Data Management - Collect, Organise, Conform, Secure, Access
Your data is one of your greatest business assets and as such it is vital that you gather it from wherever it may be into a secure, fault tolerant and centrally accessible location. The right data management approach will ensure that your data is available at all times for the purpose of business productivity and day to day operations, data governance, data analytics and business intelligence.
For a successful business intelligence or data analytics solution it is imperative that your data is available, safe and quality - reliable insights rely on reliable data. The data journey is a complex one and is different for every business, but in general and simple terms looks something like this:
Although this diagram may present a straightforward data journey the route to get from the data sources to the final report or dashboard is far from simple and there are many variations on final solutions. Your current circumstances, your future objectives, your internal resource skill sets, your timeline and your budget will all influence the most appropriate data platform, architecture and data management solution.
PTR's team of data management consultants have a wealth of experience in overcoming the challenges of blending modern day and legacy applications to prepare for delivering a 360 view of your business enabling you to drive business decisions from a quality central data repository. With our collaborative and mentoring style of consultancy we can work with you to plan the most effective data management strategy for you to ensure that all of your data needs and objectives are satisfied. At every stage of a project we encourage the transfer of knowledge from our experts to your team. We will nurture and support you at all times so that you are equipped to support your solution following deployment. With over 30 years delivering integrated consultancy and training solutions your data and your team will be in good hands.
You may be facing challenges such as:
- data being spread across disparate data sources and applications
- date across a mix of on-premise and cloud based applications and storage locations
- data governance requirements leading to strict security requirements
- data governance requirements resulting in very large volumes of data being held
- vulnerability with business critical system failures making data and applications inaccessible and unavailable
- difficulty in relating and integrating data from disparate sources
- a mix of standards based interfaces and connectors to data sources and proprietary APIs with complex coding needs
- different parts of the business owning different applications and datasets
- no internal data management or bi resource
All of these challenges can be categorised under the banner of data management. Fundamentally we need to make sure that all of your business applications and data are available, secure, reliable, accessible and trustworthy.
In the current climate where the majority of employees are most likely working from home it is even more important that your data is centrally accessible from anywhere at any time, but in a secure manner to preserve data confidentiality and protect from human error. Never has data management been more important. Nor has it been more important for answers to key business performance questions to be at your fingertips through engaging, interactive dashboards drawn from a reliable one truth repository.
Data management is fundamental to any data strategy and to a successful business intelligence project.
Our expert consultants will assist you with selecting the right data platform to satisfy your current and future requirements. We can then work with you to develop ELT processes to ingest your business data sets from their many data sources, and to design and build a central Data Warehouse hosted in Azure Synapse Analytics. With a robust ELT solution and Data Warehouse repository you will be ideally placed to develop a business intelligence solution that delivers powerful reports and dashboards with platforms, such as Power BI, to drive business decisions.
While considering your options for a Data Management solution it can be helpful to learn a little more about the platform and architecture choices available to you. Equipping your team with the knowledge and skills they require, and building their confidence to implement a successful BI solution is key to a successful project so you may also want to consider complementing consultancy and mentoring with training to help you answer the question "Where Do I Start?".
Call our Consultancy Team on 0118 979 4000 or email them to find out how our Data Strategy Consultancy and Data Management Consultancy services.
Consolidating Data With Confidence
Our data management consultants having been assisting clients with data management challenges and projects for over 30 years.
During this time we have encountered most challenges that you are likely to be facing with regards to how you implement an efficient, effective and future proof data management solution.
With the sheer volume of data now collected and stored, and the distributed nature of application solutions, resulting in data located in a mix of on-premise, service and cloud-based repositories with varying data structure and architecture, the challenge of integrating all that data and delivering a single source of truth for data analytics is a huge challenge.
About PTR
PTR have held Microsoft accreditation since 2005, currently holding Gold Partner Status for Data Platform and Data Analytics. We have been working with clients on Data Strategy, Analytics and Business Intelligence solutions for over 30 years across a wide range of platforms and vendor solutions. We pride ourselves on combining first rate technical skills with an ability to communicate complex ideas, technology, and data effectively, and working with clients to develop a deep understanding of their business processes and data objectives.
