity with local expertise
GIS teams across local and central government, utilities and transport manage large and growing collections of maps, layers, services and FME workspaces, often built up over many years and by many people. Without a clear view of how that content is connected, a small change can break something further down the line, and knowledge is lost when team members move on.
Ripple addresses this by automatically discovering and visualising the relationships across ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, FME Flow and FME Flow Hosted. As Ripple’s exclusive partner in Ireland, DataBuilders combines this with its Safe Software-certified FME expertise and extensive experience in public sector data environments, helping customers deploy Ripple quickly and start seeing value fast.
“When we started Ripple, we wanted to help GIS teams feel confident about the platforms they run. DataBuilders took that to heart. They’ve picked up Ripple quickly and put real effort into understanding how it works, and that shows in how they look after their customers, from deployment through to ongoing support. We’re proud to recognise them as our Global Partner of the Year, and we’re excited about what’s coming next together.”
“We’re delighted to be named Ripple’s Global Partner of the Year. From the first time we saw Ripple, it was clear it provided the oversight and lineage GIS & Data teams need every day. In Ireland, it’s already in use across local and central government, utilities and transportation agencies that rely on FME and Esri’s suite of solutions. For them, Ripple automates the manual administration tasks of analysing their entire organisation’s deployment, providing actionable insights and ultimately peace of mind. Finally, a huge thank you to the Ripple team for their support and partnership, and to our own team for the work they’ve put in to get to know the product inside out. We’re looking forward to bringing Ripple to even more organisations across Ireland and the UK.”
Looking ahead
DataBuilders customers will be among the first to see the next major version of Ripple, arriving in early 2027. Ahead of the launch, DataBuilders and Ripple will host a joint webinar to show what’s new.
Both teams will also be at Peak of Data and AI in London from 9–11 March 2027, a great opportunity to meet in person and see Ripple in action. Stay tuned for details!
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About Ripple
Ripple is a GIS management platform that brings clarity to ArcGIS and FME environments. It follows the lineage chain across both, from the workflows that move data to the maps and apps people rely on. Teams can trace issues to their source, see what a change will affect, and understand how their platforms are used. Ripple runs on the customer’s own FME Flow, so data never leaves their environment. Learn more at ripple.uno.
About DataBuilders
At DataBuilders, data intelligence sits at the core of everything it does. DataBuilders helps organisations capture, manage and transform complex location data into clear, reliable insights. Its solutions support the essential services that Irish citizens rely on every day, from utilities and transport networks to national digital platforms. www.databuilders.ie.
